Real Madrid 2-1 Inter Milan
Match summary
Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 2-1 in UEFA Champions League on Tue, 8 Sep 2026.
Goals — Real Madrid: Mbappe 14'; Valverde 23' | Inter Milan: Carlos 77'.
Real Madrid had 36% of the possession and 16 shots (8 on target) against 21 (7) for Inter Milan; corners 4-11, yellow cards 1-3.
In their last 7 meetings Real Madrid won 6, Inter Milan won 1 and 0 ended level.
Venue: Santiago Bernabéu. Referee: Michael Oliver (England).
Match timeline
- 14'MbappeAssist: DiazGoal1-0
- 23'ValverdeGoal2-0
- 36'▩JonesHit the woodwork
- 39'ÇalhanoğluYellow card
- 45'▩DiazHit the woodwork
- 46'⇄In StonesOut PavardSubstitution
- 60'⇄In ZielinskiOut ÇalhanoğluSubstitution
- 60'⇄In A. BonnyOut ThuramSubstitution
- 60'⇄In SučićOut BarellaSubstitution
- 77'CarlosAssist: MartinezGoal2-1
- 79'HuijsenYellow card
- 79'MartinezYellow card
- 79'⇄In TchouaméniOut TrentSubstitution
- 79'⇄In Y. DiomandeOut DiazSubstitution
- 83'⇄In MkhitaryanOut CarlosSubstitution
- 87'⇄In CarrerasOut ViniciusSubstitution
- 90'⇄In C. EspíOut MbappeSubstitution
- 90'BisseckYellow card
Match highlights
Top performers
MbappeReal Madrid · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.64
- Shots On Target4
- Minutes90
MartinezInter Milan · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.32
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
DiazReal Madrid · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.86
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes78
CarlosInter Milan · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.22
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes82
HuijsenReal Madrid · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
BastoniInter Milan · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Inter Milan 3-5-2Real Madrid 4-2-3-1
Real Madrid
Coach: José Mourinho
Substitutes
- 18Alvaro CarrerasDefender
- 14Aurélien TchouaméniMidfielder6.5
- 25Yan DiomandeAttacker6.7
- 19Carlos EspíAttacker
- 13Andriy LuninGoalkeeper
- 26Sergio MestreGoalkeeper
- 33Mario RivasDefender
- 22Antonio RüdigerDefender
- 29Jorge CesteroMidfielder
- 27Thiago PitarchMidfielder
- 9EndrickAttacker
Unavailable players
- Arda GülerRed Card
- Eduardo CamavingaRed Card
- Bernardo SilvaRed Card
- Éder MilitãoThigh injury
- Ferland MendyLigament injury
- Raúl AsencioShin injury
- RodrygoCruciate ligament injury
Inter Milan
Coach: Cristian Chivu
Substitutes
- 6John StonesDefender6.7
- 22Henrik MkhitaryanMidfielder
- 8Petar SucicMidfielder7.3
- 7Piotr ZielinskiMidfielder6.9
- 14Ange-Yoan BonnyAttacker6.5
- 12Raffaele Di GennaroGoalkeeper
- 49Ivan ProvedelGoalkeeper
- 25Manuel AkanjiDefender
- 5Aleksandar StankovicMidfielder
- 11Luis HenriqueMidfielder
- 94Pio EspositoAttacker
Unavailable players
- Federico DimarcoKnee injury
- Djed SpenceCalf Injury
Statistics
Real MadridInter Milan
Key statistics
36%Possession64%
2.91Expected Goals1.83
16Total Shots21
8Shots On Target7
9Big Chances Created4
4Corners11
12Fouls10
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Offsides4
7Goalkeeper Saves6
305Passes Completed582
All statistics
5Shots Off Target9
3Shots Blocked5
1Hit Woodwork1
1.72Expected Goals On Target0.88
10Free Kicks11
14Shots Inside The Box15
352Total Passes621
2Shots Outside The Box6
7Big Chances Missed3
1.49Expected Assists2.28
1/9 (11%)Crosses Completed10/29 (34%)
177Passes Own Half227
184Passes Opposition Half423
10/38 (26%)Long Passes Completed23/31 (74%)
15Throw-Ins16
8Key Passes17
68Passes Into Final Third244
47Backward Passes85
10Goal Kicks5
6Interceptions7
1.83Expected Goals Conceded2.91
9/14 (64%)Tackles Won9/11 (82%)
33Clearances16
0Error Led To Goal2
39Duels Won39
8/17 (47%)Aerial Duels Won9/17 (53%)
31/61 (51%)Ground Duels Won30/61 (49%)
10Was Fouled11
7/11 (64%)Successful Dribbles9/11 (82%)
4Was Dribbled Past2
5Final Third Possession Won3
76Possession Lost91
4Substitutions5
Previous meetings
6 Real Madrid0 draws1 Inter Milan
- Real Madrid
2-0
Inter MilanUEFA Champions League
- Inter Milan
- Inter Milan
- Real Madrid
- Inter Milan
- Real Madrid
- Inter Milan
Match information
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Round
- Round 1
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Santiago Bernabéu
- Capacity
- 81,044
- Attendance
- 74,858
- Referee
- Michael Oliver (England)