- This game marks the return of Bayern head coach Pablo Laso to Madrid, where he coached Real for 11 years, from 2011 to 2022. Among many feats during that time, Laso guided Los Blancos to EuroLeague titles in 2015 and 2018, years he was also voted as EuroLeague Coach of the Year, and he led Real to 19 domestic titles, including 6 Spanish League crowns.
- Last December in Munich, Real beat Bayern 64-68 with Walter Tavares collecting 14 points, 8 rebounds and tying a club record and a career-high with 6 blocks.
- In January 2021 when Real pulled out a 76-81 overtime win in Munich, it was behind a career-high 26 points from Walter Tavares on a career-best 11 two-point shots made.
- The last time they played, Bayern's Andreas Obst tied a career-high and a Bayern club record with 7 three-pointers made in Bayern's 79-67 loss against Real in Madrid.
- In their lone meeting in the 2019-20 season, a 95-86 Bayern victory in Munich, Bayern made a club record 32 two-pointers.
- Real's single-game record for steals by a player is 6, which Gustavo Ayon tied against FC Bayern Munich on December 11, 2015.
- Bayern big man Serge Ibaka had his EuroLeague debut with Real Madrid in the first part of the 2011-12 season.
- Ibaka was a teammate of Real's Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Rodriguez and Sergio Llull with the Spanish national team. Together they won silver medals at the 2012 Olympics in London.
- Bayern's Sylvain Francisco was a teammate of Real's Guerschon Yabusele on the French national team at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.
- Real guard Fabien Causeur was a teammate of Elias Harris at Brose Bamberg during the 2016-17 season.
- Real center Vincent Poirier posted his career-high with 24 points playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Bayern in October 2018.
- Last December in Munich, Real beat Bayern 64-68 with Walter Tavares collecting 14 points, 8 rebounds and tying a club record and a career-high with 6 blocks.
- In January 2021 when Real pulled out a 76-81 overtime win in Munich, it was behind a career-high 26 points from Walter Tavares on a career-best 11 two-point shots made.
- The last time they played, Bayern's Andreas Obst tied a career-high and a Bayern club record with 7 three-pointers made in Bayern's 79-67 loss against Real in Madrid.
- In their lone meeting in the 2019-20 season, a 95-86 Bayern victory in Munich, Bayern made a club record 32 two-pointers.
- Real's single-game record for steals by a player is 6, which Gustavo Ayon tied against FC Bayern Munich on December 11, 2015.
- Bayern big man Serge Ibaka had his EuroLeague debut with Real Madrid in the first part of the 2011-12 season.
- Ibaka was a teammate of Real's Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Rodriguez and Sergio Llull with the Spanish national team. Together they won silver medals at the 2012 Olympics in London.
- Bayern's Sylvain Francisco was a teammate of Real's Guerschon Yabusele on the French national team at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.
- Real guard Fabien Causeur was a teammate of Elias Harris at Brose Bamberg during the 2016-17 season.
- Real center Vincent Poirier posted his career-high with 24 points playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Bayern in October 2018.
Game Facts - Real Madrid
Streaks
Facundo Campazzo dished at least 5 assists in 13 straight games.
Campazzo has at least 1 steal in five straight and eight of his last nine games.
Campazzo has PIRs of 13 or more in eight straight games.
Campazzo has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Guerschon Yabusele has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 straight games.
Yabusele has made 15 consecutive free throws.
Dzanan Musa has scored 10 or more points in eight straight games.
Musa has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Musa has PIRs of 12 or more in six of his last seven games.
Mario Hezonja has made multiple three-pointers in four of his last five games.
Hezonja has scored 16 or more points in four of his last five games.
Hezonja has PIRs of 14 or more in four of his last five games.
Walter Tavares has scored 10 or more points in five of his last six games.
Tavares has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in eight of his last nine games.
Tavares had PIRs of more than 10 in seven of his last eight games.
Vincent Poirier has blocked at least 1 shot in seven straight games.
Season rankings
Facundo Campazzo leads the league in assists with 8.2 per game.
Vincent Poirier leads the league in blocks with 1.7 per game.
Walter Tavares ranks second in blocks with 1.6 per game.
Real leads the league in team PIR with 110.2 per game.
Real leads the league in scoring with 89.2 points per game.
Real leads the league in assists with 22.2 per game.
Real leads the league with 27.5 defensive rebounds per game.
Real ranks third in total rebounding with 36.9 per game.
Real leads the league with 3.8 blocks per game.
Real is second-best in two-point shooting accuracy at 60.3%.
Real is third-best in three-point shooting accuracy at 39.2%.
Real ranks third in free throw shooting at 82.4%.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 75.8 points per game.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 48.2% two-point shooting.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 29.9% three-point shooting.
Records/Milestones
Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots last season to set the all-time single-season record.
