Biggest home defeats: When Bayern, Man Utd, Real Madrid & Barça get smashed

"We know we are rock bottom; we can't feel any worse than this," Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær said after his club's 5-0 defeat to Liverpool. Solskjær was right; it was a low point. A look in the Transfermarkt database shows that since market values were introduced in 2004, a club with a matchday squad value of €300 million or more has never had a higher home defeat than the Red Devils on October 24, 2021. 

Among the top clubs that have suffered significant defeats at home are also Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona, and Borussia Dortmund—all of them have at least once lost 1-4 or higher. The Red Devils and Bayern were most often responsible for their home fans' disappointment. 

Borussia Dortmund lost 0-4 to 1899 Hoffenheim at a game without fans because of the pandemic on the last day of the 2019/20 season. Bayern Munich, in the meantime, lost 0-4 to Real Madrid in the 2014 Champions League semifinal return leg. Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos scored after 34 minutes, paving the way to La Undécima. 

On their path to the 2020 Champions League title, Bayern traveled to London in October 2019. There the Rekordmeister smashed Tottenham Hotspur in front of 60,000 fans 7-2—it was one of 13 victories in what would be a perfect Champions League season. 

Man Utd lost 2020 1-6 to Tottenham: 2021 also, a wake-up call? 

Spurs, however, also demonstrated one year ago at Old Trafford that they can also celebrate historic away victories. Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son scored a brace in their club's 6-1 victory over the Red Devils. It was a wake-up call for Manchester United as the club only lost two more games on their path to finish second in the league. Whether Solskjær will once again receive a chance to turn things around will be decided shortly—"Ole-out" chants could be heard as Manchester United were smashed 0-5 by their biggest rivals, Liverpool. "I have come too far; we have come too far as a group," Solskjær said after the game. "We are too close to give up now."

2002 bis 2021 Ronaldo's biggest defeats To the statistic For Ronaldo a defeat of this category was a new experience. The Portuguese star experienced his biggest defeat in the Clásico against Barcelona in November 2015 (0-4)—it was the beginning of the end for Real Madrid head coach Rafael Benítez. Benítez was also involved in Ronaldo's third-highest defeat at home. The Spaniard was in charge when Liverpool defeated Manchester United 4-1 at Old Trafford.