{"id":840457,"date":"2026-09-08T09:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/840457\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:58:11","slug":"real-madrid-vs-inter-prediction-champions-league-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/840457\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid vs Inter Prediction: Champions League Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

We look ahead to Tuesday\u2019s Champions League<\/a> blockbuster at the Bernab\u00e9u with our Real Madrid vs Inter prediction and preview. Will either make a winning start to the league phase?<\/p>\n

Real Madrid vs Inter: The Key Stats<\/p>\n

Real Madrid have won all four of their UEFA Champions League games against Inter this century, and are the Opta supercomputer\u2019s favourites for victory here at 56.0%.<\/p>\n

Madrid have won each of their last seven home matches against Inter.<\/p>\n

Inter have failed to win any of their last 13 away games against Spanish opposition (D4 L9).<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Mourinho will be reunited with former colleague Cristian Chivu at the scene of their greatest triumph when Real Madrid lock horns with Inter in a blockbuster UEFA Champions League opener.<\/p>\n

It was at the Bernab\u00e9u where Chivu was part of Mourinho\u2019s Inter side that beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the 2010 Champions League final. The former left-back played the opening 68 minutes as Diego Milito\u2019s brace helped the Nerazzurri complete the treble, adding to their Scudetto and Coppa Italia triumph.<\/p>\n

Mourinho subsequently departed to embark on his first stint in charge of Madrid. The Champions League was the only major honour that eluded him there, despite guiding Los Blancos to three successive semi-finals.<\/p>\n

He oversaw 36 games in the competition with Madrid, and won 24 of those (66.7%). Only Carlo Ancelotti (68.8%) has a better win ratio with the club among managers with 10 or more Champions League games in charge.<\/p>\n

Madrid also scored in 97% of those matches (35) \u2013 the highest percentage by any team with 20 or more games under a specific manager.<\/p>\n

Madrid drew a blank on Friday, though, as they suffered their first defeat since Mourinho\u2019s return in a 1-0 loss against Real Betis. Troy Parrott<\/a> scored an 81st-minute winner at Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla, where Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/a> had a late penalty saved.<\/p>\n

\"Real<\/p>\n

Mbapp\u00e9 will look to get back on track in the Champions League, in which he top-scored last season with 15 goals. That took his overall tally in the competition to 70 in 98 matches. <\/p>\n

He has the joint-most direct goal involvements in the last five seasons with 52 (43 goals, 9 assists), along with teammate Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior<\/a> (30 goals, 22 assists).<\/p>\n

Another goal here would see the France skipper move level with former Madrid striker Ra\u00fal (71) and become the joint-fifth leading marksman in European Cup\/Champions League history.<\/p>\n

\n Go Deeper:\n <\/p>\n

At the other end of the field, Thibaut Courtois<\/a> is set to make his 100th Champions League appearance. Should he start between the sticks, the goalkeeper would be the 56th player to reach triple figures.<\/p>\n

Also in Madrid\u2019s defensive ranks, Denzel Dumfries<\/a> could face Inter for the first time since leaving the club in the summer.<\/p>\n

Dumfries helped Inter reach two Champions League finals in 2023 and 2025, though he was helpless last season as they crashed out in the knockout-phase playoffs.<\/p>\n

Inter came flying out of the blocks with four straight victories, but three defeats in four games saw them miss out on automatic qualification for the round of 16. It ultimately proved crucial for Chivu\u2019s side, who were then eliminated over two legs by surprise package Bod\u00f8\/Glimt.<\/p>\n

On a brighter note, they\u2019ve won four of their last five away games in the league phase (L1), keeping a clean sheet in each victory. In fact, their last 17 matches overall in the group stage\/league phase have yielded 12 shutouts.<\/p>\n

Inter have also failed to score in just two of their last 19 matches in the Champions League, and arrive in their opening match of this season\u2019s competition fresh from a perfect start to their Scudetto defence, with three wins from three.<\/p>\n

That unblemished record was under threat on Saturday, at 2-0 down against Napoli after 53 minutes at San Siro. Yet a Lautaro Mart\u00ednez<\/a> brace \u2013 sandwiching Marcus Thuram\u2019s header \u2013 completed an inspired turnaround, as Inter recovered a two-goal deficit to beat Napoli in Serie A for the first time.<\/p>\n

Mart\u00ednez\u2019s stoppage-time winner means he has now scored 133 goals for Inter in the Italian top flight. That moves him joint-third with Stefano Nyers on the club\u2019s all-time list, behind only Giuseppe Meazza (197) and Benito Lorenzi (138).<\/p>\n

\n Recap inter\u2019s famous win:\n <\/p>\n

Real Madrid vs Inter Head-to-Head<\/p>\n

Madrid have won six of their last seven meetings with Inter (L1), including all four Champions League showdowns this century. Inter have faced them the most times in major European competition since 2000 without recording a victory.<\/p>\n

Inter have failed to score in three of those ties. Only against Barcelona, between 2003 and 2009, have they gone four successive European Cup\/Champions League matches without finding the net.<\/p>\n

You must go back to a 5-1 victory at Valencia in 2004-05 for the last time the reigning Serie A champions beat a Spanish opponent away from home, failing to do so in their 13 such matches since (D4 L9).<\/p>\n

By contrast, Madrid have won 19 of their last 21 games against Italian clubs (L2). They have also prevailed in each of their last seven home meetings with Inter, keeping four clean sheets during that span.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid vs Inter Prediction<\/p>\n

The Opta supercomputer favours a home victory, giving Madrid a 56.0% chance of winning.<\/p>\n

Inter\u2019s chances of prevailing are rated at 22.3%, with a draw at 21.7%.<\/p>\n

\"Real<\/p>\n

Madrid have won their Matchday 1 fixture in 17 of their last 19 Champions League campaigns (L2). They have also won 14 of their last 16 matches in the group stage\/league phase (L2).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Inter lost five of their final six matches in last season\u2019s competition (W1). That is as many defeats as they suffered in their previous 39 Champions League outings (W25 D9).<\/p>\n

Real Madrid vs Inter Predicted Lineups<\/p>\n

Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio R\u00fcdiger, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella, Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Yan Diomande, Brahim D\u00edaz, Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/p>\n

Head coach: Jos\u00e9 Mourinho<\/p>\n

Inter: Josep Mart\u00ednez, Benjamin Pavard, Manuel Akanji, Alessandro Bastoni, Luis Henrique, Nicol\u00f2 Barella, Hakan \u00c7alhano\u011flu, Petar Su\u010di\u0107, Federico Dimarco, Lautaro Mart\u00ednez, Marcus Thuram<\/p>\n

Head coach: Cristian Chivu<\/p>\n

Opta Power Rankings<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Opta Power Rankings<\/a>\u00a0are a global team ranking system that assigns an ability score to over 16,000 domestic football teams on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world, and 100 is the best team in the world.<\/p>\n

Ahead of kick-off, here is the Opta Power Ranking for both sides.<\/p>\n

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