Tavares is the competition's all-time leader with 391 blocks.
Tavares is fifth all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.9%.
Tavares is ranked seventh all-time with 556 offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is sixth with 557.
Sergio Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 3,797 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is fourth with 4,152. Sergio Rodriguez ranks sixth all-time with 3,663 points scored.
Rodriguez is second all-time with 1,781 assists. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is the all-time leader with 1,930 and counting.
Llull is fifth all-time with 1,350 assists. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is fourth with 1,567 and counting.
Llull ranks 11th all-time with 680 free throws made. Marcus Brown is 10th with 690.
Llull ranks second all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio. Omar Cook is first with a 2.9-to-1 ratio.
Facundo Campazzo ranks ninth all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio, Rudy Fernandez is 18th with a 2.4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Llull is in second place all-time with 603 three-point shots made; Rodriguez is third with 584 and Rudy Fernandez is fourth with 582. Juan Carlos Navarro is the all-time leader with 623.
Fernandez is ranked third all-time with 352 steals. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is second with 414 and counting.
Fernandez needs 6 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Fernandez needs 35 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career.
Fernandez needs 6 free throws made to reach 500 for his career.
Rodriguez is in eighth place all-time with 297 career steals. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is seventh with 315 and counting.
Rodriguez is ninth all-time with 3,975 index rating points. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is eighth with 4,005 and counting. Paulius Jankunas is seventh with 4,067.
Rodriguez needs 1 offensive rebound to reach 100 for his career.
Fabien Causeur needs 1 triple to reach 300 for his career.
Causeur needs 1 rebound to reach 600 for his career.
Facundo Campazzo tied the EuroLeague record with 19 assists playing for Real Madrid against ALBA Berlin in February 2020. Stefan Jovic previously set this record while playing for Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade against FC Bayern Munich on November 12, 2015.
Campazzo needs 6 steals to reach 200 for his career.
Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set a single-season EuroLeague record.
Mario Hezonja needs 12 three-point shots made to reach 200 for his career.
Hezonja needs 3 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.
Hezonja needs 1 steal to reach 100 for his career.
Alberto Abalde needs 8 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.
Vincent Poirier needs 9 blocks to reach 150 for his career.
Facundo Campazzo dished at least 5 assists in 13 straight games.
Campazzo has at least 1 steal in five straight and eight of his last nine games.
Campazzo has PIRs of 13 or more in eight straight games.
Campazzo has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Guerschon Yabusele has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 straight games.
Yabusele has made 15 consecutive free throws.
Dzanan Musa has scored 10 or more points in eight straight games.
Musa has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Musa has PIRs of 12 or more in six of his last seven games.
Mario Hezonja has made multiple three-pointers in four of his last five games.
Hezonja has scored 16 or more points in four of his last five games.
Hezonja has PIRs of 14 or more in four of his last five games.
Walter Tavares has scored 10 or more points in five of his last six games.
Tavares has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in eight of his last nine games.
Tavares had PIRs of more than 10 in seven of his last eight games.
Vincent Poirier has blocked at least 1 shot in seven straight games.
Season rankings
Facundo Campazzo leads the league in assists with 8.2 per game.
Vincent Poirier leads the league in blocks with 1.7 per game.
Walter Tavares ranks second in blocks with 1.6 per game.
Real leads the league in team PIR with 110.2 per game.
Real leads the league in scoring with 89.2 points per game.
Real leads the league in assists with 22.2 per game.
Real leads the league with 27.5 defensive rebounds per game.
Real ranks third in total rebounding with 36.9 per game.
Real leads the league with 3.8 blocks per game.
Real is second-best in two-point shooting accuracy at 60.3%.
Real is third-best in three-point shooting accuracy at 39.2%.
Real ranks third in free throw shooting at 82.4%.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 75.8 points per game.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 48.2% two-point shooting.
Real has held opponents to a league-low 29.9% three-point shooting.
Records/Milestones
Walter Tavares blocked 88 shots last season to set the all-time single-season record.
Tavares is the competition's all-time leader with 391 blocks.
Tavares is fifth all-time in two-point accuracy at 68.9%.
Tavares is ranked seventh all-time with 556 offensive rebounds. Paulius Jankunas is sixth with 557.
Sergio Llull ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 3,797 points. Juan Carlos Navarro is fourth with 4,152. Sergio Rodriguez ranks sixth all-time with 3,663 points scored.
Rodriguez is second all-time with 1,781 assists. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is the all-time leader with 1,930 and counting.
Llull is fifth all-time with 1,350 assists. Kostas Sloukas of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens is fourth with 1,567 and counting.
Llull ranks 11th all-time with 680 free throws made. Marcus Brown is 10th with 690.
Llull ranks second all-time with a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio. Omar Cook is first with a 2.9-to-1 ratio.
