Real Madrid vs Inter official starting lineups, Tuesday, 8 September 2026, UEFA Champions League Matchday 1
The UEFA Champions League, League Phase Matchday 1 will see Real Madrid face off against Inter on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, with the official starting lineups announced. The venue for this exciting match is the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Lineup REAL MADRID (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Dumfries, Huijsen, Konaté, Cucurella; Valverde, Alexander-Arnold; Diaz, Bellingham, Vinicius Jr.; Mbappé.
Subs: Lunin, Sergio Mestre, Endrick, Tchouameni, Carreras, Carlos Espí, Rudiger, Diomande, Thiago Pitarch, Cestero, Rivas
Coach: José Mourinho
Lineup INTER: Martínez J.; Pavard, Bisseck, Bastoni; Diouf, Barella, Calhanoglu, Jones, Carlos Augusto; Martínez L., Thuram.
Subs: Provedel, Di Gennaro, Stankovic, Stones, Zielinski, Sucic, Luis Henrique, Bonny, Mkhitaryan, Akanji, Esposito
Coach: Cristian Chivu
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Real Madrid’s coach, José Mourinho, will face his former team, Inter, with whom he won the UEFA Champions League in 2010 at the Bernabéu (2-0 against Bayern Munich). Interestingly, the current Inter coach, Christian Chivu, was part of Mourinho’s starting XI in that final.
The Real Madrid team has triumphed in all four UEFA Champions League encounters against Inter this century; specifically, the Blancos are the team that the Nerazzurri have faced the most in major European competitions this century without securing a win.
Inter has lost and failed to score in each of their last three UEFA Champions League matches against Real Madrid. The only other time the Nerazzurri went four consecutive matches without scoring in the Champions League against a single opponent was against Barcelona, from 2003 to 2009.
2026-27 UEFA Champions League
League Phase Matchday 1
Real Madrid – Inter
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Bernabeu Stadium
Madrid, Spain
21:00
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
VAR: Andrew Dallas SCO
AVAR: Michael Salisbury ENG
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH