Overview
- Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu, with Kylian Mbappé scoring in the 14th minute and Federico Valverde in the 23rd.
- Inter controlled large parts of the game with more shots, corners and roughly 64 percent possession, yet those statistics were undone by decisive mistakes by Curtis Jones and goalkeeper Josep Martínez that led to both Real goals.
- Thibaut Courtois produced multiple crucial saves—reported as nine in some accounts—and José Mourinho publicly singled him out as the match’s decisive performer.
- Carlos Augusto pulled one back for Inter in the 77th minute but a late Inter surge could not find an equaliser.
- Parts of the Bernabéu booed Vinícius Jr., his slow substitution produced a time delay that kept Álvaro Carreras off the pitch for over two minutes, and the result leaves early questions about group positions and momentum for both clubs.