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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 27 matches.

Due to the tie being closely contested, Madrid supporters often refer to Bayern as the "Bestia negra" ("Black Beast"). 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, the clubs have never met in the final of a Champions League or European Cup.

Head-to-head

Both the clubs are most successful in their respective countries, Real Madrid winning 71 domestics trophies and Bayern Munich winning 69 domestics trophies.

Bayern Munich have won a total of 14 international trophies, including 6 European Cup/UEFA Champions League, while Real Madrid have 29 international trophies, including a record 14 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles.

Statistics

Honours

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 27 matches (twelve wins for Madrid, eleven wins for Bayern, with four draws). More importantly, they have been drawn against each other in the knockout stage 24 times and eight times in the semi-finals, more than any other pair.

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. 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. The following year, they met in the semi-finals, with Real Madrid again progressing 4–3. Until the 2018–19 season, when they were twice defeated in Madrid by three-goal margins, Real's biggest loss at home in the Champions League had been at the hands of Bayern on 29 February 2000, 2–4.

European Cup/UEFA Champions League

Exhibition matches

Statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Appearances

Other records

Most assists: 5 – Giovane Élber
Most clean sheets: 4 – Iker Casillas
Fastest goal: 10.12 seconds – Roy Makaay, 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, 7 March 2007