2023-24 Champions League: head-to-head Newcastle United - Paris Saint-Germain, Wednesday 04/10/2023

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) had 167.7 million followers (4^th among the clubs in the European Top 5) on social media (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X) on 02/10/2023, 14 times more than Newcastle United FC (Premier League) who counted 11.6 million followers (24^th) as the two clubs prepare to face each other in Group F on Matchday 2 of the 2023-24 Champions League at St James' Park (Newcastle, England) on Wednesday 04/10/2023 (kick-off at 20:00 local time, 21:00 CET).

The French club, which has been 100% owned by Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) since June 2011, is ranked seventh in the "The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2023" a ranking by Forbes (at $4.21bn), while their opponents, acquired by a group of investors led by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund (PIF) in October 2021, are 22^nd in the same ranking (at $794m).

The reigning French champions posted a turnover of €669.6m at the end of the 2021-22 financial year, with a net loss of €369m, while their English rivals, who are returning to the Champions League 20 years after their last appearance, posted revenues…