The Spanish club Real Madrid is preparing for a strong match against its guest Olympique Marseille from France, on Tuesday evening at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, in the first round of the group stage of the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League, amidst historical atmospheres that may witness a new record for the royal team.

Real Madrid enters the match just one win away from achieving its 200th victory in the history of its participation in the Champions League, a record unprecedented in the competition. The team has scored 698 goals so far and could become the first club to reach 700 goals in the continental tournament.

History is on Real Madrid's side in their previous encounters with Marseille, as the royal team has won all four matches they played in the group stage:

Season 2003/2004: Won 4/2 in Madrid, and 2/1 in France.

Season 2009/2010: Won 3/0 in Madrid, and 3/1 in France.

Real Madrid has lost only once in 17 matches at home against French teams, achieving 12 wins and 4 draws, while securing 6 victories in the last 7 home matches against French clubs.

Marseille has won only one of its last 8 away matches against Spanish teams, achieving 2 draws and 5 losses.

The French team has lost 18 of its last 21 matches in the Champions League, winning only 3 encounters.

They have lost in the opening round 6 times in the last 7 seasons of the tournament.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid has won 12 of its last 15 matches in the group stage, losing only 3 encounters.

They have achieved victory in 11 of their last 12 home matches in the group stage.

Vinicius Junior has scored 7 goals in his last 4 group stage matches.

Kylian Mbappe has scored in the opening round for the last 3 seasons of the Champions League.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored 5 goals in 4 matches against Real Madrid while playing for Borussia Dortmund.

The match will kick off tomorrow, Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 10:00 PM Cairo and Mecca time.