Football
Real Madrid starts Champions League with victory over Dumfries' former club Inter
On 2026-09-08, Real Madrid began their Champions League group stage with a narrow 2-1 home win against Inter at Santiago Bernabéu. Despite Inter, the Italian champions, dominating possession (70% in the first half), Real capitalized on defensive errors. Brahim Diaz set up Kylian Mbappé for the opener, and Federico Valverde added a second after a mistake by Inter’s goalkeeper Josep Martinez. Lautaro Martinez assisted Carlos Augusto for Inter’s late goal, but Real, with Thibaut Courtois making his 100th Champions League appearance, held on for the win.
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