We can gain an appreciation of the gulf between the two clubs by just taking a quick look at the value of their respective squads. Despite being one of Sweden's most successful sides, only 15 million euros were spent on assembling the current Malmö crop, a far cry from the nearly 600 million that the 'Los Blancos' squad is valued at.
In April 2009, Sweden's Sky Blues moved to their current 24,000-capacity home. The new stadium was funded in part with the funds earned from transfers involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with the PSG star bursting on to the scene at Malmö, before earning a move to Ajax in 2001 and then hopping between several other outfits for big fees.
Even if we glance at the sort of money that the top earners at both clubs pocket, there is just no comparison. Oscar Lewicki and Markus Rosenberg take home an annual salary of 300,000 euros which is not even a spot on the average wage of a 'Los Blancos' star.
Malmö, and Swedish football in general terms, don't represent a lucrative football transfer market. In 2004, the club shelled out 1.5 million euros on Middlesbrough's Brazilian striker Afonso Alves. The club also spent a similar amount to secure the services of Swedish frontman Mathias Ranégie. Both players go down as the most expensive signings in the club's history but these figures are a pittance to Real Madrid.
There is not even any salvation for Malmö when the silverware won by each side is compared. Founded back in 1910, the club has 21 Swedish league titles to its name. In Europe, the Swedes made the final of the European Cup in 1979, losing out to Nottingham Forest. In the Champions League they have never progressed beyond the group stages, but they will be raring to pull off an upset against Rafa Benítez's side and put themselves in with a shot of breaking new ground this time route
Swedish side Malmö don't pay any heed to statistics and it's certainly a good thing they don't! Any comparisons drawn with Real Madrid
only serve to highlight that the two sides who will lock horns tonight
at the Swedbank Stadion really are worlds apart. Thankfully for the
hosts, football is not just a numbers game, the human mind also dictates
a lot of what happens in the beautiful game. At least, that's what the 21-time Swedish league winners are hoping.
We can gain an appreciation of the gulf between the two clubs by just taking a quick look at the value of their respective squads. Despite being one of Sweden's most successful sides, only 15 million euros were spent on assembling the current Malmö crop, a far cry from the nearly 600 million that the 'Los Blancos' squad is valued at.
In April 2009, Sweden's Sky Blues moved to their current 24,000-capacity home. The new stadium was funded in part with the funds earned from transfers involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with the PSG star bursting on to the scene at Malmö, before earning a move to Ajax in 2001 and then hopping between several other outfits for big fees.
Even if we glance at the sort of money that the top earners at both clubs pocket, there is just no comparison. Oscar Lewicki and Markus Rosenberg take home an annual salary of 300,000 euros which is not even a spot on the average wage of a 'Los Blancos' star.
Malmö, and Swedish football in general terms, don't represent a lucrative football transfer market. In 2004, the club shelled out 1.5 million euros on Middlesbrough's Brazilian striker Afonso Alves. The club also spent a similar amount to secure the services of Swedish frontman Mathias Ranégie. Both players go down as the most expensive signings in the club's history but these figures are a pittance to Real Madrid.
There is not even any salvation for Malmö when the silverware won by each side is compared. Founded back in 1910, the club has 21 Swedish league titles to its name. In Europe, the Swedes made the final of the European Cup in 1979, losing out to Nottingham Forest. In the Champions League they have never progressed beyond the group stages, but they will be raring to pull off an upset against Rafa Benítez's side and put themselves in with a shot of breaking new ground this time rou
We can gain an appreciation of the gulf between the two clubs by just taking a quick look at the value of their respective squads. Despite being one of Sweden's most successful sides, only 15 million euros were spent on assembling the current Malmö crop, a far cry from the nearly 600 million that the 'Los Blancos' squad is valued at.
In April 2009, Sweden's Sky Blues moved to their current 24,000-capacity home. The new stadium was funded in part with the funds earned from transfers involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with the PSG star bursting on to the scene at Malmö, before earning a move to Ajax in 2001 and then hopping between several other outfits for big fees.
Even if we glance at the sort of money that the top earners at both clubs pocket, there is just no comparison. Oscar Lewicki and Markus Rosenberg take home an annual salary of 300,000 euros which is not even a spot on the average wage of a 'Los Blancos' star.
Malmö, and Swedish football in general terms, don't represent a lucrative football transfer market. In 2004, the club shelled out 1.5 million euros on Middlesbrough's Brazilian striker Afonso Alves. The club also spent a similar amount to secure the services of Swedish frontman Mathias Ranégie. Both players go down as the most expensive signings in the club's history but these figures are a pittance to Real Madrid.
There is not even any salvation for Malmö when the silverware won by each side is compared. Founded back in 1910, the club has 21 Swedish league titles to its name. In Europe, the Swedes made the final of the European Cup in 1979, losing out to Nottingham Forest. In the Champions League they have never progressed beyond the group stages, but they will be raring to pull off an upset against Rafa Benítez's side and put themselves in with a shot of breaking new ground this time rou
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