Carlo Ancelotti and Federico Valverde press conference | Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
FC Bayern München and Real Madrid is the most played fixture in the history of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (26 games), with 24 of those coming in the knockout stages of the competition – also the most between two sides.
2
This is the eighth time FC Bayern München and Real Madrid have been drawn together in a semi-final in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League. After progressing from four of the first five between 1976 and 2012, Bayern have been eliminated in each of the last two (2013-14 and 2017-18).
3
FC Bayern München are winless in their last seven games against Real Madrid, losing six of those meetings (D1). Indeed, this is the German’s side longest winless run against an opponent in European competition.
4
Real Madrid have won each of their last three away games against FC Bayern München (0-4 in 2013-14, 1-2 in 2016-17 and 1-2 in 2017-18), the longest ever winning run away to the German side in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League. In fact, no other team has ever won consecutive away games against Bayern across the two competitions.
5
Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last 10 games in the UEFA Champions League (W7 D3), all of which have been this season. Only once previously have they had a longer unbeaten run within a single campaign in the competition, going 11 without defeat in the 2016-17 edition (which they would go on to win).
