Match ReportBBC SportUnverified source· 8 Sept 2026
Mourinho's Madrid return faces Inter test
Sixteen years after lifting the trophy at the Bernabeu with Inter, Mourinho faces them again as Real Madrid boss.
Real Madrid
team
Competition
Champions League
Fixture
Real Madrid vs Inter Milan
Date
Tuesday, 20:00 BST
Mourinho's record
Champions League wins with Porto (2004) and Inter (2010)
What happened. Jose Mourinho begins his second spell as Real Madrid boss in the Champions League against former club Inter Milan, the team he led to the 2010 final triumph at the Bernabeu.
- Mourinho won the 2010 final with Inter against Bayern Munich at the Bernabeu.
- He then left Inter to take over at Real Madrid in 2010.
- In his first spell, Real reached three consecutive Champions League semi-finals.
The match tests whether Mourinho can lead Real Madrid to Champions League glory again after a decade away.
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