Real Madrid and Bruges last met in the European Cup in 1976-77, with the Belgian side progressing 2-0 on aggregate (W1, D1). Bruges were later eliminated in the quarter-final by Borussia Monchengladbach.
They played out a 0-0 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in October 1976 in the European Cup - their only previous meeting in Madrid.
Real have won all three of their Champions League home matches against Belgian opposition by an aggregate score of 14-2. Their last competitive home defeat by a Belgian side came back in December 1969 versus Standard Liege in the European Cup (W4, D1, L0 since).
The Spanish giants have lost their past two Champions League games at home (0-3 vs CSKA Moscow and 1-4 vs Ajax) - their longest such losing run in European history.
Bruges have failed to score in nine of their 18 Champions League away games, including in four of their last seven (W1, D1, L5). However, they've won as many points in their last two away CL games (four - W1, D1), as they had in their previous eight combined (W1, D1, L6).
They have kept clean sheets in each of their past four Champions League matches, they had only kept five shutouts in their first 33 games in the competition.
Three of Real Madrid's past four Champions League games have ended in three-goal defeats - only three of their previous 152 games in the competition ended in defeat by three or more goals.
