Real Madrid v Bayern Munich is already the most-played fixture in major European competition history. All 28 of their meetings have come in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, with 26 of them taking place in the knockout stages.

Bayern Munich are winless in their last nine games against Real Madrid (D2 L7); they haven’t gone 10+ matches without a win against an opponent across all competitions since the period between 1988 and 1993 versus Werder Bremen (a 12-game run).

Real Madrid (309) and Bayern Munich (248) are the two sides with the most wins in European Cup/UEFA Champions League history. Among teams with 50+ games played, they are also the two sides with the best win percentages, which are almost identical: Real Madrid (60.23% - 309/513) and Bayern Munich (60.19% - 248/412).

Real Madrid (22nd appearance) and Bayern Munich (24th) have reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League more than any other side. The Spanish giants have the best record at this stage, progressing to the semi-finals on 17 occasions, while the German side have been eliminated at this stage more than anyone else (10).

Real Madrid have won all four of their UEFA Champions League knockout stage games this season, while Álvaro Arbeloa could become only the third manager to win his first five knockout matches in the competition, after Hansi Flick (5 in 2019-20 with Bayern Munich) and Luis Enrique (5 in 2014-15 with Barcelona).

Only in 2019-20 (3.9) and 1972-73 (3.7) have Bayern Munich averaged more goals in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League game than they have this season (3.2). Vincent Kompany’s side have already scored more goals in this edition (32 in 10 games) than in his first one in 2024-25 (31 in 14 games).

Kylian Mbappé has averaged a goal every 56 minutes for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League this season (13 goals in nine games). Of players with 10+ goals in a single edition, only Erling Haaland in 2019-20 has ever done so while maintaining a better minutes per goal ratio (55).

Harry Kane is the only English player ever to score 10+ goals in consecutive European Cup/UEFA Champions League campaigns (11 in 2024-25, 10 in 2025-26) and has scored more goals in the competition than any other player since joining Bayern Munich (29 in 34 games).

Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior has made more runs in behind than any other player in the UEFA Champions League this season (133) – 20 of those came in his last appearance (v Manchester City), with no player making more in a knockout stage match in this edition.

Bayern Munich’s Aleksandar Pavlovic has completed 84.9% of his forward passes made under high-intensity pressure in the UEFA Champions League this season (62/73); the highest success rate of any of the 182 players with 50+ attempted.