Real Madrid will welcome Atletico Madrid to Bernabeu on Tuesday night for the first leg of their last-16 Champions League clash.
Los Blancos will enter the contest off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Real Betis in La Liga, while Atletico were 1-0 winners over Athletic Bilbao, with the result moving the latter to the top of the La Liga table.
Real Madrid are now down in third position in Spain’s top flight, and their loss to Real Betis was not exactly ideal preparation for what is a huge game against their bitter rivals in the Champions League.
Los Blancos are the holders of the European Cup, and they are bidding to win the competition for a 16th time this season. Atletico, meanwhile, have never won the Champions League, but they have lifted the UEFA Cup/Europa League on three occasions.
Here, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and past meetings between the two sides ahead of what is shaping up to be a fascinating contest at Bernabeu.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 238
Atletico wins: 59
Draws: 63
Real Madrid wins: 116
These two sides have locked horns on 238 occasions throughout history, and it is Real Madrid that lead the head-to-head record, having won 116 matches to Atletico’s 59, while there have also been 63 draws.
The first-ever league fixture between the two teams took place during the 1928-29 season, with Real Madrid winning 2-1.
In La Liga, the two rivals have faced off 176 times, with Real Madrid also unsurprisingly leading the head-to-head, boasting 91 league wins to Atletico’s 41, with 44 draws also occurring at that level of football.
There have also been nine Champions League encounters, with Real Madrid winning five of those, including the finals of the 2013-14 and 2015-16 competitions.
Each of the last three La Liga meetings between the two sides have finished 1-1, including at Bernabeu in their last contest in February 2025.
Atletico are now unbeaten in their last five league games against Real Madrid, with four of those finishing in draws, while they have only lost one of their last seven against their rivals in Spain’s top flight.
Cristiano Ronaldo is unsurprisingly the all-time leading goalscorer in the Madrid derby, with the Real Madrid legend scoring 22 times against Atletico during his time in Spanish football.
Throughout history, this fixture has been dominated by Real Madrid; Atletico have had plenty of recent success over their rivals, but the Red and Whites have not won a league fixture at Bernabeu since February 2016.
The last Champions League match between the two sides took place in May 2017, with Atletico recording a 2-1 victory in the second leg of their semi-final, but Real Madrid ultimately triumphed 4-2 on aggregate.
Atletico have never won a Champions League game at Bernabeu, so they will be bidding to create history on Tuesday night.
As mentioned, these two sides have met twice in the Champions League final, with Real Madrid triumphing on penalties following a 1-1 draw in 2016, while Los Blancos beat Atletico 4-1 in the final of the 2013-14 competition.
Last 20 meetings
Feb 08, 2025: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico (La Liga)
Sept 29, 2024: Atletico 1-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 04, 2024: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico (La Liga)
Jan 18, 2024: Atletico 4-2 Real Madrid (Copa del Rey Round of 16)
Jan 10, 2024: Real Madrid 5-3 Atletico (Supercopa de Espana Semi-Finals)
Sep 24, 2023: Atletico 3-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 25, 2023: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico (La Liga)
Jan 26, 2023: Real Madrid 3-1 Atletico (Copa del Rey Quarter-Finals)
Sep 18, 2022: Atletico 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
May 08, 2022: Atletico 1-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Dec 12, 2021: Real Madrid 2-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Mar 07, 2021: Atletico 1-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Dec 12, 2020: Real Madrid 2-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Feb 01, 2020: Real Madrid 1-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Jan 12, 2020: Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico (Supercopa de Espana Final)
Sep 28, 2019: Atletico 0-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 09, 2019: Atletico 1-3 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Sep 29, 2018: Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Aug 15, 2018: Real Madrid 2-4 Atletico (UEFA Super Cup)
Apr 08, 2018: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico (La Liga)
Last 10 La Liga meetings
Feb 08, 2025: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico (La Liga)
Sept 29, 2024: Atletico 1-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 04, 2024: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico (La Liga)
Sep 24, 2023: Atletico 3-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Feb 25, 2023: Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico (La Liga)
Sep 18, 2022: Atletico 1-2 Real Madrid (La Liga)
May 08, 2022: Atletico 1-0 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Dec 12, 2021: Real Madrid 2-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Mar 07, 2021: Atletico 1-1 Real Madrid (La Liga)
Dec 12, 2020: Real Madrid 2-0 Atletico (La Liga)
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