Man City vs. Real Madrid: Last 10 Champions League Results

The two European giants are gearing up for yet another European battle.

Erling Haaland (left) and Vinicius Junior take center stage in the European rivalry. | James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images, Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images

Real Madrid and Manchester City have clashed 10 times in the last six years on Europe’s biggest stage, creating some of the most thrilling Champions League matches in recent memory.

It has become an annual tradition for the two European giants to face off in UEFA’s premier club competition. No matter what names make up each side’s XI or the current form of either team, Real Madrid and Man City have made a habit of delivering magical European nights.

Every season it seems impossible to top the cinematic, back-and-forth battles of the last half-decade, both Los Blancos and the Citizens always rise to the occasion to write the next chapter of their Champions League rivalry.

Here’s the last 10 clashes between Real Madrid and Man City ahead of their next Champions League battle.

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1. Real Madrid 3–0 Man City (March 11, 2026)
2. Real Madrid 1–2 Man City (Dec. 10, 2025)
3. Real Madrid 3–1 Man City (Feb. 19, 2025)
4. Man City 2–3 Real Madrid (Feb. 11, 2025)
5. Man City 1–1 (3–4 pens) Real Madrid (April 17, 2025)
6. Real Madrid 3–3 Man City (April 9, 2024)
7. Man City 4–0 Real Madrid (May 13, 2023)
8. Real Madrid 1–1 Man City (May 9, 2023)
9. Real Madrid 3–1 Man City (May 4, 2022)
10. Man City 4–3 Real Madrid (April 26, 2022)

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Real Madrid 3–0 Man City (March 11, 2026)

Federico Valverde (center) stunned Man City. | Maria Jimenez/Real Madrid/Getty Images

To no one’s surprise, Real Madrid and Man City matched up in the round of 16 just three months after they played one another in the league phase. As the unseeded team, Los Blancos had the disadvantage of playing the first leg at home.

Yet Álvaro Arbeloa’s men played like their Champions League berth was on the line under the lights at the Bernabéu. Federico Valverde got the hosts on the scoresheet in the 20th minute to send the home crowd into a frenzy, but he was not done there.

The midfielder bagged two more goals to complete a first-half hat trick, ultimately securing a 3–0 victory for Real Madrid. Vinicius Junior had an opportunity to make it four, but he saw his penalty kick saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Still, Los Blancos were more than thrilled with their three-goal advantage heading into the second leg.

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Real Madrid 1–2 Man City (Dec. 10, 2025)

Erling Haaland (center) bagged the winner at the Bernabéu. | Jean Catuffe/Getty Images

For the fifth consecutive season, Man City and Real Madrid clashed on Europe’s grandest stage. Unlike their previous encounters, though, this meeting came in the league phase, easing the pressure off both sides.

When the Citizens arrived in Madrid, the 15-time European champions were in the middle of a crisis. Los Blancos had just two wins in their last seven matches, Kylian Mbappé was nursing a knee injury that kept him out of the action and Xabi Alonso faced the sack.

Yet Real Madrid took a surprising lead through Rodrygo, who scored his first goal in eight months. Nico O’Reilly responded for the visitors just seven minutes later before Erling Haaland bagged the go-ahead goal from the spot on the brink of halftime.

Neither side could find the back of the net in the second half and Man City ultimately collected three points that would help them finish in the top eight, while the Spanish giants were forced to compete in the knockout phase playoffs.

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Real Madrid 3–1 Man City (Feb. 19, 2025)

Kylian Mbappé enjoyed a standout performance against Man City at the Bernabéu in February 2025. | James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images

The second leg of the 2024–25 knockout phase playoffs between these two sides quickly became the Kylian Mbappé show. The Frenchman, who had a slow start to his debut season in a white shirt, exploded under the lights at the Bernabéu.

It only took Mbappé four minutes to get Los Blancos on the scoresheet, and then he doubled his side’s lead just past the half-hour mark. Man City were helpless against the speed of the ex-Paris Saint-Germain star, who mocked Joško Gvardiol’s failed defensive efforts after he bagged his brace.

A hat trick felt inevitable, and Mbappé fulfilled the prophecy in the 61st minute, becoming the first player in Champions League history to score thrice at the Bernabéu and the Camp Nou. Nico González pulled one back in stoppage time, but it was nothing more than a consolation goal for the eliminated Cityzens to take back to Manchester.

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Man City 2–3 Real Madrid (Feb. 11, 2025)

Jude Bellingham bagged the stoppage-time winner at the Etihad. | Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images

Both sides came into the first leg of their 2024–25 knockout phase playoff tie struggling for form. Man City were in their worst slump of the Guardiola era and Real Madrid were ravaged by defensive injuries.

Still, the stars of both teams willed a thrilling match into existent at the Etihad. Erling Haaland and Mbappé traded blows on either side of the halftime whistle before the Norway international thought he buried the visitors from the penalty spot, putting his side up 2–1 in the 80th minute.

