UCL Round 16 - Leg 1: April 7, 2:00pm
Where: Estadio Bernabeu, Madrid
- One of the great European rivalries resumes when Real Madrid host Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu. The "European Clásico" is the most-played fixture in UEFA competition's history. This will be their 29th encounter!
- In one corner, the German record champions with the most prolific attacking unit in their recent European history, led by Harry Kane.
- In the other, Real Madrid, who have been flawless in the knockout stages, with Kylian Mbappé chasing his own record.
- Real (311) and Bayern (253) boast the most victories in the European Cup/Champions League, with both sides winning around 60 percent of their games.
- Bayern are appearing in the UCL quarterfinals for the 24th time and Real Madrid for the 22nd time. These are unparalleled records.
- Munich have won none of the last nine competitive matches against Real, drawing two and losing seven. This is one of the longest negative runs in Bayern's history.
- Head-to-Head Real Madrid leads with 13 wins, compared to Bayern's 11, with 4 draws.
- FCB have scored 32 goals in their first ten matches in Europe’s premier club competition.
- Harry Kane has 29 goals in 34 Champions League appearances for Bayern. He has 10 goals in 9 UCL matches this season.
- Real's Mbappé has scored every 56 minutes in this UCL campaign, netting 13 goals in nine matches. He is the current scoring leader in UCL this season.
- Vinícius Júnior's deep runs are a permanent threat. No other player has made more such sprints in this campaign (133) including 20 in the last match against Manchester City. That was the highest number in a knockout match this campaign.
- Aleksandar Pavlović has been a calming influence in high-pressure situations this campaign. 84.9 percent of his forward passes under pressure find a teammate. This is the highest rate among all 182 players who have played at least 50 such passes.