2023-24 Europa League: head-to-head AS Roma - Bayer Leverkusen (semi-final, 1^st leg, on 02/05/2024)

With a turnover of €273m for the 2022 financial year (from 01/01 to 31/12/2022), Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga) are 23.5% ahead of AS Roma (Serie A TIM) which generated €221m during the 2022-23 financial year (01/07/2022 to 30/06/2023), as the two clubs prepare to meet in the first leg of their 2023-24 Europa League semi-final at the Stadio Olimpico (Rome, ITA) on Thursday 02/05/2024 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). 

In terms of the sums paid out by UEFA to the clubs taking part in the 2023-24 Europa League, the 2023-24 German champions can already count on €18.1m in guaranteed revenue (excluding market pool), compared with €17.1m for their Italian rivals. The difference can be explained by the income linked to sporting performance in the group stage (€4.9m for Bayer, compared with €3.2m for Roma).

In terms of attendance, AS Roma have an average of 62,654 spectators at the Stadio Olimpico (68,530 capacity) since the start of the 2023-24 league season, for an average stadium fill rate of 91.4%. Their opponents, meanwhile, have an average of 30,013 spectators at the Bay Arena (30,210…