Bayern Munich CEO Dreesen looks forward to epic UCL clash vs Real Madrid
Bayern vs Real, arguably the biggest clash in European football, will take place again in 2026.
17 December 2025, Bavaria, Unterhaching: Soccer: Bundesliga, Women: Press conference FC Bayern Munich on the acquisition of Sportpark Unterhaching, uhlsport PARK. Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO of FC Bayern München AG, speaks at the press conference. Photo: Jens Niering/dpa (Photo by Jens Niering/picture alliance via Getty Images) Bayern Munich’s 4-1 victory over Atalanta Bergamo on the night, following the 6-1 triumph in Italy, led to a 10-2 victory over the Italian side in the Champions League Round of 16.
Bayern therefore progress to the quarterfinals, where they will face Real Madrid, an opponent they have not defeated since 2012. Bayern’s CEO, Jan-Christian Dreesen, took some time to enjoy the victory on the day. “It was an absolutely professional performance tonight,” he analyzed, as captured by Bayern’s official website .
“The team showed that they take every match seriously. Everyone noticed that they wanted to win convincingly. Credit goes to Vincent Kompany for that.
They impressed again today, which breeds confidence for the next matches. It’s great that Vincent also brought on the two young players. We have a lot of potential, we’re doing good work in the academy.