On the 12th of April in Munich, Bayern and Real Madrid meet again, for the third time in history at the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Champions League. The record between the two is tight. Bayern have won on 11 occasions, Madrid nine and the two teams have drawn twice in 22 meetings.
Those 22 meetings have brought some enthralling matches with the two teams most recently playing each other in the 2013/14 semi-final, the year when Real Madrid went on to complete ‘La Decima’.
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Everyone will be hoping for goals and excitement this time around as well, similar to these five previous encounters.
#1 Champions League semi-final 2013/14: Bayern Munich 0 – 4 Real Madrid
How could anyone forget? Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid went into the second leg with a 1-0 lead rand beat Bayern Munich 4-0. It was unreal to think Pep Guardiola’s side would fail to score at home and concede four in a semi-final, but Real Madrid were that good on the night.
Sergio Ramos, the man who always seems to rise to the occasion, did it again in 2014, as his two headers put Madrid 2-0 up in 20 minutes. This meant Bayern Munich needed four goals to go through to the final.
Madrid then continued to dish out the punishment as they took a 3-0 lead through Ronaldo in the 34th minute, all but ending the tie for the German champions.
Finally, to end in style, Ronaldo cleverly rolled the ball underneath the wall directly from a free-kick in the 89th minute, giving Bayern Munich their heaviest defeat in Europe to date, a 4-0 loss.
#2 Champions League semi-final 1986/87: Bayern Munich 4 – 1 Real Madrid
A long time ago, but an incredible victory for Bayern nonetheless as the German giants toppled the Spanish champions with ease.
An opener from Klaus Augenthaler, a penalty by Lothar Matthäus and a goal from Roland Wohlfarth saw Bayern take a commanding 3-0 lead after 37 minutes in the semi-final first leg.
Just 2 minutes after the goal, Juanito, reacting to a tackle by Matthaus on his team-mate Chendo, stamped on the German’s back and then proceeded to scrap his studs on Matthaus’s face. Juanito was then sent off, effectively ending any chances for his team on the night.
In the 45th minute, Real got themselves on the scoresheet through Emilio Butragueno.
However, in the 53rd minute after being awarded a second penalty, Matthaus made it 4-1, making it nearly impossible for Real Madrid in the second leg. To make matters worse, in the 72nd minute, Real were reduced to 9 men after Bernardino Serrano Mori received a second yellow card on a dreadful European night for Real.
#3 Champions League round of 16 2006/07: Real Madrid 3 – 2 Bayern Munich
In the 2007 meeting of the first leg in the last 16, Real Madrid and Bayern battled it out in another dramatic tie filled with goals.
Raul was decisive on the night once again. His first goal, after his attempt to round Oliver Kahn was partly intercepted, was a volley into an open goal in the 10th minute. However, that was then cancelled out after an equaliser from Lucio with a perfectly placed header in the 23rd minute.
Just five minutes later, Real retook the lead through Raul once again as he was there to nod home on the goal line after the ball was headed back towards goal. Six minutes later in the 34th minute, Ruud van Nistelrooy then converted Real’s third from just six yards out as Madrid looked to be running away with the tie.
An incredible night of deliveries from David Beckham caused Bayern all sorts of trouble as they struggled to deal with persistent Real pressure.
But, with just two minutes to play after a period of pressure from the away side, Marco van Bommel volleyed low into the bottom left corner, a goal that would prove crucial and send Bayern through on away goals over two legs.
#4 Champions League group stage 1999/00: Real Madrid 2 – 4 Bayern Munich
In 1999/00, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid met in the group stages with Bayern coming out on top in both fixtures, with the most notable being the 4-2 away from home at the Santiago Bernabeu.
In the 21st minute on the break, Mehmet Scholl, one on one with a young Iker Casillas, scored a delightful chip. Three minutes later, Bayern’s captain Stefan Effenberg made it 2-0 after his long-range free-kick sneaked in at the near post.
Real made it 2-1 in the 25th minute through striker Fernando Morientes. But towards the end of the first half, Bayern re-established their two-goal lead when an excellent low strike from Thorsten Fink made it 3-1.
Early in the second half, Madrid once again got themselves back within a goal when in the 48th minute Raul scored after a perfect cross from Roberto Carlos set him up for a header from just a couple of yards out. The 66th minute then proved to be the third time Bayern were able to gain themselves a two-goal cushion when Paulo Sergio scored the final goal of the game.
Bayern and Real would again meet in the later stages of the tournament in the semi-final where Madrid would come out on top. They also went on to win the Champions League that year, proving they would have the last laugh.
#5 Champions League semi-final 2011/12: Real Madrid 2 – 1 Bayern Munich (Bayern win 3-1 on penalties)
Bayern and Real Madrid’s clashes in 2012 were extremely tight with both games ending 2-1 to either side, sending the second leg to extra time and penalties, where Bayern would reach the final.
In the second leg at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid took the lead after just six minutes through a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty and in the 14th minute that man scored once again to make it 2-0. A quick pass from Mesut Ozil and quick touch and finish from Ronaldo made it look as though Madrid were going to turn around the one goal deficit comfortably.
However, in the 27th minute, Bayern grabbed their away goal through Robben from the penalty spot. This would prove to be the final goal on the night as the tie eventually went to penalties.
After a missed penalty from Sergio Ramos over the crossbar, Bayern had the chance to go through on penalties, a chance which Bastian Schweinsteiger took. Bayern would go on to suffer heartbreak in the Champions League final against Chelsea, but on this occasion against Real, they came out on top.
