Real Madrid vs Inter - UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 1 (Tue, 8 September 2026)
UEFA Champions League League Stage - 1 
Bernabéu, Madrid
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First half
- Goal: K. Mbappe assist: B. Diaz 1-0 14'
- Goal: F. Valverde 2-0 23'
- 39' Yellow card: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Second half
- 46' Substitution: B. PavardJ. Stones
- 60' Substitution: H. CalhanogluP. Zielinski
- 60' Substitution: N. BarellaP. Sucic
- 60' Substitution: M. ThuramA. Bonny
- 77' Goal: Carlos Augusto assist: L. Martinez 2-1
- Yellow card: Dean Huijsen 79'
- 79' Yellow card: Lautaro Martínez
- Substitution: T. Alexander-ArnoldA. Tchouameni 79'
- Substitution: B. DiazY. Diomande 79'
- 83' Substitution: Carlos AugustoH. Mkhitaryan
- Substitution: Vinicius JuniorA. Carreras 87'
- Substitution: K. MbappeC. Espi 90+3'
- 90+4' Yellow card: Yann Bisseck
Stats
Real MadridInter
- 36% Possession 64%
- 16 Shots 21
- 8 On target 7
- 2.91 xG 1.83
- 4 Corners 11
- 12 Fouls 10
All stats
- 352 Passes 621
- 87% Pass accuracy 94%
- 7 Saves 6
- 2 Offsides 4
- 1 Yellow cards 3
Player of the match
BDB. Diaz
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Lineups & ratings
Real Madrid
4-3-3 Coach Jose Mourinho
24
10 ↓90'
12 ↓79'
1
21 ↓79'
8
7 ↓87'
16
17
4
- 14 A. Tchouameni for T. Alexander-Arnold
- 25 Y. Diomande for B. Diaz
- 18 A. Carreras for Vinicius Junior
- 19 C. Espi for K. Mbappe
- 9
- 13
- 22
- 26 S. Mestre
- 27
- 29 J. Cestero Sancho
- 33
Inter
3-5-2 Coach Cristian Chivu
10
21
20 ↓60'
28 ↓46'
30 ↓83'
9 ↓60'
31
23 ↓60'
95
1
17
- 6 J. Stones for B. Pavard
- 7 P. Zielinski for H. Calhanoglu
- 8 P. Sucic for N. Barella
- 14 A. Bonny for M. Thuram
- 22 H. Mkhitaryan for Carlos Augusto
- 5
- 11
- 12
- 25
- 49
- 94
Bench · Real Madrid
- 14 A. Tchouameni for T. Alexander-Arnold
- 25 Y. Diomande for B. Diaz
- 18 A. Carreras for Vinicius Junior
- 19 C. Espi for K. Mbappe
- 9
- 13
- 22
- 26 S. Mestre
- 27
- 29 J. Cestero Sancho
- 33
Bench · Inter
- 6 J. Stones for B. Pavard
- 7 P. Zielinski for H. Calhanoglu
- 8 P. Sucic for N. Barella
- 14 A. Bonny for M. Thuram
- 22 H. Mkhitaryan for Carlos Augusto
- 5
- 11
- 12
- 25
- 49
- 94