Here we are in the decisive stage of the UEFA Champions League. Bayern Munich and Inter Milan will face off at the “Allianz Arena” for an extraordinary match full of beautiful memories. This will be the 10th encounter between the two teams, elevating this Italian-German clash to a legendary status.
- This will be the 10th encounter between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in European competitions, with the German team having won 5 of the previous 9 matches (B1, H3), including the most recent in the 2022/23 Champions League group stage (2-0 victories in both matches).
- Inter Milan has lost 4 of its 7 encounters with Bayern in the Champions League (W2, D1), although it has eliminated the German team in two instances during the knockout stages: 2-0 in the 2009/10 final and advancing on away goals in the 1/8 finals (2013-2014).
- Only Real Madrid (seven times) has eliminated Bayern Munich more often in the Champions League knockout rounds than Inter Milan (twice). The Italian side is one of five teams to have eliminated Bayern more than once, alongside Barcelona, Chelsea, and Milan, who also have two eliminations each.
- Vincent Kompany’s team (Bayern Munich) remains unbeaten in its last 22 home matches in the Champions League (17 wins, 5 draws). Their last home defeat was in April 2021 against PSG (3-2 in the quarterfinals).
- Among clubs that have played at least 10 matches in a single season of the Champions League, Inter Milan’s 80% clean sheet rate this season is the highest ever recorded by a team in a single season of the tournament (eight clean sheets from 10 matches for the current Italian champions).
- Bayern Munich has recorded the highest pressure rate in the final third of the field per match this Champions League season (121.8). In fact, Bayern’s average of 12.8 offensive recoveries per match this season is the highest ever recorded by a team since Bayern’s own 2021/22 season (13.2).
- Harry Kane has been directly involved in 50 goals in 55 appearances in the Champions League (39 goals, 11 assists), including 12 goals in 11 matches this season. Only Robert Lewandowski has been involved in more goals in a single season for Bayern Munich (20 in 2019/20, 16 in 2021/22).
- Lautaro Martinez has scored 6 goals in 9 appearances in this Champions League; the last player to score more in a single season was Samuel Eto’o in 2010/11 (8), with his last goal of that season coming precisely against Bayern Munich in the 1/8 finals.
- Joshua Kimmich has completed 1,015 passes in this Champions League, a record in a single season since 2013/14 (when Toni Kroos had 1,080 and Xavi had 1,020). At the same time, Bayern’s current midfielder has created the most chances for his teammates (35) and made the most vertical passes to break through the opposition’s press (201) in this tournament.
- In the last three editions of the Champions League (since 2022/23), Achraf Hakimi (8 assists) is the only full-back who has provided more assists than Federico Dimarco of Inter Milan (6). All six assists were for different players (Džeko, Çalhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Correa, Martínez, Turam).
