Two of European football's most famous clubs face each other in a grand Champions League clash on Wednesday night as Barcelona host Liverpool to Camp Nou for the first leg of their semi-final.
Both are five-time winners of the championship and are enjoying campaigns which could rank alongside any others in the famous histories of either club.
In a competition as epic as this, there will be key battles all over the pitch, right across at least 180 minutes.
Today is the day when we make many comparisons between Liverpool and Barcelona but how do their wage bills compare?
Barcelona spend more money on wages than any other club in the world, according to Sporting Intelligence’s
Global Sports Salary Survey of 2018.
Liverpool, though, are much farther down the list. The Reds come in at No 38 with an annual wage bill of £4,862,963, less than half that of tonight's contestants.
Barcelona wages - who are the top earners? (Reported figures)
- Arthur - £60,000
- Samuel Umtiti - £75,000
- Malcom - £90,000
- Marc-Andre ter Stegen - £90,000
- Jordi Alba - £100,000
- Ivan Rakitic - £150,000
- Arturo Vidal - £165,000
- Gerard Pique - £165,000
- Sergio Busquets - £180,000
- Philippe Coutinho - £200,000
- Ousmane Dembele - £220,000
- Luis Suarez - £290,000
- Lionel Messi - £500,000
Liverpool wages - who are the top earners?
- Trent Alexander-Arnold - £50,000
- Andrew Robertson - £50,000
- Joel Matip - £70,000
- Dejan Lovren - £90,000
- Georginio Wijnaldum - £90,000
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - £90,000
- Xherdan Shaqiri - £90,000
- Sadio Mane - £90,000
- Fabinho - £100,000
- Jordan Henderson - £100,000
- James Milner - £120,000
- Naby Keita - £120,000
- Daniel Sturridge - £120,000
- Alisson - £120,000
- Virgil Van Dijk - £150,000
- Roberto Firmino - £180,000
- Mohamed Salah - £200,000
