MATCH FACTS
- Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will meet for the 25th time in the European Cup/Champions League - it is already a record for the most common fixture in the tournament. Each side has won 11 of their meetings.
- This will be the third time since 2011-12 that Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have faced each other in the Champions League semi-finals, with the Germans progressing in 2011-12 and the Spaniards in 2013-14.
- Bayern Munich have lost each of their last five games against Real Madrid in the Champions League, with all five of those coming in the knockout rounds (three in the semi-finals and two in the quarter-finals).
- Bayern's run of five consecutive Champions League defeats against Los Blancos is their worst losing run against an opponent in competition history.
- Jupp Heynckes has won 14 of his 16 home games at the Allianz Arena in the Champions League (D1 L1), with Bayern scoring 48 goals and conceding just 10 in return.
- Of managers to have taken charge of at least 20 games in the Champions League, this match features two of the top three managers in terms of win percentage - Jupp Heynckes (71%) and Zinedine Zidane (67%). Only Luis Enrique (73%) has a higher win ratio in the competition.
- Cristiano Ronaldo has netted at least one goal in each of his last 11 games in the Champions League (17 in total); the longest scoring streak in competition history.
- The 33-year-old has scored nine goals against Bayern Munich in the Champions League - the only player to have netted more goals against a single opponent in the competition is Ronaldo himself, scoring 10 v Juventus.
- This game will feature the two top scorers in Champions League semi-finals history - Cristiano Ronaldo has netted 13 goals at this stage, while Robert Lewandowski has scored six times.
Real Madrid ,the holders, attempting to win the competition for the third successive season, struggled defensively but were clinical in attack - and Marcelo and Marco Asensio scored either side of half-time.
Marcelo smashed home a half-volley from the edge of the penalty area to level matters before Asensio capitalised on an error by Rafinha to score a breakaway goal.
Joshua Kimmich had put Bayern in front when he slotted past Keylor Navas at the near post.
- Real have won six consecutive Champions League matches against Bayern, their joint-longest run against an opponent in the competition's history, also winning six in a row against Ajax between 2010 and 2012.
- The past three occasions on which Bayern have scored first in a Champions League match and lost have been against Real (also both quarter-final legs last season).
- This was Real's 150th Champions League win, making them the first team to reach the milestone.
- Asensio's past three Champions League goals have been as a substitute, with all in knockout matches - two against Bayern (last season's quarter-final and this match) and one against Juventus in last season's final.
- No player has been involved in more goals for Bayern in the Champions League this season than Kimmich (three goals and three assists).
- Kimmich's goal was the 100th goal scored under Jupp Heynckes in the Champions League (22 for Real Madrid, 78 for Bayern).
- Marcelo has scored three goals in his past five Champions League appearances - as many as in his previous 53 appearances in the competition combined.
- Vazquez has assisted 12 goals in all competitions this season - among La Liga players, only Lionel Messi (18) has assisted more
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