Head-to-Head: Inter vs Real Madrid

Inter vs Real Madrid carries a strong European edge for Real Madrid, reinforced by a 2-1 win on 8 September 2026. Real Madrid also won 3-2 and 2-0 in 2020, then added 1-0 and 2-0 victories in 2021. Inter remain genuine historic opposition, but the dated results show Real Madrid repeatedly finding the decisive margin while leaving room for a new response.

Past matches, Inter vs Real Madrid

8 September 2026 League Stage - 1

Real Madrid

2 - 1

Inter
7 December 2021 Group Stage - 6

Real Madrid

2 - 0

Inter

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
15 September 2021 Group Stage - 1

Inter

0 - 1

Real Madrid

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
25 November 2020 Group B - 4

Inter

0 - 2

Real Madrid

Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
3 November 2020 Group B - 3

Real Madrid

3 - 2

Inter

Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano

Match center

Real Madrid

2 - 1

8 September 2026

Inter

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Starting eleven

Substitutes Real Madrid

13
G
26
G
22
D
18
D
33
D
14
M
27
M
29
M
9
F
19
F
25
F

Inter Substitutes

G
49
G
12
D
6
D
25
M
7
M
22
M
5
M
8
F
94
F
11
F
14

Match events

45'

90'

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14'
⚽

K. Mbappe Normal Goal (Asst: B. Diaz)
23'
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F. Valverde Normal Goal
39'

Hakan Çalhanoğlu Yellow Card
46'

J. Stones B. Pavard
60'

P. Zielinski H. Calhanoglu
60'

P. Sucic N. Barella
60'

A. Bonny M. Thuram
77'
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Carlos Augusto Normal Goal (Asst: L. Martinez)
79'

Dean Huijsen Yellow Card
79'

Lautaro Martínez Yellow Card
79'

A. Tchouameni T. Alexander-Arnold
79'

Y. Diomande B. Diaz
83'

H. Mkhitaryan Carlos Augusto
87'

A. Carreras Vinicius Junior
90' +4

Yann Bisseck Yellow Card
90' +3

C. Espi K. Mbappe

Stats for this game

Matchup Inter VS Real Madrid

Real Madrid hold the direction

The competitive meetings from 2020 onward give Real Madrid a clear advantage in the direct comparison. Real won 3-2 against Inter on 3 November 2020, then 2-0 in the return meeting on 25 November. The 2021 group stage followed the same direction, with 1-0 on 15 September and 2-0 on 7 December. On 8 September 2026, Real Madrid added a 2-1 victory, extending the historical pattern through another close scoreline.

Inter’s route back into the matchup

Real Madrid’s results have not all arrived by the same margin: the 3-2 and 2-1 wins were tight, while the 2-0 scorelines offered more separation. That variation matters because it leaves Inter more than one kind of challenge to solve. A narrow defeat can be answered through a small adjustment in the balance, while a wider loss demands a stronger reply. Future meetings will test whether Inter can convert genuine opposition into a result, or whether Real Madrid’s ability to claim the key margin remains the defining feature.