Real Madrid vs. Monaco: Head-to-head record and past meetings

By Ben Knapton | 20 Jan 2026 23:33, Last updated: 21 Jan 2026 06:39

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 3

Draws: 0

Monaco wins: 1

Real Madrid against Monaco has been a rare fixture over the years, though Los Blancos edge the head-to-head record with two wins to Les Monegasques one, thanks to their 6-1 triumph in January 2026 that saw former Rouge et Blanc star Kylian Mbappe score a brace for the Spanish giants.

That humiliating defeat in the Champions League's league phase marked just the third-ever competitive meeting between the two clubs, who first collided in the 2003-04 quarter-finals.

Both teams had topped their group before scraping by in their last-16 ties, during which Real edged out Bayern Munich 2-1 on aggregate, while Les Monegasques beat Lokomotiv Moscow on away goals to set up a date with Los Blancos.

The date was worth waiting for, as the two clubs played out a 5-5 aggregate thriller over two legs, but it was the Ligue 1 club who progressed thanks to the aforementioned - and now-abolished - away goals rule.

The Bernabeu was the venue for the teams' inaugural battle, where future Arsenal man Sebastien Squillaci gave Monaco a shock lead before the break, but Real's Galacticos came roaring back in the second half.

Ivan Helguera, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo and Ronaldo all helped themselves to goals, but Fernando Morientes reduced the deficit to 4-2 in the closing stages, and that strike would prove pivotal.

At the Stade Louis II a couple of weeks later, Real took a 5-2 aggregate lead through Raul, but a Ludovic Giuly brace and another effort from Morientes propelled Monaco to a 3-1 win on the night, one that also carried them through to the semi-finals on away goals.

Les Monegasques would famously go on to reach the final of the 2003-04 Champions League before suffering heartbreak at the hands of Jose Mourinho's Porto. Since then, they have only advanced to the semi-finals once - in 2016-17.