Real Madrid hosts Inter in European competition at the new Bernabéu
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 8, 2026, 7:00 PM
Last updated Sep 8, 2026

Real Madrid faces Inter at the new Bernabéu stadium on Tuesday, 8 September, to begin the 2026/27 European campaign. The match marks the 20th time these two clubs have met in European competition. Their history includes the 1964 European Cup final in Vienna, where Inter secured a 3-1 victory behind two goals from Sandro Mazzola and one from Milani. While the two sides met regularly throughout the 1980s, this fixture serves as their first head-to-head match at the redeveloped stadium. The encounter represents a meeting between two clubs with extensive histories in European tournament play.
- •Real Madrid and Inter meet on 8 September for their 20th European competition encounter.
- •The match is the first between the two teams at the new Bernabéu.
- •Inter won the 1964 European Cup final against Real Madrid with a 3-1 scoreline.
- •The 1980s saw eight matches between the clubs across three different European tournaments.
- 7:00 PMYahoo Sports — From the 1964 final to the new Bernabéu: the history of Real Madrid vs. Inter
"A special fixture, like leafing through the pages of a treasured old book. A familiar melody that evokes dreams of greatness and sends a shiver down the spine. A stadium steeped in cherished memories....
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