Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 7
Bayern Munich wins: 5
Draws: 0
Chelsea wins: 2
A fixture that will forever have historic connotations in European football, Bayern Munich and Chelsea have met seven times down the years, and the Germans have had the Blues' number more often than not.
Indeed, the Bundesliga champions have claimed five victories compared to two for Chelsea, although the Premier League powerhouses came up trumps when it mattered most on May 19, 2012.
Besting the Bavarians in their own backyard, Chelsea became the first London club to win the Champions League as they shocked Bayern Munich on penalties at the Allianz Arena, after Thomas Muller and Didier Drogba traded headers in normal time.
However, Bayern have since earned four slices of revenge over the Blues, as they firstly rectified those penalty mistakes in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup, prevailing 7-6 on spot kicks against the then-Europa League champions following a 2-2 draw.
That year, it was FC Hollywood's turn to benefit from late drama as Javi Martinez forced a 12-yard shootout with a 121st-minute equaliser, before Romelu Lukaku fatally fluffed his lines during sudden death.
Seven years later, Frank Lampard's Chelsea were taught two footballing lessons by Bayern Munich, who thumped the Blues 7-1 over two legs in the last 16 of the 2019-20 Champions League.
Under the wing of Hansi Flick, Bayern firstly left Stamford Bridge with a 3-0 victory under their belts, before finishing the job six months later - a result of the coronavirus pandemic - with a 4-1 success behind closed doors at the Allianz Arena.
It was goals galore when the two sides met for the first time in 2005 too, as the inaugural meeting in that season's Champions League quarter-finals saw Chelsea triumph 4-2 at Stamford Bridge, where Lampard netted twice.
Bayern conquered the Blues 3-2 at home in the reverse fixture, but Jose Mourinho's men still progressed to the last four on aggregate, before being taken down by eventual winners Liverpool.
The last meeting between the two sides came in the league phase of the 2025-26 Champions League in September 2025, with Bayern running out 3-1 winners on home soil.
Last six meetings
Sept 17, 2025: Bayern Munich 3-1 Chelsea (Champions League)
Aug 08, 2020: Bayern Munich 4-1 Chelsea (Champions League)
Feb 25, 2020: Chelsea 0-3 Bayern Munich (Champions League)
Aug 30, 2013: Bayern Munich(p) 2-2 Chelsea (UEFA Super Cup)
May 19, 2012: Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea(p) (Champions League)
Apr 12, 2005: Bayern Munich 3-2 Chelsea (Champions League)
Apr 06, 2005: Chelsea 4-2 Bayern Munich (Champions League)