Key Takeaways:
Real Madrid has won six out of 14 encounters against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Dortmund achieved three victories, while five matches ended in a draw.
Real Madrid scored 24 goals, compared to Dortmund's 19 in these meetings.
Real Madrid boasts four clean sheets, while Dortmund managed two.
At home, Real Madrid secured five wins, while Dortmund won three.
Dortmund failed to secure any away wins against Real Madrid, who won one away match.
Memorable matches include Dortmund's 4-1 victory in 2013 and Real Madrid's 3-0 win in 2014.
The fixture between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid has always been a hotly contested battle in the Champions League. While Real Madrid has a long-standing fierce rivalry with Bayern Munich in the competition, their games against Borussia Dortmund have also been significant. There have been 14 meetings between the two in the Champions League with Real Madrid clinching six victories to Dortmund’s three. The remaining five have ended in a draw. The meeting has produced a lot of goals with 43 scored in total.
The victories for Dortmund's in this match have been achieved at home in the Signal Iduna Park. The trip to Santiago Bernabeu has been difficult for them with no wins at the venue while Real Madrid has picked up five wins. The Spanish side’s away record is also sketchy but they picked up the only win on the last trip. The two teams have mainly crossed paths in the group stage but also had some spectacular matches in the knockout stages to show.
Dortmund vs Real Madrid: Champions League Head-to-Head
Overall Record
Matches Played - 14
Dortmund Wins - 3
Real Madrid Wins - 6
Draws - 5
Goals Scored
Borussia Dortmund - 19
Real Madrid - 24
Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund - 2
Real Madrid - 4
Home Record
Borussia Dortmund Wins - 3
Real Madrid Wins - 5
Away Record
Borussia Dortmund Wins - 0
Real Madrid Wins - 1
Biggest Dortmund win: Dortmund 4-1 Real Madrid (25 April 2013)
Dortmund played one of their memorable games in the Champions League in the 2012/13 season semi final first leg. Then in Black and Yellow, Robert Lewandowski became the first player to score four goals in the competition. The Polish striker completed his hattrick with the fourth goal in the second half after his opener was canceled out by Cristiano Ronaldo's 50th Champions League strike. Although Real Madrid won 2-0 in the reverse fixture, Dortmund managed to get into the final which was hosted in Wembley back then as well.
Biggest Real Madrid win: Real Madrid 3-0 Dortmund (3 April 2014)
The two met again a season later in the quarterfinals of the Champions League with the first leg at Santiago Bernabeu this time. Both sides won at their home once again but Real Madrid came up top in this meeting. At home, Los Blancos thrashed Schwarzgelben 3-0 with Gareth Bale, Isco and Ronaldo getting on the scoresheet for their biggest win in this fixture. Even though Dortmund won the reverse leg, Real Madrid progressed to the semifinals 3-2 on aggregate in the course of winning their 10th Champions title.
Highest Scoring game: Real Madrid 3-2 Dortmund (7 December 2017)
In the 2017/18 season, Real Madrid played a five-goal thriller against Borussia Dortmund in the group stage. Played at Santiago Bernabeu, Los Blancos raced up to a two-goal lead inside 12 minutes with quick-fire goals from Borja Mayoral and Ronaldo. The world footballing star became the first player to score in all of his team's Champions League group matches in a season with this being his seventh strike against the Black and Yellows. Trailing 2-0 at half-time, the German giants came up with a swift response Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring a brace within minutes to bring the scores level. However, Dortmund’s comeback was halted as Lucas Vazquez hit a late winner for the Spanish side to claim the top-spot of the group while they were eliminated from the competition.
Dortmund vs Real Madrid Last Five Meetings
Real Madrid 3-2 Dortmund - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid (7 December 2017)
Dortmund 1-3 Real Madrid - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (27 September 2017)
Real Madrid 2-2 Dortmund - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid (8 December 2016)
Dortmund 2-2 Real Madrid - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (28 September 2016)
Dortmund 2-0 Real Madrid - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (9 April 2014)
