Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich: Top 5 Most Memorable Champions League Duels

Won 20 Champions Leagues, 68 national titles, 14 Golden Balls… Figures that allow us to measure the giants that are Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in Europe. Two institutions hoping to reach the final at Wembley on June 1st will not give each other gifts. Historically, Real has only one victory over its opponent (12 victories against 11 for Bayern and 3 draws), but events have often turned in favor of the Spanish club.

April 18, 2017: the feat was discontinued

Real Madrid – Bayern Munich : 4-2 ap (quarter finale retour)

The seasonal return between these two teams in the 2016-2017 season remains one an uncertain meeting both for its position and its controversy. In the first leg, Real won in Germany (1-2) and it should be logical when they return to Bernabéu home. The away goal rule also requires Bayern to score twice to have any hope of qualifying. But nothing is going to go as planned. Arjen Robben gets a penalty (51st) for a foul that is almost nothing more than an imitation and Lewandowski puts Bayern ahead. Two minutes later Robben and Vidal had a chance to give their team a two-goal lead but they missed (53rd). Cristiano Ronaldo thinks about offering a certificate to his team (75th) but Nacho and Ramos deceive Navas.

From there, bad refereeing decisions will follow. Fortunately it hadn’t been earlier, Arturo Vidal was sent off for a perfectly legal challenge (83rd) before Cristiano Ronaldo scored two offside goals in extra time ( 3-2). Bayern, frustrated, conceded a last-gasp goal from Gareth Bale and surprised the referee.

April 29, 2014: the slap on the road to “decima”

Bayern Munich – Real Madrid: 0-4 (final return)

Having just been beaten 1-0 in Spain, Bayern have high hopes in this return game. The usual team is present with Mandžukić at the very front, the pair Robben-Ribéry (known as “Robery”) on the wings, Dante-Boateng in the hinge and Neuer in the goals. A team that also includes Kroos, Lahm and Muller, world champions a few months later.

However, in less than 30 minutes, the suspense is eliminated in Munich. With two headers, Sergio Ramos puts his team ahead before Cristiano Ronaldo, assisted by Bale, the third goal after just 34 minutes of play A performance that ended with a free kick from Ronaldo (89th) which will win the Madrilenians their tenth cup with big ears, the famous “decima”.

May 1, 2018: eternal regret

Real Madrid – Bayern Munich: 2-2 (final return)

This is the last clash between the two clubs to date. In the first leg, Bayern again lost 1-2 despite great control and plenty of opportunities for Ribéry and Lewandowski. At the start of the return match, Bayern also have to perform a task to get rid of their pet. An achievement that seemed possible when, after less than 3 minutes, Joshua Kimmich, who was already a scorer in the first leg, opened the scoring for the Germans. Benzema quickly equalized with a header (10th) before Bayern dominated again. Bayern could have had a penalty on a call from Ramos (17th) or on an obvious loose hand from Marcelo (45 + 1). James Rodriguez puts a bag into the stands one meter from the goal (33rd).

During the double conflict, Manuel Neuer is injured. Another man in his place, Sven Ulreich, stands out in the worst way. On a back pass from Tolisso, the goalkeeper misses in an unspeakable way and leaves Karim Benzema to score in complete freedom. Performance against the master class of Keylor Navas, the goalkeeper of Madrid. Until the last chance from Thomas Muller (90 + 5th) Real suffered. In the end, football is a sport played 11 against 11 and in the end, Real always wins.

May 9, 2000: flag raised incorrectly

Bayern Munich – Real Madrid: 2-1 (final return)

Another game where the referee will not have gone in Bayern’s side. At the Olympiastadion, Bayern started well thanks to a magnificent recovery from Jancker under the bar. Bayern thought they had returned to the level of the first leg (2-0 Madrid) when Elber caught a ball that was badly rebounded by a certain Iker Casillas, who then experienced the his first European campaign in a Madrid jersey.

But the linesman raised his flag, incorrectly. A mistake that allows Nicolas Anelka to equalize with a brilliant header (31st). Elber scored the 2-1 goal for Bayern but did not find solutions to deceive the White House who won at the Stade de France in the final against Valencia (3-0).

April 14, 1976: Bayern’s imperial parade

Bayern Munich – Real Madrid: 2-0 (final return)

In 1976, Bayern was an icon of Real in the 2010s Shaken in the league where Borussia Mönchengladbach dominated the 1975 and 1976 editions, Bayern was unable to touch the European side. As a result of his victories in the biggest European competition in 1974 and 1975, he was again qualified in the competition which is usually reserved for the winners of European competitions.

In the semi-final, the German team meets for the first time of his Real Madrid history. Already a goalscorer in the first leg, the legend Gerd Muller did not hold back in the return leg to score a double. A game that will lead to the third final (win) for Bayern Munich against AS Saint-Étienne and the famous program of the square posts.