Champions League Matchday 4: Atlético de Madrid vs Bayern München facts

For the second successive UEFA Champions League fixture Atlético de Madrid take on German opposition as Bayern München come to Spain on Matchday 4 with both sides held to draws last time out.

Previous meetings

Bayern have won four of the sides' eight matches to Atleti's two. Their first meetings were their most significant, Bayern winning 4-0 in the 1974 European Cup final replay – the only decider to go to a second game – to claim their first title two days after a 1-1 draw.

Bayern are unbeaten in their last three games against Atleti (W2 D1), most recently winning 4-0 at home and drawing 1-1 away in the 2020/21 group stage.

Atleti are, however, unbeaten in their three home matches against Bayern (W2 D1), all in the Champions League: 1-0 in the 2015/16 semi-final first leg (1-2 a, Atleti won on away goals), 1-0 in the 2016/17 group stage and 1-1 in the 2020/21 group stage.

The Spanish side are unbeaten in 16 home matches against Bundesliga visitors (W12 D4), since a 0-1 defeat by Borussia Dortmund in the 1996/97 group stage. They have won their last four, most recently 5-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt on Matchday 2 last season.

Atleti have not kept a clean sheet in their last 12 matches against German opposition, drawing 1-1 at Stuttgart on Matchday 3.

Bayern's last contests against a Spanish club came against Real Madrid in last season's quarter-finals (2-1 a, 4-3 h). They have lost only three of their last 16 matches against Liga teams (W9 D4).

Club history

Atlético de Madrid

Atlético are making their 17th appearance in the Champions League proper and a 14th in succession. They have featured every season since 2013/14.

Runners-up in 2014 and 2016, both against Real Madrid, Diego Simeone's side lost 1-2 on aggregate against Arsenal in last season's semi-finals, their best run since 2016/17, when they had been eliminated by Madrid at the same stage. Fourteenth in the league phase (W4 D1 L3), Atleti subsequently overcame Club Brugge (7-4 aggregate), Tottenham (7-5) and Barcelona (3-2) before going out to the Gunners.

Bayern

Bayern have featured in the Champions League proper in every season since 2008/09, reaching the knockout rounds every time.

This is Bayern's 30th campaign in the Champions League proper, fewer only than Barcelona and Real Madrid (both 31).

Second in last season's league phase (W7 L1), the German club beat Atalanta 10-2 on aggregate in the round of 16 and Real Madrid 6-4 in the last eight before losing to Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals (4-5 a, 1-1 h).

Links and trivia

Atleti’s Alejandro Grimaldo only lost one of his six games against Bayern during his days with Leverkusen (W2 D3) and scored in both Bundesliga matches in 2023/24. However, he suffered defeats in all six Champions League games against Bayern with Benfica.

Bayern’s Jonathan Tah has faced Atleti more times (five) than any other side in the Champions League. His record against them with Leverkusen was W2 D1 L2, but away it is D1 L2.

Atleti have won ten of their last 12 group stage/league phase home games (L2), including 2-0 at home to Manchester United on Matchday 2.

Simeone's team have scored in their last 20 home Champions League matches.

Koke has made 119 appearances in the Champions League, Matchday 1 to final; his next will take him above Xabi Alonso and eighth on the list of Spanish players with the most games in the competition.

Bayern drew 2-2 at home to Arsenal on Matchday 3, making it one defeat in their last 12 Champions League games (W8 D3).

Only one of Bayern's last 86 European matches – and none of the last 66 in the group stage/league phase – finished goalless.

Both teams have scored in Bayern's last nine Champions League away matches.

The German club have scored in their last 24 Champions League fixtures.

Harry Kane has scored in his last ten Champions League appearances, one short of Cristiano Ronaldo's competition record.

Kane's Matchday 3 goal was his 58th in the Champions League proper. He is eighth on the all-time scoring list; Erling Haaland is seventh on 61.

Kane has made 49 group stage/league phase appearances, scoring 41 goals.

Manuel Neuer's Matchday 3 appearance was his 163rd in the Champions League proper, equalling Thomas Müller's German record. His next will take him above Müller and Lionel Messi into outright third on the all-time list.

Joshua Kimmich's next Champions League appearance will be his 112th, taking him level with Philipp Lahm in fifth place among German players.

Luis Díaz and Jonathan Tah have both played 49 Champions League games.

Díaz scored for Porto on this day in both 2020 (3-0 h vs Marseille) and 2021 (1-1 a vs Milan).