As the most played fixture in European competition looms once more, we look back on 50 years of thrills and spills
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he Champions League’s answer to el clásico resumes in Madrid on Tuesday. Real Madrid v Bayern Munich is the most played fixture in European competition: 28 matches and counting, including 13 knockout ties. Here are six of the best.
Semi-final Bayern won 3-1 on aggregate
Bayern and Real have never met in a European final – but that’s only if you take these things literally. In eight of their 13 knockout clashes the winning team became champions of Europe that season. A precedent was set in their first meeting 50 years ago, when Bayern beat Real en route to their third consecutive European Cup.
