Real Madrid v Inter LIVE: Hosts survive late scare to earn narrow victory on Mourinho’s Champions League return | OneFootball

Real Madrid scraped to an opening win over Inter Milan in the Champions League as Jose Mourinho marked his return to the competition at the Bernabeu with victory over one of his former clubs.

The visitors saw the majority of the possession in the first half but it was Real Madrid who scored twice from their first two shots on goal. A sloppy pass from Curtis Jones put centre-back Yann Bisseck in trouble and Kylian Mbappe scored his first goal of his Champions League campaign from Brahim Diaz’s quick ball.

If the first goal was preventable from an Inter perspective, the second was tough to watch. Goalkeeper Josep Martínez attempted a back-heel inside his own six-yard box while being closed down by Real Madrid captain Federico Valverde, with the tireless midfielder poking the ball over the line as he made the tackle.

Both sides had plenty of chances after the break as the game became increasingly stretched. Goalkeeper Martinez made amends for his earlier error as he denied Jude Bellingham but Thibaut Courtois was also called into action several times.

Inter finally pulled a goal back as Carlos Augusto finished off Lautaro Martinez’s low cross, but Real Madrid managed to hold on to earn Mourinho his first Champions League win since returning to the Bernabeu for his second spell, more than 13 years after his last.