Bayern Munich–Real Madrid rivalry

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]

Bayern Munich–Real Madrid rivalry
Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich, 2006–07 UEFA Champions League season.
Other namesEuropean Clásico
LocationEurope (UEFA)
TeamsBayern Munich
Real Madrid
First meetingReal Madrid 1–5 Bayern Munich
(14 August 1973)
Friendly
Latest meetingReal Madrid 2–1 Bayern Munich
(8 May 2024)
2023–24 UEFA Champions League
StadiumsAllianz Arena
Santiago Bernabéu
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 28
Exhibition matches: 10
Total: 38
Most winsOfficial matches:
Real Madrid (13)
Exhibition matches:
Bayern Munich (6)
Total matches:
Bayern Munich (17)
Most player appearances Iker Casillas (14 matches)
Top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo (9 goals)
Largest victoryOfficial 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 scoringBayern Munich 9–1 Real Madrid
(5 August 1980)
Friendly

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

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 30 international trophies, including a record 15 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles.

Statistics
Played Bayern Munich wins Draws Real Madrid wins Bayern Munich goals Real Madrid goals
European Cup/Champions League 28114134245
Total 28114134245
Exhibition 106222511
Total 106222511
Overall Total 38176156756

Honours
Bayern Munich Competition Real Madrid
European
6European Cup/UEFA Champions League15
1European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)—
1UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League2
2UEFA Super Cup5
10Aggregate22
Worldwide
2Intercontinental Cup (defunct)3
2FIFA Club World Cup5
4Aggregate8
14Total aggregate30

List of matches

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
#SeasonRoundDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendance Qualified
11975–76Semi-finals31 March 1976 Real Madrid1–1Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu111,000 Bayern Munich (1)
214 April 1976 Bayern Munich2–0Real MadridOlympiastadion78,000
31986–87Semi-finals8 April 1987 Bayern Munich4–1Real MadridOlympiastadion75,000 Bayern Munich (2)
422 April 1987 Real Madrid1–0Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu100,000
51987–88Quarter-finals2 March 1988 Bayern Munich3–2Real MadridOlympiastadion70,000 Real Madrid (1)
616 March 1988 Real Madrid2–0Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu95,000
71999–2000Second Group stage29 February 2000 Real Madrid2–4Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu68,000 Group Stage
88 March 2000 Bayern Munich4–1Real MadridOlympiastadion60,000
9Semi-finals2 May 2000 Real Madrid2–0Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu95,000 Real Madrid (2)
1010 May 2000 Bayern Munich2–1Real MadridOlympiastadion60,000
112000–01Semi-finals1 May 2001 Real Madrid0–1Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu75,000 Bayern Munich (3)
129 May 2001 Bayern Munich2–1Real MadridOlympiastadion60,000
132001–02Quarter-finals2 April 2002 Bayern Munich2–1Real MadridOlympiastadion60,000 Real Madrid (3)
1410 April 2002 Real Madrid2–0Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu75,328
152003–04Round of 1624 February 2004 Bayern Munich1–1Real MadridOlympiastadion59,000 Real Madrid (4)
1610 March 2004 Real Madrid1–0Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu78,000
172006–07Round of 1620 February 2007 Real Madrid3–2Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu80,300 Bayern Munich (4)
187 March 2007 Bayern Munich2–1Real MadridAllianz Arena66,000
192011–12Semi-finals17 April 2012 Bayern Munich2–1Real MadridAllianz Arena66,000 Bayern Munich (5)
2025 April 2012 Real Madrid2–1[lower-alpha 1]Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu71,654
212013–14Semi-finals23 April 2014 Real Madrid1–0Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu79,283 Real Madrid (5)
2229 April 2014 Bayern Munich0–4Real MadridAllianz Arena68,000
232016–17Quarter-finals12 April 2017 Bayern Munich1–2Real MadridAllianz Arena70,000 Real Madrid (6)
2418 April 2017 Real Madrid4–2Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu78,346
252017–18Semi-finals25 April 2018 Bayern Munich1–2Real MadridAllianz Arena70,000 Real Madrid (7)
261 May 2018 Real Madrid2–2Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu77,459
272023–24Semi-finals30 April 2024 Bayern Munich2–2Real MadridAllianz Arena75,000 Real Madrid (8)
288 May 2024 Real Madrid2–1Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu76,579
  1. Aggregate score tied at 3–3, Bayern Munich won 3–1 on penalties.

Exhibition matches
#TournamentDateHome teamScoreAway teamVenueLocation
1Athletic 75th Anniversary Trophy[18] 14 August 1973Real Madrid1–5Bayern MunichSan Mames Bilbao, Spain
2Santiago Bernabéu Trophy 31 August 1979Real Madrid1–2Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu Madrid, Spain
3Friendly 5 August 1980Bayern Munich9–1Real MadridOlympiastadion Munich, West Germany
4Santiago Bernabéu Trophy 31 August 1980Real Madrid1–1[lower-alpha 1]Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu Madrid, Spain
5Santiago Bernabéu Trophy 29 August 1985Real Madrid4–2Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu Madrid, Spain
6Santiago Bernabéu Trophy 4 August 2002Real Madrid1–2Bayern MunichSantiago Bernabéu Madrid, Spain
7Franz Beckenbauer Cup13 August 2010Bayern Munich0–0[lower-alpha 2]Real MadridAllianz Arena Munich, Germany
8Audi Cup6 August 2015Bayern Munich1–0Real MadridAllianz Arena Munich, Germany
9International Champions Cup4 August 2016Bayern Munich*0–1Real MadridMetLife Stadium New Jersey, USA
10International Champions Cup21 July 2019 Bayern Munich*3–1Real MadridNRG Stadium Houston, Texas, U9SA
  1. Bayern Munich won 5–4 on penalties.
  2. Real Madrid won 4–2 on penalties.

Statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 9
2 Giovane Élber Bayern Munich 4
3 Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 3
Raúl Real Madrid
Karim Benzema Real Madrid

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Bayern Munich4–2 (H)[19]18 April 2017

Appearances
Rank Player Club Appearnces
1 Iker Casillas Real Madrid 14
2 Raúl Real Madrid 12
Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich
Hasan Salihamidžić Bayern Munich
5 Roberto Carlos Real Madrid 11
Iván Helguera Real Madrid
7 Bixente Lizarazu Bayern Munich 10
Thomas Müller Bayern Munich
Toni Kroos Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
8 Míchel Salgado Real Madrid 9
Guti Real Madrid
Samuel Kuffour Bayern Munich
Sergio Ramos Real Madrid

Other records

Personnel at both clubs

Players
Player[20]Years at Bayern MunichYears at Real MadridApps (goals) for Bayern v RealApps (goals) for Real v Bayern
Paul Breitner1970–19741974–1977–1 (0)
Zé Roberto2002–2006
2007–2009 (on loan)		19972 (0)–
Arjen Robben2009–20192007–20097 (1)–
Hamit Altıntop2007–20112011–2012––
Toni Kroos2007–20142014–20244 (0)6 (0)
Xabi Alonso2014–20172009–20142 (0)4 (0)
James Rodriguez2017–2019
(on loan from Real Madrid)		2014–20202 (1)1 (0)
Álvaro Odriozola2020
(on loan from Real Madrid)		2018–2023––
David Alaba2010–20212021–7 (0)–

Managers
ManagerYears at Bayern MunichYears at Real Madrid
Jupp Heynckes1987–1991
2011–2013
2017–2018		1997–1998
Carlo Ancelotti2016–20172013–2015
2021–

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