Head-to-Head: Lille vs Bayern München

Lille vs Bayern München has a clear Bayern edge, but the two 2012 Champions League meetings show different ways that advantage can appear. Bayern won 1-0 in Lille on 23 October before a 6-1 home victory on 7 November. The sequence gives the German side authority across contrasting margins, while Lille’s best route remains the one suggested by the narrow opening score.

Upcoming matches, Lille vs Bayern München

25 November 2026 - 20:00 Group Stage

Lille

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Bayern München

Past matches, Lille vs Bayern München

7 November 2012 Group stage - 4

Bayern München

6 - 1

Lille
23 October 2012 Group stage - 3

Lille

0 - 1

Bayern München

Match center

Bayern München

6 - 1

7 November 2012

Lille

Starting eleven

Starting XI Bayern München

Lille Starting XI

Substitutes Bayern München

Lille Substitutes

Match events

45'

90'

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5'
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B. Schweinsteiger Normal Goal
18'
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C. Pizarro Normal Goal (Asst: F. Ribéry)
23'
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A. Robben Normal Goal
28'
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C. Pizarro Normal Goal (Asst: P. Lahm)
33'
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C. Pizarro Normal Goal (Asst: P. Lahm)
46'

Túlio de Melo D. Payet
46'

R. Mavuba D. Rozehnal
57'
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S. Kalou Normal Goal (Asst: F. Balmont)
61'

T. Kroos T. Müller
66'
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T. Kroos Normal Goal (Asst: P. Lahm)
67'

A. Tymoshchuk B. Schweinsteiger
72'

X. Shaqiri F. Ribéry
72'

M. Martin S. Kalou

Matchup Lille VS Bayern München

Bayern created the separation

The Champions League group-stage meetings in 2012 moved decisively toward Bayern München. On 23 October, Bayern won 1-0 away at Lille, a result shaped by a narrow margin. The return match on 7 November was different: Bayern won 6-1 at home and turned a close initial comparison into a much wider outcome. Together, the scorelines place Bayern clearly ahead while showing that the direct balance is not defined by one type of contest.

The margin is the central question

Lille’s 0-1 defeat in the opening meeting offers the most useful counterpoint to the emphatic return result. It shows that Lille could keep the game within reach before Bayern found much greater separation in the second encounter. That contrast makes the pairing more interesting than a simple hierarchy: Lille must first reproduce the resistance of the 23 October match, while Bayern will seek the control that produced the 6-1 answer. The enduring issue is whether the gap stays narrow or becomes decisive again.