Real Madrid-Manchester City: The New European Classic
With this tie, both teams will have faced each other 17 times, making this clash the third most repeated in the history of the European Cup.
The matches between Real Madrid and Manchester City are already a classic in Europe. Both teams meet in the round of 16 of this season's Champions League. For the fifth consecutive season, they will face each other in a knockout stage of the competition: last season in the playoff prior to the round of 16; in 2023/24 in the quarterfinals, and the two previous seasons in the semifinals.
Including the next two matches, Real Madrid and Manchester City will have faced each other 17 times in the European Cup. The balance is perfectly equal. In the 15 matches played so far: 5 wins for each side and 5 draws.
Third most repeated clash in the European Cup
With these 17 matches, the Real Madrid-Manchester City rivalry will become the third most repeated clash in the history of the European Cup, tied with Milan-Barcelona. Behind them, with 16 matches, are Real Madrid's encounters against Milan and Borussia Dortmund.
Only ahead are the clashes between Real Madrid and Juventus, which have occurred 22 times, and Real Madrid-Bayern, the great classic of the European Cup, played 28 times.
Matches between Real Madrid and Manchester City:
- Real Madrid 3-2 Manchester City (group stage 2012/13).
- Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid (group stage 2012/13).
- Manchester City 0-0 Real Madrid (first leg semifinals 2015/16).
- Real Madrid 1-0 Manchester City (second leg semifinals 2015/16).
- Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City (first leg round of 16 2019/20).
- Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid (second leg round of 16 2019/20).
- Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid (first leg semifinals 2021/22).
- Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City (second leg semifinals 2021/22).
- Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City (first leg semifinals 2022/23).
- Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid (second leg semifinals 2022/23).
- Real Madrid 3-3 Manchester City (first leg quarterfinals 2023/24).
- Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid (second leg quarterfinals 2023/24).
- Manchester City 2-3 Real Madrid (first leg playoff prior to round of 16 2024/25).
- Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City (second leg playoff prior to round of 16 2024/25).
- Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City (league phase 2025/26).