2023-24 Champions League: head-to-head Paris SG - Real Sociedad (Round of 16, 1^st leg, 14/02/2024)

With a brand valued at €1.132bn in June 2023 by the American company Brand Finance, Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) is in 6^th place in the "Football 50 2023" ranking by the strategy and brand valuation consultancy, Real Sociedad (LALIGA EA Sports) are in 37^th place, as the two clubs prepare to face each other in the first leg of their 2023-24 Champions League Round of 16 match at the Parc des Princes (Paris, FRA) on Wednesday 14/02/2024 (kick-off 21:00 CET).

The Parisian club's turnover in 2022-23 was €801.8m (a club record), 7.2 times more than that of their Basque rivals (€111m), who are also clearly outnumbered on social media (just over 13 million followers in total, compared with 173 million for Paris Saint-Germain).

In terms of the amounts paid out by UEFA to the clubs taking part in the 2023-24 Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain can already count on €63.4m in guaranteed revenue (excluding market pool), compared with €43.2m for Real Sociedad. The difference is due to revenue linked to UEFA coefficient ranking (€30.7m for the Parisian club, compared with €6.8m for…