Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich head to head, all-time results, cup finals, trophies won and more
Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich head to head, all-time results, cup finals, trophies won and more originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
Sometimes dubbed the "European Clasico," the matchup between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in the Champions League has delivered some of the most exciting games in UEFA club football history. Dating back to their first-ever meeting in the 1976 semifinals, these two teams have repeatedly contested tight and tense affairs, giving fans plenty of thrills all along the way. Superstar after superstar has etched their name into the history of this historic matchup, which has been contested regularly throughout the European Cup and Champions League.
With the two sides set to match up again in the 2025/26 quarterfinals, The Sporting News brings you a look at the all-time records between these historic European giants. MORE: Real Madrid injury list ahead of Bayern Munich match, including update on Thibaut Courtois Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich head-to-head Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have only ever matched up in the UEFA Champions League, where they have squared off 28 total times.
As such, it is the most-played matchup between two particular clubs in UEFA's top competition. Incredibly, they have never met in the Champions League final itself, and only once (two matches) in the group stage. Nearly all their meetings have come in the knockout stage proper, drawn together twice in the Round of 16 (four matches), three times in the quarterfinals (six matches), and an insane eight times in the semifinals (16 matches).
The all-time record is almost dead evenly split, with Real Madrid having won two more times than their German counterparts. Some records have this literally a dead-even split at 12 wins each, but there is a caveat. Bayern officially get credit for a 2-1 regulation victory in their April 18, 2017 meeting, even though Real Madrid would eventually "win" in extra time — the only reason the match went to extra-time in the first place was because the two sides were level on aggregate, with Madrid scoring three goals in the additional period to "win" by a 4-2 score.
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