Overview
- The remodeled stadium hosted its first NFL game with the Miami Dolphins defeating the Washington Commanders 16-13.
- To meet league requirements, the venue installed American football goalposts, recalculated field dimensions, added yard markers and end zones, expanded benches, adjusted turf treatment, reconfigured scoreboards, and set up video review.
- Reports attributed to Defensa Central say UEFA officials were impressed and would like a future Champions League final at the venue, though no official decision has been announced.
- Real Madrid has not submitted a bid to host a Champions League final and, according to reports, currently does not intend to do so.
- Secondary reports claim the NFL event generated more than €80 million and that the stadium name could be shortened to Bernabeu, but these items have not been independently verified.