This will be the 22nd meeting between Real Madrid and Juventus in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League – only Bayern Munich versus Real Madrid has ever been played more often (28).

Real Madrid and Juventus last met in the UEFA Champions League in April 2018, with the Spaniards progressing 4-3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals (3-0 away, 1-3 home), thanks mainly to a 97th minute Cristiano Ronaldo penalty in the second leg that took them through to the semi-finals.

On three of the last four occasions Real Madrid have faced Juventus in the UEFA Champions League, they have gone on to win the competition that season (2013-14, 2016-17 and 2017-18), the exception coming in 2014-15 when Juve knocked Madrid out in the semi-finals 3-2 on aggregate.

Juventus are one of three sides to draw their first two UEFA Champions League games this season, along with Bodø/Glimt and Bayer Leverkusen. They haven’t drawn three in a row since October 2012, which was also their first three matches that campaign in 2012-13.

Real Madrid have netted 18 goals in their last five UEFA Champions League group stage matches, winning all five games. In addition, they’ve won 12 of their last 13 home games in the group stages, losing the other 3-1 against AC Milan in November 2024.

Xabi Alonso has won his first two UEFA Champions League matches with Real Madrid and is looking to become the fifth manager to win his first three with this club, along with Josef Heynckes, Carlos Queiroz, José Mourinho and most recently Carlo Ancelotti, whose third win was a home win against Juventus in 2013.

Juventus have won only one of their last 11 away matches in the UEFA Champions League (D5 L5): on 2nd October 2024 versus RB Leipzig (3-2), although four of their last five away games in the competition have ended in draws (L1).

Real Madrid have had the most shots (48) and shots on target (27) in the UEFA Champions League this season. With 15 shots on target vs Marseille and 12 vs Kairat, it could be the fourth time a side has had 10+ shots on target in three games in a row since 2003-04, with two of the previous three occasions being Real Madrid (April 2014 & November 2019); the other was Bayern Munich (December 2019).

Kylian Mbappé is the UEFA Champions League’s leading scorer in 2025-26 with five goals, with the Real Madrid forward netting two against Marseille and a hat-trick against Kairat. The most goals scored in a team’s first three matches in a season is seven, by Filippo Inzaghi for AC Milan in 2002-03 and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013-14 for Real Madrid, both of whom ended that season as champions.

Francisco Conceição has netted four goals in the UEFA Champions League for three different clubs (one for Ajax, one for Porto, two for Juventus), with all four of them coming as a sub. It’s the joint most goals scored with 100% coming as a sub, along with Roberto Baggio, Joseba Llorente and Jürgen Rische.