The big party on the sixth matchday of the 2023-2024 Champions League Group A will bring together Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Yes, the two clubs will meet at Old Trafford Stadium, Wednesday (13/12/2023). Ahead of the meeting between the two teams, there are several facts about the matches that have taken place.
Bayern have won more matches than Man United in the 12 meetings that have taken place. The team nicknamed Die Roten managed to win five matches compared to the Red Devils’ two, with the remaining five matches being a draw.
Not only superior in terms of winning matches, Bayern leads the number of goals in the 12 matches that have been played. The six-time Champions League owner collected 20 goals compared to Manchester United’s 16.
Nevertheless, Erik ten Hag’s squad, which will play at home next Wednesday, has a fairly good record when facing clubs from Germany. The awesomeness of Old Trafford, Man United managed to record 10 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats when they hosted a team from Germany. Man United’s last home match against the German club brought a 5-0 defeat for Leipzig on the second matchday of the 2020-2021 Champions League.
The home win over Leipzig made it 11 matches unbeaten against German teams at Old Trafford (8 wins, 3 draws), since the 0-1 defeat to Bayern in the first leg of the 2000-2001 Champions League quarter-final (1-3 aggregate).
Bayern collected 8 wins, 9 draws and 9 defeats. Lastly, they had to be defeated by Manchester United’s neighbors, namely Manchester City. It was Bayern’s third defeat in their last eight away games against English clubs.
Bayern’s three wins in eight matches were achieved in London. Meeting Arsenal in the second leg of the 2016-2017 last 16 (5-1), Tottenham in the 2019-2020 group phase (7-2), and Chelsea in the first leg of the last 16 in the same season (3-0).
This match will determine Manchester United’s fate in the 2023-2024 Champions League. If you can win this duel, there is still a chance to qualify for the last 16. In additon, The Red Devils can escape if Copenhagen’s match with Galatasaray ends in a draw.