Yet Los Blancos rallied a vintage late comeback, with Brahim Díaz and Jude Bellingham scoring two goals in six minutes to give the Spanish giants the advantage for the return leg.

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Man City 1–1 (3–4 pens) Real Madrid (April 17, 2025)

Andriy Lunin (center) saved Real Madrid at the Etihad. | Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images

One of the best Champions League showdowns of the last decade unfolded on Apr. 17, 2024. Arguably the two best teams in the world clashed at the Etihad with a trip to the semifinals on the line.

Rodrygo, who saves his best against Man City, bagged the game’s opener in the 12th minute, silencing the sea of sky blue shirts in the crowd. Real Madrid held onto their lead until the 76th minute when Kevin De Bruyne's right-footed strike from close range brought the clash level.

Neither side could find a winner in regulation or extra time, forcing a penalty shootout to decide the outcome. Backup goalkeeper Andriy Lunin became the hero for the Spanish giants, saving penalties from Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovačić to eliminate the defending European champions.

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Real Madrid 3–3 Man City (April 9, 2024)

Bernardo Silva stunned Real Madrid with an early opener. | Angel Martinez/Getty Images

There was an electric atmosphere at the Bernabéu when Man City and Real Madrid clashed in the first leg of the 2023–24 Champions League quarterfinals. The two European giants squared off knowing the winner of the tie would most likely win the competition.

Sloppy defending headlined the early stages of the clash, allowing Silva to open the scoring inside of two minutes, only for Rúben Dias to put the ball into the back of his own net 10 minutes later. Rodrygo then capitalized on the frenzy to give his side the 2–1 lead.

It felt only right for the second half to contain three goals as well. Phil Foden and Gvardiol tore apart Real Madrid’s backline to reclaim the lead for Man City, but Federico Valverde had the final say on the night, ending a back-and-forth encounter all square.

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Man City 4–0 Real Madrid (May 13, 2023)

Bernardo Silva (center) sent Man City to the 2023 Champions League final. | Visionhaus/Getty Images

There was no stopping Man City on May 13, 2023. Guardiola’s men came into the second leg of the 2022–23 Champions League semifinals with a swagger no team—not even defending European champions Real Madrid—could handle.

What transpired over the course of 90 minutes was a rout so dominant Madridistas across the globe could only hold their hands up and admit Man City were the better team. Silva’s first-half brace was enough to send the Cityzens to the final, but Manuel Akanji and Julián Alvarez made sure the night ended with two additional exclamation points.

The dominant display at the Etihad gave the English outfit all the momentum in the world to eventually go on and lift their first-ever Champions League title.

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Real Madrid 1–1 Man City (May 9, 2023)

Kevin De Bruyne salvaged a result for Man City. | Julian Finney/Getty Images

The highly anticipated rematch of the 2021–22 Champions League semifinals came a year later at the Bernabéu. After 11 goals were scored in the previous season’s tie, the first leg of the 2022–23 semifinals slightly underdelivered.

Vinicius Junior, still with the No. 20 on his back, buried a sensational right-footed strike from the top of the box to get Real Madrid on the scoresheet in the 36th minute. The Brazilian created the moment of magic seemingly out of nowhere.

Yet Man City were not to be bested. From nearly the exact same spot as Vinicius Jr, De Bruyne tried his luck with a thumping first-time shot that beat Courtois at the near post. There was not another goal to be had in the clash.

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Real Madrid 3–1 Man City (May 4, 2022)

Rodrygo etched his name in Real Madrid lore for his performance against Man City. | Angel Martinez/Getty Images

The second leg of the 2021–22 Champions League semifinals will be remembered forever in the Spanish capital. Real Madrid were mere minutes away from elimination when Rodrygo rescued the hosts.

The Brazil international found the back of the net in the 90th minute and then again less than 60 seconds later to force extra time. Man City were absolutely stunned, so much so that they conceded a penalty just five minutes into extra time.

Karim Benzema calmly converted from 12 yards out to complete the miracle comeback at the Bernabéu. Real Madrid would go on to win the 2022 Champions League final.

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Man City 4–3 Real Madrid (April 26, 2022)

Gabriel Jesus took part in the goal fest at the Etihad. | Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images

The hype was there for the first leg of the 2021–22 semifinals, and both Man City and Real Madrid delivered a game you simply could not look away from. By the 55th minute, five goals had already found the back of the net at the Etihad; De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus and Foden scored for the hosts while Benzema and Vinicius Jr got on the scoresheet for the visitors.

Silva then joined in on the goalscoring with a left-footed belter that left Courtois rooted in place. Guardiola’s men could not maintain their two-goal lead for long, though; Aymeric Laporte was soon whistled for a handball inside the penalty area, and Benzema buried the spot kick in the 82nd minute.

When the final whistle sounded in Manchester, both sides seemingly took a deep breath. The 4–3 thriller set up a mouthwatering return leg in Madrid.

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Stats Breakdown

• Real Madrid wins: 3
• Draws: 4
• Man City wins: 3

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