Real Madrid vs Internazionale Preview

Real Madrid host Internazionale at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday as both giants open their Champions League league phase campaigns full of confidence.

Real Madrid have won 4 of their last 5 games and arrive full of confidence despite a minor blip. Their most recent result was a 1-0 away defeat at Betis. Prior to that, a 4-0 home win over Malaga. Before that, a 4-1 home win over Real Sociedad. Earlier in this run, a 2-1 away win at Espanyol, and before that a 3-0 away win at Schalke in a friendly.

Inter arrive unbeaten and in red-hot form, having won all five of their last matches. Their most recent outing was a 3-2 home win over Napoli. Prior to that, a 0-1 away win at Cagliari. Before that, a 4-1 home win over Monza. Earlier in this run, a 1-0 home win over Betis and their run started with an impressive 1-2 away win at Juventus.

The head-to-head record heavily favours Real Madrid, who have won all five of the last meetings between these sides, with no draws and no wins for Inter. Most recently, Real Madrid won 2-0 at home in the Champions League. In the previous encounter, Real Madrid won 1-0 away at Inter, also in the Champions League.

Both sides go into this one with a clean slate at the start of the league phase, so there’s no points gap between them yet. Real Madrid were randomly placed 20th and Inter 17th heading into the draw, but with both clubs riding excellent recent form, this looks a genuinely even contest between two heavyweights chasing an early statement result.

In Spain, the match is live on Movistar+ and Movistar Liga de Campeones, also available via Movistar Plus+. In the UK, viewers can follow the action on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 5, or stream via HBO Max. In the United States, the game is available on Paramount+ and DAZN USA.

Possible Lineups

Real Madrid (4-2-3-1) Courtois, Cucurella, Huijsen, Konate, Dumfries, Camavinga, Valverde, Guler, Bellingham, Mbappe, Vinicius

Internazionale (3-5-2) Martinez, Bisseck, Akanji, Diouf, Dimarco, Barella, Sucic, Zielinski, Bastoni, Martinez, Esposito

Real Madrid Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Betis	1-0	Real Madrid	LL	04.09.26
✅	Real Madrid	4-0	Malaga	LL	30.08.26
✅	Real Madrid	4-1	Real Sociedad	LL	26.08.26
✅	Espanyol	1-2	Real Madrid	LL	22.08.26
✅	Schalke	0-3	Real Madrid	CF	16.08.26

Internazionale Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Inter	3-2	Napoli	SA	05.09.26
✅	Cagliari	0-1	Inter	SA	30.08.26
✅	Inter	4-1	Monza	SA	22.08.26
✅	Inter	1-0	Betis	CF	15.08.26
✅	Juventus	1-2	Inter	CF	08.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Real Madrid	2-0	Inter	CL	07.12.21
Inter	0-1	Real Madrid	CL	15.09.21
Inter	0-2	Real Madrid	CL	25.11.20
Real Madrid	3-2	Inter	CL	03.11.20
Inter	0-3	Real Madrid	ICC	27.07.15

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Spain	Movistar+ / Movistar Liga de Campeones / Movistar Plus+
Great Britain	TNT Sports 1 / TNT Sports 5 / HBO Max
Ireland Republic	TNT Sports 1 / TNT Sports 5 / Virgin Media Two / HBO Max
USA	Paramount+ / DAZN USA
Germany	DAZN Germany / DAZN1 Germany
Italy	Sky Sport Uno / NOW TV
France	Canal+ Foot / myCANAL
Canada	DAZN Canada / fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport

Table

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lille	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	PSG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Napoli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	LASK Linz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Slavia Praha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Club Brugge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Lens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Slovan Bratislava	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Bayern München	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Borussia Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Roma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Internazionale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	PSV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Feyenoord	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Real Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Villarreal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Atlético Madrid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Real Betis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Porto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	AEK Athens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Viking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Bodø / Glimt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Sporting CP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Galatasaray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Fenerbahçe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Shakhtar Donetsk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Como	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	RB Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Sabah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0