SportsTalk April 26th SportingPedia’s latest report investigated the most popular European football derbies on social media, and “Marca” analyzed 32 teams from the top ten European leagues and draw final conclusions.
Data shows that the Spanish national derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona is the most watched football game online, with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter The special event attracted the attention of nearly 700 million people. In the Premier League, Manchester City Derby attracts more attention than Manchester United vs Chelsea and Manchester United vs Liverpool. In Italy, the Milan Derby is second only to Juventus vs Milan in terms of attention.
Marca said that the El Clasico (Real Madrid vs. Barcelona) attracted 693.5 million people on social media and was the most watched online the match of. Manchester City Derby is followed by 355.6 million people online, ranking first in the Premier League. In Serie A, the Italian National Derby (Inter Milan vs. Juventus) and the Milan Derby are both ranked behind Juventus vs. Milan. The German El Clasico between Bayern Munich and Dortmund is the most attractive football match in Germany.
In Portugal, Porto vs Benfica is the most watched game. In Türkiye, the match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce is the most attractive. In the Netherlands, the match between Ajax and Eindhoven is known as “De Topper” and the duel between the two teams attracts the most fans on social media. Celtic vs. Rangers, Scotland’s time-honored derby, attracted 7.53 million fans on social media, surpassing the Belgian national derby between Anderlecht vs. Bruges and nearly 1 million more fans.
