Before this match, the European Football Federation (UEFA)'s homepage released some notable statistics.
No two teams have met as many times in UEFA tournaments as Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, with a total of 28 encounters - all in the C1/Champions League. The Spanish team leads in head-to-head record with 13 wins, 11 losses, and 4 draws. In these matches, Real has scored 45 goals and conceded 42 goals.
Some other C1/Champions League matches where the two teams have met many times include: Real Madrid vs Juventus (22 times), Real Madrid vs Man City (17 times), AC Milan vs Barcelona (17 times).
Real Madrid is playing in the 41st quarter-finals of the C1/Champions League, an unprecedented record, while Bayern is second in the all-time list with the 36th appearance in this round. However, in the Champions League era, Bayern leads with 24 quarter-final appearances compared to Real Madrid's 22 appearances.
Real Madrid is unbeaten in 9 consecutive matches against Bayern (7 wins and 2 draws). The Spanish team has overcome the German team in all 4 recent knockout rounds: 3 times in the semi-finals and 1 time in the quarter-finals in the UEFA Champions League knockout round. In all 4 of these times, Real finished the tournament with the championship.
Among Vinicius Junior's last 15 Champions League goals, 13 were scored in the second half.
Real Madrid has only lost one of their last 25 home matches in UEFA tournaments against German teams (19 wins, 5 draws).
Bayern has only lost one of their last eight away matches in the Champions League (6 wins, 1 draw).
Harry Kane, who has scored 14 goals in the last 13 Champions League matches, scored in Bayern's away first leg in the quarter-finals in the last two seasons of this tournament - against Arsenal in the 2023-2024 season and Inter in the 2024-2025 season.
The Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich match will take place at 2:00 AM on April 8th at the Bernabeu stadium. English referee Michael Oliver will officiate this match. This is the fifth time this English referee has officiated a match with Real Madrid's participation in the European arena.
