![]() Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich, 2006–07 UEFA Champions League season. | |
Other names | European Clásico |
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Location | Europe (UEFA) |
Teams | Bayern Munich Real Madrid |
First meeting | Real Madrid 1–5 Bayern Munich (14 August 1973) Friendly |
Latest meeting | Real Madrid 2–1 Bayern Munich (8 May 2024) 2023–24 UEFA Champions League |
Stadiums | Allianz Arena Santiago Bernabéu |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | Official matches: 28 Exhibition matches: 10 Total: 38 |
Most wins | Official matches: Real Madrid (13) Exhibition matches: Bayern Munich (6) Total matches: Bayern Munich (17) |
Most player appearances | ![]() |
Top scorer | ![]() |
Largest victory | Official match: Bayern Munich 0–4 Real Madrid (29 April 2014) UEFA Champions League Exhibition match: Bayern Munich 9–1 Real Madrid (5 August 1980) Friendly |
Largest goal scoring | Bayern Munich 9–1 Real Madrid (5 August 1980) Friendly |
The Bayern Munich–Real Madrid rivalry or European Clásico is an international club rivalry between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. It is the most often played match in the Champions League/European Cup with 28 matches.[1]
Due to the tie being closely contested, Madrid supporters sometimes referred to Bayern as the "Bestia negra" ("Black Beast").[2] Despite facing each other the most in the competition's history, with several controversial incidents occurring due to the great importance of most of their meetings,[3][4][5] the clubs have never met in the final of a Champions League or European Cup.[6][7][8][9][10]
Head-to-head
[edit]Both the clubs are most successful in their respective countries, Real Madrid winning 71 domestic trophies and Bayern Munich winning 69 domestic trophies.
Bayern Munich have won a total of 14 international trophies, including 6 European Cup/UEFA Champions League, while Real Madrid have 31 international trophies, including a record 15 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles.
Statistics
[edit]Played | Bayern Munich wins | Draws | Real Madrid wins | Bayern Munich goals | Real Madrid goals | |
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European Cup/Champions League | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 45 |
Total | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 45 |
Exhibition | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 |
Total | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 |
Overall Total | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 56 |
Honours
[edit]Bayern Munich | Competition | Real Madrid | |
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European | |||
6 | European Cup/UEFA Champions League | 15 | |
1 | European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | — | |
1 | UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | 2 | |
2 | UEFA Super Cup | 6 | |
10 | Aggregate | 23 | |
Worldwide | |||
2 | Intercontinental Cup (defunct) | 3 | |
2 | FIFA Club World Cup | 5 | |
4 | Aggregate | 8 | |
14 | Total aggregate | 31 |
List of matches
[edit]Although they have never met in a final, Real Madrid versus Bayern is the match that has historically been played most often in the Champions League/European Cup with 28 matches (thirteen wins for Madrid, eleven wins for Bayern, with four draws). More importantly, they have been drawn against each other in the knockout stage 26 times and eight times in the semi-finals, more than any other pair.[11][12]
During the 2010s, the two teams met in the 2011–12 Champions League semi-finals, which ended 3–3 on aggregate (Bayern won 3–1 on penalties after extra time, but lost the final at their own stadium), and then at the same stage in the 2013–14 edition with Real Madrid winning 5–0 on aggregate on their way to winning the competition.[13] They were also drawn together in the 2016–17 quarter-finals; Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate after extra time and subsequently lifted the trophy.[11] The following year, they met in the semi-finals, with Real Madrid again progressing 4–3.[14] Until the 2018–19 season, when they were twice defeated in Madrid by three-goal margins,[15][16] Real's biggest loss at home in the Champions League had been at the hands of Bayern on 29 February 2000, 2–4.[17]
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
[edit]# | Season | Round | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | Qualified |
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1 | 1975–76 | Semi-finals | 31 March 1976 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 111,000 | Bayern Munich (1) |
2 | 14 April 1976 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Real Madrid | Olympiastadion | 78,000 | |||
3 | 1986–87 | Semi-finals | 8 April 1987 | Bayern Munich | 4–1 | Real Madrid | Olympiastadion | 75,000 | Bayern Munich (2) |
4 | 22 April 1987 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 100,000 | |||
5 | 1987–88 | Quarter-finals | 2 March 1988 | Bayern Munich | 3–2 | Real Madrid | Olympiastadion | 70,000 | Real Madrid (1) |
6 | 16 March 1988 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 95,000 | |||
7 | 1999–2000 | Second Group stage | 29 February 2000 | Real Madrid | 2–4 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 68,000 | Group Stage |
8 | 8 March 2000 | Bayern Munich | 4–1 | Real Madrid | Olympiastadion | 60,000 | |||
9 | Semi-finals | 2 May 2000 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 95,000 | Real Madrid (2) | |
10 | 10 May 2000 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Olympiastadion | 60,000 | |||