Facundo Campazzo ranks ninth all-time with a 2.6-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio, Rudy Fernandez is 18th with a 2.4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Llull is in second place all-time with 603 three-point shots made; Rodriguez is third with 584 and Rudy Fernandez is fourth with 582. Juan Carlos Navarro is the all-time leader with 623.
Fernandez is ranked third all-time with 352 steals. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is second with 414 and counting.
Fernandez needs 6 points to reach 3,000 for his career.
Fernandez needs 35 rebounds to reach 1,000 for his career.
Fernandez needs 6 free throws made to reach 500 for his career.
Rodriguez is in eighth place all-time with 297 career steals. Jan Vesely of FC Barcelona is seventh with 315 and counting.
Rodriguez is ninth all-time with 3,975 index rating points. Nikola Mirotic of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is eighth with 4,005 and counting. Paulius Jankunas is seventh with 4,067.
Rodriguez needs 1 offensive rebound to reach 100 for his career.
Fabien Causeur needs 1 triple to reach 300 for his career.
Causeur needs 1 rebound to reach 600 for his career.
Facundo Campazzo tied the EuroLeague record with 19 assists playing for Real Madrid against ALBA Berlin in February 2020. Stefan Jovic previously set this record while playing for Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade against FC Bayern Munich on November 12, 2015.
Campazzo needs 6 steals to reach 200 for his career.
Dzanan Musa made 178 free throws during the 2022-23 season to set a single-season EuroLeague record.
Mario Hezonja needs 12 three-point shots made to reach 200 for his career.
Hezonja needs 3 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.
Hezonja needs 1 steal to reach 100 for his career.
Alberto Abalde needs 8 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.
Vincent Poirier needs 9 blocks to reach 150 for his career.
Game Facts - FC Bayern Munich
Streaks
Serge Ibaka has posted double-digit PIRs in 10 of his last 11 games.
Ibaka has scored in double figures in six of his last seven games.
Andreas Obst has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 straight games.
Leandro Bolmaro has at least 1 steal in his eight straight games.
Bolmaro has PIRs of 13 or more in five of his last six games.
Bolmaro has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in five of his last six games.
Sylvain Francisco has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine straight games.
Francisco has scored 10 or more points in five of his last six games.
Carsen Edwards has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Devin Booker has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in eight of his last nine games.
Booker has PIRs of 11 or more in five of his last six games.
Season rankings
Serge Ibaka ranks second in rebounding with 7.1 per game.
Devin Booker ranks third in rebounding with 6.5 per game.
Serge Ibaka ranks third in offensive rebounding with 2.6 per game.
Leandro Bolmaro ranks fourth in steals with 1.6 per game.
Serge Ibaka ranks third in blocks with 1.4 per game.
Bayern leads the league in rebounding with 39.9 per game.
Bayern ranks third in offensive rebounding with 13.2 per game.
Bayern ranks second in defensive rebounding with 26.7 per game.
Bayern has allowed a second-lowest 8.7 offensive rebounds per game.
Bayern has held opponents to the third-lowest 51.3% two-point shooting.
Records/Milestones
Niels Giffey needs 9 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Nick Weiler-Babb needs 11 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.
Devin Booker needs 11 rebounds to reach 600 for his career.
Serge Ibaka has posted double-digit PIRs in 10 of his last 11 games.
Ibaka has scored in double figures in six of his last seven games.
Andreas Obst has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 straight games.
Leandro Bolmaro has at least 1 steal in his eight straight games.
Bolmaro has PIRs of 13 or more in five of his last six games.
Bolmaro has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in five of his last six games.
Sylvain Francisco has made at least 1 three-point shot in nine straight games.
Francisco has scored 10 or more points in five of his last six games.
Carsen Edwards has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven of his last eight games.
Devin Booker has pulled down 5 or more rebounds in eight of his last nine games.
Booker has PIRs of 11 or more in five of his last six games.
Season rankings
Serge Ibaka ranks second in rebounding with 7.1 per game.
Devin Booker ranks third in rebounding with 6.5 per game.
Serge Ibaka ranks third in offensive rebounding with 2.6 per game.
Leandro Bolmaro ranks fourth in steals with 1.6 per game.
Serge Ibaka ranks third in blocks with 1.4 per game.
Bayern leads the league in rebounding with 39.9 per game.
Bayern ranks third in offensive rebounding with 13.2 per game.
Bayern ranks second in defensive rebounding with 26.7 per game.
Bayern has allowed a second-lowest 8.7 offensive rebounds per game.
Bayern has held opponents to the third-lowest 51.3% two-point shooting.
Records/Milestones
Niels Giffey needs 9 steals to reach 100 for his career.
Nick Weiler-Babb needs 11 rebounds to reach 400 for his career.
Devin Booker needs 11 rebounds to reach 600 for his career.