BAYERN MUNICH Vs REAL MADRID
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich
Date:April 17, 2012;
Time: 06:45 GMT [+5:45 NST]
The first of the two
semifinal clashes will see nine-time champions Real Madrid square off against
four-time champions Bayern Munich in what is bound to be an epic battle this
Tuesday.
This game will unleash one
of the fiercest continental rivalries – competitive, controversial, vitriolic
and prestigious. The rivalry they induced on and off the field has so far been
wild and with no holds barred. The two teams met for the first time in the
continental tournament in the semifinal of the 1976 edition, the Golden period
of the Bavarian giants. Bayern brushed Madrid
aside over two legs and went on to win the Championship as well. The tie landed
the Spanish giants in troubled waters, as one of their fans attacked Müller and
the match official of that game. As a result Madrid were handed a five-year ban from
participating in European tournaments, but somehow managed to get the
punishment reduced to three away games.
Facts about two Opponents:
The Bayern Munich has posted
six straight home victories in the Champions League and has won 12 of its last
13 European outings at the Allianz Arena.
Bavarian outfit has never
lost to Real Madrid at home (W8, D1). Munich 's
overall record against Madrid
is W10, D2, L6.
The clubs have met each
other in four previous European Cup semifinals, with Bayern prevailing three
times (1976, 1987, 2001) to Madrid's one (2000).
Jupp Heynckes, who won the
Champions League in his solitary season at the Madrid helm in 1997-98, has never beaten
Spanish opposition over two legs as a coach.
Real Madrid is unbeaten in this season's
Champions League and, with just six goals conceded, has the best defensive
record of the teams still involved in the tournament.
The Castilian giants have
recorded just one victory on German soil in 22 attempts (W1, D6, L15) - a 3-2
success over Bayer Leverkusen in 2000-01.
Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured
right) has struck 14 Liga hat tricks for Madrid ,
two more than Ferenc Puskas' tally for the club, but still well behind Alfredo
Di Stefano's record (22).
Head to Head
Club Friendlies (FR) | Aug 13, 2010 | Bayern 2 - Real Madrid 4 |
Bayern | ||
Apr 14, 2012 | Bayern 0 - Mainz 0 | GER1 |
Apr 11, 2012 | Borussia Dortmund 1 - Bayern 0 | GER1 |
Apr 7, 2012 | Bayern 2 - FC Augsburg 1 | GER1 |
Apr 3, 2012 | Bayern 2 - Marseille 0 | UCL |
Mar 31, 2012 | Nürnberg 0 - Bayern 1 | GER1 |
Real Madrid | ||
Apr 14, 2012 | Real Madrid 3 - Sporting Gijon 1 | LIGA |
Apr 11, 2012 | Atletico Madrid 1 - Real Madrid 4 | LIGA |
Apr 8, 2012 | Real Madrid 0 - Valencia 0 | LIGA |
Apr 4, 2012 | Real Madrid 5 - APOEL 2 |
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