Champions League Matchday 3: Bayern vs Club Brugge facts
Monday, October 13, 2025
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Previous meetings, club facts and key stats ahead of the UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 game.
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Bayern München can make it three UEFA Champions League victories from three as they welcome a Club Brugge side looking to respond to their own winning run being ended last time out.
Last match
The teams' only previous meetings came in the 2005/06 group stage, Bayern winning 1-0 at home before a 1-1 away draw.
Bayern have lost only one of their last ten games against Belgian teams (W6 D3), most recently beating Anderlecht 3-0 at home and 2-1 away in the 2017/18 group stage.
The German club have won seven of their eight home games against Belgian visitors (L1), scoring 17 goals.
A 3-0 loss at home to Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 1 last season made it two wins in Club Brugge's last 15 games against German teams (D4 L9).
The Belgian team have won only one of their 16 matches away to German teams (D5 L10), a 2-1 success at Leipzig in the group stage in September 2021 in which Hans Vanaken scored their first goal.
Bayern have featured in the Champions League proper in every season since 2008/09, reaching the knockout rounds every time. This is their 29th campaign, fewer only than Barcelona and Real Madrid (both 30).
Twelfth in last season's league phase (W5 L3), the German club eventually lost 3-4 on aggregate to Inter in the quarter-finals.
This is Club Brugge's 12th Champions League group stage campaign – level with Anderlecht's Belgian record – and an eighth in ten seasons.
Twenty-fourth in last season's league phase (W3 D2 L3), Club Brugge went out 1-6 to Aston Villa in the round of 16.
Key stats
Bayern are unbeaten in 35 home group stage/league phase matches (W33 D2), since losing 2-3 to Manchester City in December 2013.
The German club have scored in 55 of their last 57 Champions League games in Munich.
Bayern have lost two of their last 13 Champions League matches (W9 D2) and only three of the last 50 in the group stage/league phase (W43 D4).
Two goals against both Chelsea (3-1) and Pafos (5-1) this season have made it ten in Harry Kane's last nine Champions League appearances. He has 44 goals in his 59 appearances in the Champions League proper.
Club Brugge are without a win in four away group stage/league phase matches (D1 L3).
Before losing 2-1 at Atalanta on Matchday 2, Club Brugge had won all five Champions League games this season. They have scored 17 goals in the last five.