11 | 2000–01 | Semi-finals | 1 May 2001 | Real Madrid | 0–1 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 75,000 | Bayern Munich (3) |
12 | 9 May 2001 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Olympiastadion | 60,000 | |||
13 | 2001–02 | Quarter-finals | 2 April 2002 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Olympiastadion | 60,000 | Real Madrid (3) |
14 | 10 April 2002 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 75,328 | |||
15 | 2003–04 | Round of 16 | 24 February 2004 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Olympiastadion | 59,000 | Real Madrid (4) |
16 | 10 March 2004 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 78,000 | |||
17 | 2006–07 | Round of 16 | 20 February 2007 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 80,300 | Bayern Munich (4) |
18 | 7 March 2007 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Allianz Arena | 66,000 | |||
19 | 2011–12 | Semi-finals | 17 April 2012 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Allianz Arena | 66,000 | Bayern Munich (5) |
20 | 25 April 2012 | Real Madrid | 2–1[a] | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 71,654 | |||
21 | 2013–14 | Semi-finals | 23 April 2014 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 79,283 | Real Madrid (5) |
22 | 29 April 2014 | Bayern Munich | 0–4 | Real Madrid | Allianz Arena | 68,000 | |||
23 | 2016–17 | Quarter-finals | 12 April 2017 | Bayern Munich | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Allianz Arena | 70,000 | Real Madrid (6) |
24 | 18 April 2017 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 78,346 | |||
25 | 2017–18 | Semi-finals | 25 April 2018 | Bayern Munich | 1–2 | Real Madrid | Allianz Arena | 70,000 | Real Madrid (7) |
26 | 1 May 2018 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 77,459 | |||
27 | 2023–24 | Semi-finals | 30 April 2024 | Bayern Munich | 2–2 | Real Madrid | Allianz Arena | 75,000 | Real Madrid (8) |
28 | 8 May 2024 | Real Madrid | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | 76,579 |
- ^ Aggregate score tied at 3–3, Bayern Munich won 3–1 on penalties.
Exhibition matches
[edit]# | Tournament | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Location |
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1 | Athletic 75th Anniversary Trophy[18] | 14 August 1973 | Real Madrid | 1–5 | Bayern Munich | San Mames | ![]() |
2 | Santiago Bernabéu Trophy | 31 August 1979 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | ![]() |
3 | Friendly | 5 August 1980 | Bayern Munich | 9–1 | Real Madrid | Olympiastadion | ![]() |
4 | Santiago Bernabéu Trophy | 31 August 1980 | Real Madrid | 1–1[a] | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | ![]() |
5 | Santiago Bernabéu Trophy | 29 August 1985 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | ![]() |
6 | Santiago Bernabéu Trophy | 4 August 2002 | Real Madrid | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Santiago Bernabéu | ![]() |
7 | Franz Beckenbauer Cup | 13 August 2010 | Bayern Munich | 0–0[b] | Real Madrid | Allianz Arena | ![]() |
8 | Audi Cup | 6 August 2015 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Real Madrid | Allianz Arena | ![]() |
9 | International Champions Cup | 4 August 2016 | Bayern Munich* | 0–1 | Real Madrid | MetLife Stadium | ![]() |
10 | International Champions Cup | 21 July 2019 | Bayern Munich* | 3–1 | Real Madrid | NRG Stadium | ![]() |
Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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9 |
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3 | ![]() |
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Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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4–2 (H)[19] | 18 April 2017 |
Appearances
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/IkerCasillas2010.jpg/150px-IkerCasillas2010.jpg)
Other records
[edit]- Most assists: 5 –
Giovane Élber
- Most clean sheets: 4 –
Iker Casillas
- Fastest goal: 10.12 seconds –
Roy Makaay, 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, 7 March 2007
Personnel at both clubs
[edit]Players
[edit]Player[20] | Years at Bayern Munich | Years at Real Madrid | Apps (goals) for Bayern v Real | Apps (goals) for Real v Bayern |
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1970–1974 | 1974–1977 | – | 1 (0) |
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2002–2006 2007–2009 (on loan) |
1997 | 2 (0) | – |
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2009–2019 | 2007–2009 | 7 (1) | – |
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2007–2011 | 2011–2012 | – | – |
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2007–2014 | 2014–2024 | 4 (0) | 6 (0) |
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2014–2017 | 2009–2014 | 2 (0) | 4 (0) |
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2017–2019 (on loan from Real Madrid) |
2014–2020 | 2 (1) | 1 (0) |
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2020 (on loan from Real Madrid) |
2018–2023 | – | – |
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2010–2021 | 2021– | 7 (0) | – |
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Managers
[edit]Manager | Years at Bayern Munich | Years at Real Madrid |
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1987–1991 2011–2013 2017–2018 |
1997–1998 |
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2016–2017 | 2013–2015 2021– |
References
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- ^ "Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich head to head history, all UEFA Champions League matches between soccer giants | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
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