Atlético Madrid v Bayern München Match Preview, 12/1/20

Match Facts

1. This will be the eighth meeting between Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, with the Spanish side winning just two of the previous seven (D1 L4).
2. Bayern Munich have won their last two games against Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League (in 2016-17 and 2020-21), as many as they had in their first five meetings in European competition combined (W2 D1 L2).
3. Atlético Madrid have won each of the previous two games they’ve hosted against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League, with both victories coming by a 1-0 scoreline in 2016 – firstly in the semi-final first leg in 2015-16 and then in the group stage the following season.
4. After losing five consecutive away games against Spanish opponents in the UEFA Champions League between 2013-14 and 2016-17, Bayern Munich have avoided defeat in each of their last two such games – 2-1 v Sevilla and 2-2 v Real Madrid, both in 2017-18.
5. Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone has lost three of his five UEFA Champions League meetings with Bayern Munich – against no other opponent has he lost more often in the competition (also three against Real Madrid).
6. Bayern Munich have won their last six away games in the UEFA Champions League by an aggregate score of 27-7, while they could equal their longest run of consecutive away wins in the European Cup/Champions League with a victory here (seven between February 2013 and 2014).
7. Atlético Madrid have lost just one of their last 24 UEFA Champions League home matches (W18 D5), a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in September 2017. Madrid have never lost a home Champions League game against the reigning champions (P4 W3 D1).
8. Bayern Munich have faced 10+ shots on target in each of their last two UEFA Champions League matches, both vs RB Salzburg (10 away, 11 home). They had only faced 10+ shots on target in two of their previous 47 matches in the competition, while the 28 they have faced in total in the group stage in 2020-21 is their most in the group stage since 2010-11 (34).
9. Atlético’s Yannick Carrasco had seven shots without success against Lokomotiv on MD4, with only PSG’S Kylian Mbappé (11) having more in total in 2020-21 without scoring than the Belgian (9), who has failed to score in his last 17 UEFA Champions League appearances.
10. Bayern forward Robert Lewandowski has scored 38 goals in 38 UEFA Champions League group stage appearances for the club – since 2014-15, this is the most of any player in the competition. Lewandowski’s goal against RB Salzburg on MD4 took him joint-third with Raúl on 71 goals on the list of all-time Champions League scorers.