Real Madrid 2-1 Inter: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Real Madrid

2 : 1

Inter

K. Mbappe14'
F. Valverde23'

77'Carlos Augusto

BernabéuMichael OliverTue, 8 Sept 202621:00

Real Madrid4-3-3

Line ups

3-5-2Inter Inter crest

Assistant

Aleksandar Kolarov

Substitutions

79'
126.3
T. Alexander-Arnold
146.7
A. Tchouameni
79'
218.5A
B. Diaz
256.7
Y. Diomande
87'
77.3
Vinicius Junior
18
A. Carreras
90'
107.6
K. Mbappe
19
C. Espi

Unused

Assistant

Aleksandar Kolarov

Substitutions

46'
286.6
B. Pavard
67.0
J. Stones
60'
207.2
H. Calhanoglu
76.9
P. Zielinski
60'
236.9
N. Barella
86.9
P. Sucic
60'
96.5
M. Thuram
146.7
A. Bonny
83'
307.5
Carlos Augusto
226.3
H. Mkhitaryan

Unused

Home

R. Asencio
Muscle Injury
Out
E. Camavinga
Red Card
Out
Eder Militao
Hamstring Injury
Out
A. Guler
Red Card
Out
F. Mendy
Hip Injury
Out
Rodrygo
Knee Injury
Out
B. Silva
Red Card
Out

Away

F. Dimarco
Knee Injury
Out
D. Spence
Injury
Out

Player of the match

Brahim Abdelkader Díaz

Midfielder · Real Madrid

8.5

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists1

Shots2

Dribbles won2

Build-up

Passes28

Key passes4

Pass accuracy93%

Defending

Tackles1

Blocks1

Duels won5 · 50%

Fouls won/made2 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Josep MartínezG	6	2	1,84	-0,16	25/27	3/5
Thibaut CourtoisG	7	1	0,77	-0,23	18/30	1/13

Live stats

Possession & Passing

36%Possession64%

352Total passes621

87%Pass accuracy94%

4Corners11

Attack

16Shots21

8On target7

5Off target9

3Blocked shots5

Box & Quality

14Shots in box15

2Shots out box6

3.7xG1.8

-0.3Goals prevented-0.3

Defense & Discipline

7Goalkeeper saves6

2Offsides4

12Fouls10

1Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,56xG0,78

6Shots11

4On target3

4Big chances0

10Touches in box27

30%Possession70%

1Corners4

Second half

1,35xG1,00

10Shots10

4On target4

4Big chances4

26Touches in box30

41%Possession59%

3Corners7

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Real Madrid

3.69161136%

97% open play3% set piece

Inter

1.78211264%

63% open play37% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

37 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Real Madrid3,69 xG · 2 scored

Inter1,78 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Real Madrid26

Open play 14Set piece 2Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 6Defensive 2

Inter40

Open play 31Set piece 4Dribble 2Foul won 1Rebound 2

Momentum

20 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Real Madrid27% pressure

Inter73% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

3.69xG1.78

16Shots21

11On target12

Momentum

89' Saved Henrikh Mkhitaryan 0.02 xG · Regular play · Left foot

Shot map

16 v 21

Real Madrid shoot right, Inter left. Bigger dot = better chance.

RMReal MadridINTIntergoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

23 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Real MadridIntergoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Real MadridDefensive line 30%

InterDefensive line 35%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Real MadridUntil 79'

Most-connected pair: Mbappé and Díaz, 19 passes between them.

InterUntil 45'

Most-connected pairs: Bastoni and Çalhanoglu; Bastoni and Jones. 20 passes each.

Tactical battle

32control68

Andy Diouf

11 touches in box

In possession

25,8%Field tilt74,2%

10Passes into box25

15Progressive passes39

16Carries into final third13

7Chances created16

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

11,50Press intensity (PPDA)13,58

10High turnovers8

3Regains within 5s5

38,6sBall recovery time24,0s

18Interceptions10

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

83Carries173

1176mCarry distance1885m

18Progressive carries23

810mProgressive carry distance1216m

6Carries into the box6

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won9

9Take-ons attempted11

211mProgressive pass distance506m

3Through balls1

4Switches of play7

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,98Expected threat (xT)1,61

3,19Action value (VAEP)2,01

26Shot-creating actions40

1Goal-creating actions2

1,27Expected assisted goals1,25

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,3Passes per attack6,9

10,6sAttack duration21,0s

2,90 m/sAttack directness1,82 m/s

4Build-up attacks10

8Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

37Touches in box57

27Final third entries53

9Big chances4

1,72xG on target0,88

7Big chances missed3

Passing

1/9 (11%)Crosses10/29 (34%)

10/38 (26%)Long balls23/31 (74%)

15Throw-ins16

10Free kicks12

10Goal kicks5

Duels

50Total50

31/61 (51%)Ground30/61 (49%)

8/17 (47%)Aerial9/17 (53%)

7/11 (64%)Dribbles9/11 (82%)

7Dispossessed12

Defending

32Recoveries41

6Interceptions7

14Tackles11

64%Tackles won82%

33Clearances16

2Big chances scored1

3Big saves2

0Errors led to goal2

1Errors led to shot0

7,12Average rating6,89

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Real Madrid2025/26

Scores most 16-30 · concedes most 31-45

Inter2025/26

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 61-75

Goal profile

2025/26

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 14 and 10 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

93%1+ goal90%

64%2+ goals50%

36%3+ goals20%

21%4+ goals10%

They concede

71%1+ goal60%

36%2+ goals40%

21%3+ goals20%

Heaviest results

best 6-1 (H)·worst 2-4 (A)

best 4-0 (A)·worst 1-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Real MadridshootallowInter

4.7%Six-yard box-1.64.0%

60.5%Penalty area-2.857.3%

28.1%+2.8Edge of the box-1.923.4%

6.8%-1.7Long range+6.415.4%

666 shots taken · 351 faced

IntershootallowReal Madrid

5.1%Six-yard box3.7%

67.9%+7.8Penalty area61.1%

20.9%-4.4Edge of the box+2.928.1%

6.1%-3.0Long range7.1%

651 shots taken · 409 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Real Madrid beat Inter 2-1 at Bernabéu in the UEFA Champions League. Real Madrid led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: K. Mbappe (14'), F. Valverde (23') for Real Madrid; Carlos Augusto (77') for Inter. In their last 5 meetings, Real Madrid have won 5, Inter 0, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.