Real Madrid vs. Marseille: Head-to-head record and past meetings after Kylian Mbappe secures Champions League comeback

La Liga giants Real Madrid kicked off their quest to regain their Champions League crown with an entertaining 2-1 comeback victory over Ligue 1's Marseille at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.

Timothy Weah gave Roberto De Zerbi's side the lead in the first half when Mason Greenwood made the most of a mistake in the Los Blancos backline to spark a counterattack.

The 15-time European champions did enjoy the majority of the chances in midweek, producing 15 shots on target and forcing 13 saves from Geronimo Rulli, but it took a penalty from Kylian Mbappe to equalise.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was forced off with a hamstring injury with just three minutes on the clock, and his replacement, Dani Carvajal, was sent off for headbutting the visiting goalkeeper late on.

However, Les Olympiens failed to take advantage of their extra man, and Xabi Alonso's side found a winner when Mbappe dispatched his second penalty of the evening to reach a milestone 50 goals in the famous white kit.

After Tuesday's Champions League clash, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Real and Marseille.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 5

Real Madrid wins: 5

Draws: 0

Marseille wins: 0

While the games have not been frequent, Real Madrid have dominated this head-to-head record, having won all five of their previous meetings with Marseille.

Real have racked up 14 goals in their previous encounters, while the French club have found the net on five occasions.

The two sides first met in September 2003 when Carlos Queiroz’s Real Madrid welcomed Alain Perrin's Marseille side to the Santiago Bernabeu.

On that occasion, Roberto Carlos cancelled out a Didier Drogba opener, before Ronaldo Nazario netted a brace alongside a Luis Figo effort in a 4-2 victory in the 2003-04 group stage.

After clinching a narrow 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture, Los Blancos had to wait six years for their next meeting with Marseille in the 2009-10 group stage.

Cristiano Ronaldo netted braces in both matches to fire his side to a 3-0 home victory and a 3-1 win at the Stade Velodrome.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the leading scorer in this fixture with four goals, while Ronaldo Nazario netted three times in his two appearances for Real Madrid against Marseille.

When the two sides met in their opening Champions League game of 2025-26, Kylian Mbappe scored his 49th and 50th Los Blancos goals to rescue the clash for the Spanish giants, who came from behind to win 2-1 and take all three points.

Mbappe's brace also means that Real's record against Marseille is their longest 100% record against a single team in UEFA competition.