Bayern Munich–Real Madrid rivalry

The Bayern Munich–Real Madrid rivalry, commonly known as the European Clásico (German: Europäischer Klassiker, Spanish: Clásico europeo) 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 appearancesSpain Iker Casillas (14 matches)
Top scorerPortugal 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

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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

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Played Bayern Munich wins Draws Real Madrid wins Bayern Munich goals Real Madrid goals
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

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Bayern Munich Competition Real Madrid
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

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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

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# Season Round Date Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance Qualified
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
  1. ^ Aggregate score tied at 3–3, Bayern Munich won 3–1 on penalties.

Exhibition matches

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# Tournament Date Home team Score Away team Venue Location
1 Athletic 75th Anniversary Trophy[18] 14 August 1973 Real Madrid 1–5 Bayern Munich San Mames   Bilbao, Spain
2 Santiago Bernabéu Trophy 31 August 1979 Real Madrid 1–2 Bayern Munich Santiago Bernabéu   Madrid, Spain
3 Friendly 5 August 1980 Bayern Munich 9–1 Real Madrid Olympiastadion   Munich, West Germany
4 Santiago Bernabéu Trophy 31 August 1980 Real Madrid 1–1[a] Bayern Munich Santiago Bernabéu   Madrid, Spain
5 Santiago Bernabéu Trophy 29 August 1985 Real Madrid 4–2 Bayern Munich Santiago Bernabéu   Madrid, Spain
6 Santiago Bernabéu Trophy 4 August 2002 Real Madrid 1–2 Bayern Munich Santiago Bernabéu   Madrid, Spain
7 Franz Beckenbauer Cup 13 August 2010 Bayern Munich 0–0[b] Real Madrid Allianz Arena   Munich, Germany
8 Audi Cup 6 August 2015 Bayern Munich 1–0 Real Madrid Allianz Arena   Munich, Germany
9 International Champions Cup 4 August 2016 Bayern Munich* 0–1 Real Madrid MetLife Stadium   New Jersey, USA
10 International Champions Cup 21 July 2019 Bayern Munich* 3–1 Real Madrid NRG Stadium   Houston, Texas, U9SA
  1. ^ Bayern Munich won 5–4 on penalties.
  2. ^ Real Madrid won 4–2 on penalties.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most goals (9) in the history of this fixture and is the only player to score a hat-trick.
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

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Player For Against Result Date
  Cristiano Ronaldo   Real Madrid   Bayern Munich 4–2 (H)[19] 18 April 2017

Appearances

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Iker Casillas has most numbers of appearances (14) in the fixture.
Rank Player Club Appearances
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

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Personnel at both clubs

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Players

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Player[20] Years at Bayern Munich Years at Real Madrid Apps (goals) for Bayern v Real Apps (goals) for Real v Bayern
  Paul Breitner 1970–1974 1974–1977 1 (0)
  Zé Roberto 2002–2006
2007–2009 (on loan)
1997 2 (0)
  Arjen Robben 2009–2019 2007–2009 7 (1)
  Hamit Altıntop 2007–2011 2011–2012
  Toni Kroos 2007–2014 2014–2024 4 (0) 6 (0)
  Xabi Alonso 2014–2017 2009–2014 2 (0) 4 (0)
  James Rodriguez 2017–2019
(on loan from Real Madrid)
2014–2020 2 (1) 1 (0)
  Álvaro Odriozola 2020
(on loan from Real Madrid)
2018–2023
  David Alaba 2010–2021 2021– 7 (0)
 
Jupp Heynckes managed and won the Champions League with both clubs.

Managers

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Manager Years at Bayern Munich Years at Real Madrid
  Jupp Heynckes 1987–1991
2011–2013
2017–2018
1997–1998
  Carlo Ancelotti 2016–2017 2013–2015
2021–

References

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