Atlético Madrid have never lost a home Champions League match against Bayern Munich. On Tuesday, a Bayern side unbeaten in this season's league phase arrive in the Spanish capital to put that record under pressure. Both clubs drew on Matchday 3 and both have room to improve their position as the competition approaches its halfway point.
The game at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano kicks off at 20:00 GMT on Tuesday 3 November. Follow the fixture page for the latest team news, form and match information.
Two different routes to Madrid
Atlético have four points from their opening three Champions League games. They began with a 2-1 defeat at Liverpool, beat Manchester United 2-0 at home and then drew 1-1 at Stuttgart. That win against United remains their only home match in this league phase so far, making Tuesday another chance to build on their European form in Madrid.
Bayern have five points after a 5-0 win over Bodø/Glimt, a 3-3 draw at Viking and a 2-2 draw with Arsenal. Their attack has produced ten goals in those three games, but five conceded across the two draws show why the unbeaten start has not brought more points.
A difficult away trip for Bayern
Atlético's home record against this opponent is a small but striking sample. They won 1-0 in the first leg of the 2015/16 Champions League semi-final and again in the following season's group stage, before a 1-1 draw in 2020/21. That gives them two wins and a draw from three home meetings, according to UEFA's match facts.
The wider history is less one-sided: Bayern have four wins to Atlético's two across the clubs' eight meetings, with two draws. Those numbers include the 1974 European Cup final replay, which Bayern won 4-0 after the first game finished 1-1. The history adds context, although the latest home meeting was almost six years ago and neither side can take a point from past results into Tuesday's game.
Kane's chance to equal a record
Harry Kane arrives with a separate milestone in view. UEFA says the Bayern striker has scored in each of his last ten Champions League appearances; scoring in his next appearance would put him level with Cristiano Ronaldo's record of eleven. The measure is consecutive appearances with a goal, rather than goals scored, and the record remains Ronaldo's unless Kane plays and scores.
Both clubs have a demanding run of fixtures ahead. Atlético's next Champions League game is at home to Viking on 25 November, while Bayern travel to Lille on the same evening. First comes a meeting between two sides who have both reached the competition's semi-finals in the previous season and will want to turn their early draws into a stronger league-phase position.
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