Champions League quarter-finals: Key stats and what to expect as European giants collide

By , April 7, 2026

As European giants collide in the UEFA Champions League first-leg quarter-finals on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, and Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

Below are key statistics from every match as the quarter-finals kick off.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Real Madrid vs Bayern

No two teams have met as often in UEFA competition as Real Madrid and Bayern, with the sides facing each other 28 times, all in the European Cup/Champions League. The Spanish side lead the head-to-head with 13 wins to Bayern’s 11, along with four draws.

Real Madrid are competing in the European Cup/Champions League quarter-finals for a record 41st time, with Bayern second on the all-time list as they make their 36th appearance at this stage. However, in the Champions League era, it is Bayern who lead the way with 24 quarter-final appearances compared to Real Madrid’s 22.

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior in training ahead of Bayern Munich clash. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/RealMadrid

Real Madrid have won the last four UEFA two-legged ties between the sides, most recently a 4-3 aggregate victory in the 2023/24 Champions League semi-finals. They have also won all of the three previous European Cup/Champions League quarter-final ties between the clubs (1987/88, 2001/02 and 2016/17).

Sporting vs Arsenal

Arsenal lead the UEFA head-to-head with Sporting CP (W2 D3), most recently winning 5-1 in Portugal on Matchday 5 of the 2024/25 Champions League. However, their only UEFA two-legged tie saw the Portuguese outfit advance on penalties in the 2022/23 Europa League round of 16 following two draws.

English clubs have won the last ten Champions League two-legged ties against Portuguese opposition and the last nine European Cup/Champions League quarter-final meetings.

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/Arsenal

The Lions have won nine of their ten previous UEFA two-legged ties against English opposition, with the only defeat coming in their sole European Cup/Champions League one – a 5-0 aggregate loss to Manchester City in the 2021/22 round of 16.

Sporting CP are aiming to become the first Portuguese club to win a Champions League quarter-final tie since Porto in 2003/04 (4-2 aggregate vs Lyon), with Portuguese sides having lost nine consecutive quarter-final ties in the competition since then.

Wednesday April 8

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid

All previous UEFA meetings between Barcelona and Atleti have also come in the Champions League quarter-finals, with Atleti winning both ties – 2-1 on aggregate in 2013/14 (1-1 away, 1-0 home) and 3-2 on aggregate in 2015/16 (1-2 away, 2-0 home).

This is Barcelona’s 25th UEFA competition match against a fellow Spanish club (W7 D6 L11), while it will be Atleti’s 26th such encounter (W11 D5 L9).

Barcelona have won only four of their 11 previous UEFA two-legged ties against Spanish teams and only three of their last 11 UEFA matches against them (D3 L5).

The Blaugrana have lost only two of their last 18 UEFA home matches (W13 D3) and have won each of the most recent four, scoring 19 goals across those games.

Atletico Madrid players in training ahead of Barcelona’s meeting on Saturday, April 4, 2026. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/AtleticodeMadrid

Barcelona have only failed to score in one of their last 30 Champions League matches, but have not kept a clean sheet in their last 13 games in the competition.

Lamine Yamal has scored in Barcelona’s last three Champions League matches. Atleti have won five and lost five of their ten previous UEFA two-legged ties against Spanish teams and have lost only two of their last seven UEFA matches against them (W4 D1).

Paris vs Liverpool

Paris and Liverpool have met six times in UEFA competition, with each side winning three times. However, Paris have won both two-legged ties between the clubs, 3-2 on aggregate in the 1996/97 Cup Winners’ Cup semi-finals and on penalties in last season’s Champions League round of 16.

Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike in training. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/LiverpoolFC

Paris have lost only one of their last ten UEFA matches against English opposition (W7 D2) and are unbeaten in the most recent seven (W5 D2). They have won four and drawn one of their last five UEFA home matches against Premier League teams.

The capital club have won their last four UEFA two-legged ties against English teams. In last season’s Champions League, they eliminated Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal, and they defeated Chelsea in this season’s round of 16.

Paris have won their last four Champions League quarter-final ties and their last six two-legged ties in the competition overall.

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