The stats that define AC Milan’s Champions League victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu

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Defending champions Real Madrid suffered a 3-1 home defeat to AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.

AC Milan took the lead through Malick Thiaw’s well-placed header much to the silence of the Madrid fans. Vinicius Jr levelled for Real with a composed penalty, giving the home side a brief lifeline.

However, former Madrid, Atlético, and Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata restored Milan’s lead before halftime with a clinical finish.

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Netherlands international Tijjani Reijnders then secured the victory with Milan’s third goal, dashing Madrid’s comeback hopes. This defeat follows Madrid’s embarrassing 4-0 loss to Barcelona in October.

Their recent La Liga game against Valencia had been postponed due to severe flooding in eastern Spain. Also, star forward, Kylian Mbappe again failed to score, extending his struggles in front of goal. He has scored only once in six games.

The Stats

• Milan have stopped Real Madrid’s historic streak against Italian teams. They had 10 consecutive victories against Italian rivals in the UCL.
• This is the end to the best winning streak of any club against rivals of the same country in the history of the tournament.
• Milan are the first team to score 3 goals against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu twice in the European Cup/Champions League, having already done so in October 2009.
• Real Madrid conceded their biggest home defeat in the Champions League since 5 March 2019 against Ajax (1-4).
• Real Madrid suffered 2 defeats in a row at the Bernabéu in all competitions (including 0-4 vs Barcelona) for the first time since October 2020 (0-1 vs Cadiz and 2-3 vs Shakhtar). Prior to the current double setback, they had gone 39 games in a row without losing at home.
• Last time Real Madrid lost 2 consecutive official matches at the Santiago Bernabéu conceding 7+ goals happened in May 2009 (2-6 vs Barça and 1-3 vs Mallorca).
• Tijjani Reijnders has scored for 4 goals for Milan in his last 3 games in all competitions. This is as many as in his first 60 appearances combined.

These stats were obtained from the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

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