Women's Champions League Matchday 3: Bayern vs Real Madrid facts

Bayern München and Real Madrid meet in Germany for what is the first-ever UEFA Women's Champions League fixture between the teams.

Last match

This is the first meeting between the teams in UEFA women's competition.

Bayern were winless in their four encounters with Spanish opponents last season (D2 L2), and were most recently eliminated 3-5 on aggregate by Barcelona in the semi-finals (1-1 h, 2-4 a). Their last victory over a Spanish team was a 3-1 victory t home to Barça in the 2022/23 group stage.

Their record at home against Spanish teams is W2 D1 L1.

All three of Real Madrid's previous matches against German clubs – all victories – took place last season. They defeated Eintracht Frankfurt in both legs of their third qualifying round tie (2-1 a, 3-0 h), and recorded a 2-0 win against Wolfsburg on Matchday 5 of the league phase.

Bayern München

This is Bayern's 13th Women's Champions League appearance, their first coming in 2009/10. It is the 12th season in a row in which they have taken part and they have featured in every group stage/league phase since the competition was reformatted in 2021/22, a record they share with Barcelona, Chelsea, OL Lyonnes and Real Madrid.

Last season, Bayern reached the semi-finals for the third time. They were eliminated in the last four by eventual winners Barcelona (1-1 h, 2-4 a), after beating Manchester United in the quarter-finals (3-2 a, 2-1 h). They had finished fourth in the inaugural league phase with a record of W4 D1 L1.

Real Madrid

Madrid, who made their Women's Champions League debut in 2021/22 and have been ever-presents in the group stage/league phase since, have been knocked out in the quarter-finals by the eventual champions in the last two seasons; they lost 2-3 on aggregate to Arsenal in 2024/25 and 2-12 against Spanish rivals Barcelona last season (2-6 h, 0-6 a). Madrid had finished seventh in the inaugural league phase before the win against Paris FC in the knockout phase play-offs.

Madrid navigated their way past Ajax 4-1 on aggregate in this season's third qualifying round (2-0 a, 2-1 h). They are the only team to have reached the group stage/league phase via the qualifying route in all six editions since the format was introduced in 2021/22.

 Key stats

Bayern, who have drawn with Manchester City (2-2 h) and defeated Benfica (3-0 a) this season, are unbeaten in seven group stage/league phase matches (W5 D2).

The German side have scored in each of their last 13 Women's Champions League games – a club record.

Bayern are unbeaten in all 16 home group stage/league phase matches and have scored in all of them (W12 D4).

Real Madrid have lost only two of their last 13 group stage/league phase matches (W7 D4). They have drawn 1-1 in both games this season, against Paris Saint-Germain at home and away to Manchester City.

Las Blancas have scored in each of their last 11 away group stage/league phase fixtures.

Madrid need one win to reach 30 in UEFA women's competition history.

One more goal would take Pernille Harder (50) level with Anja Mittag (51) into joint-second on the all-time list in Women's Champions League/Women's Cup history, behind Ada Hegerberg (69).

Harder needs one appearance to reach 70 in Women's Champions League/Women's Cup history; she would be the first Danish player to do so.

Bayern's Glódís Viggósdóttir needs one appearance to reach 30 in the group stage/league phase, which would make her the first Icelandic player – and the first from Bayern – to do so.

Madrid's Lineth Beerensteyn (29 appearances, seven goals), Sara Däbritz (14, two goals) and Arianna Caruso (12, no goals) have all played for Bayern in the Women's Champions League.