Jose Mourinho leads Real Madrid against Inter Milan in Champions League opener

Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho begins his second stint with the club by facing his former team, Inter Milan, in a Champions League match on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu. Mourinho returns to the Madrid sidelines following a summer appointment by club president Florentino Perez, tasked with returning the 15-time champions to European success. The veteran manager previously led Inter to a historic treble in 2010 before his initial move to the Spanish capital. Real Madrid enters the fixture following their first defeat of the season, a 1-0 loss to Real Betis this past Friday. Inter continues to seek their first Champions League title since that 2010 campaign, having finished as runners-up in both 2023 and 2025.

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