Manchester City - Real Madrid
The Premier League Champions and Los Blancos have had interesting meetings, which have always delivered and sometimes, over-deliver.
Since 2020, they have had a total of 6 meetings, with Manchester City coming out with 4 wins and a single draw while Madrid had to stage an incredible comeback against City in the 2022 Semifinals to secure a win.
These Titans have never clashed in a group stage and it wouldn't happen for now as each side has been grouped differently.
BIGGEST DEFEAT
Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid (2023)
BIGGEST SCORELINE/AGGREGATE (KNOCKOUT ROUNDS)
Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City
(6-5) (2022)
TOP GOALSCORER: Karim Benzema - 4 goals
Bayern Munich - Barcelona
Well...............this, in short, has always been one-sided.
Anytime these two face off, it has so far, had a predictable winner, which is the Bavarians.
They have met a total of 5 times, including a back-to-back grouping between 2022 and 2023.
In all their meetings, Bayern has always emerged as the winner, with Barca unable to topple them, even with the assistance of Lionel Messi in 2020.
They will be glad they won't meet Bayern, at least in the group stage but I don't think Thomas Muller will be happy about that.
BIGGEST DEFEAT
Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich (2020)
BIGGEST SCORELINE/AGGREGATE (KNOCKOUT ROUNDS)
Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich (2020)
(This was during the pandemic era when knockout rounds were reduced to a single-legged tie).
TOP GOALSCORERS: Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller - 3 goals
Real Madrid - Shakhtar Donetsk
The meetings between these two sides have always been in the group stage.
They have met 6 times in 3 years back to back (2021, 2022 and 2023).
Real Madrid has the most head-to-head with 3 wins and a draw while Donetsk garnered rare a double win against Los Blancos in 2021.
BIGGEST DEFEAT
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-5 Real Madrid (2022)
BIGGEST SCORELINE/AGGREGATE (KNOCKOUT ROUNDS)
They have never met in a knockout round.
TOP GOALSCORER: Vinicius Jr - 4 goals
Manchester City - RB Leipzig
These sides have met on 4 occasions and are set to clash twice in the current group stage.
Manchester City have collected 2 wins and a draw from their matches while Leipzig has a single win and draw, and a big goal against them for the difference.
BIGGEST DEFEAT
Manchester City 7-0 RB Leipzig (2023)
BIGGEST SCORELINE/AGGREGATE (KNOCKOUT ROUNDS)
RB Leipzig 1-1 Manchester City
Manchester City 7-0 RB Leipzig (2023)
(8-1)
TOP GOALSCORER: Erling Braut Haaland - 5 goals
Real Madrid - Liverpool
Since the incident in 2018, Liverpool and Real Madrid don't see eye to eye and it has shown in how competitive their matches have always been since then.
Since 2020, these sides have met 5 times, with Los Blancos coming unbeaten in all of them (4 wins and a draw), including in the 2022 Final.
The way it is going, I am not sure if Mo Salah will get his revenge anytime soon.
BIGGEST DEFEAT
Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid (2023)
BIGGEST SCORELINE/AGGREGATE (KNOCKOUT ROUNDS)
Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid
Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (2023)
(6-2)
TOP GOALSCORER: Vinicius Jr - 5 goals
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