Arsenal and Leicester among the most expensive clubs in Europe for Champions League tickets in 2016/17

Arsenal and Leicester are among the four clubs charging the most for Champions League tickets this season.

A new study has found that with prices starting at £35 each, the two Premier League clubs are far more expensive than many of their European rivals.

The cheapest ticket on the continent can be bought for just £4 at Dynamo Kiev, while at almost ten times that price, Juventus tickets start at £39.

The average price of the cheapest ticket to watch Champions League football in the group stages is £26, with the lowest-price tickets offered by the competition’s clubs differing by almost 1000%.

The disparity in tickets prices was revealed in a study by spread betting company Spreadex, who documented the cheapest standard adult ticket of every club in Europe’s premier competition at the group stages.

Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and, surprisingly, Portugal are the most affordable for those wanting to experience the Champions League on a budget, with tickets going for as little as £4 at Dynamo Kiev, £7 at FC Rostov, £10 at Porto and £11 at Ludogorets.

At the other end of the table, Italian champions Juventus are the most expensive team to watch at home, with tickets starting at almost £39 – nearly ten times dearer than at the home of the Bulgarian champions.

For British clubs, watching Champions League football at Celtic Park (£33) costs more than it does at Real Madrid (£30), Bayern Munich (£26) and Manchester City (£25), although it’s even more expensive for some fans south of the border. Both Arsenal (£37) and Leicester (£35) feature in the top five, although Tottenham are amongst the cheapest in the competition. Their temporary move to Wembley has seen them offering tickets for as little as £23, making the national stadium the cheapest place to see Champions League football in England this season.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, eastern Europe has the most affordable tickets, although Benfica and AS Monaco are amongst the cheapest places in Western Europe at just £12 and £19 respectively.

A look at the ‘big five’ nations of England, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France shows that, at an average of £37, Italy has the most expensive ticket. This is followed by a Spanish ticket which would cost an average of £34 and then England at £30. The cheapest of the ‘big five’ countries is France, where Champions League football costs an average of just £22 to watch.

For more information visit www.sports.spreadex.com