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‎Real Madrid survive Inter scare to open their Champions League campaign with three points.
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‎José Mourinho’s return to Europe with Madrid started with a win, but this was far from a comfortable night at the Bernabéu.
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‎THE GAME
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‎Inter started brightly and created early opportunities, but Madrid were ruthless when chances came.
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‎Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring in the 14th minute after a defensive mistake from Inter, with Brahim Díaz providing the assist.
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‎Just nine minutes later, another Inter error allowed Fede Valverde to make it 2-0.
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‎Madrid had the advantage, but Inter continued to control large parts of the game and forced Thibaut Courtois into several important saves.
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‎Carlos Augusto finally gave Inter hope in the 77th minute after a Lautaro Martínez assist.
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‎The final minutes became tense, but Madrid held on.
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‎KEY TAKEAWAYS
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‎• Madrid's efficiency made the difference. They punished Inter's mistakes brutally.
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‎• Courtois was massive. Without his saves, this could have been a very different result.
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‎• Inter will regret their errors. Two costly mistakes effectively decided the first half.
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‎• Mourinho gets the result, but questions remain. Madrid won, but their overall control of the game wasn't convincing.
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‎• Mbappé delivers again. The Frenchman got his Champions League campaign underway with a goal.
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‎PLAYER OF THE MATCH: THIBAUT COURTOIS
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‎The Belgian goalkeeper produced the saves Madrid needed when Inter turned up the pressure.
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‎FINAL SCORE
‎Real Madrid 2-1 Inter
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‎Mbappé 14'
‎Valverde 23'
‎Carlos Augusto 77'
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‎FOOTBALL TERMINAL QUESTION:
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‎Did Real Madrid deserve the win, or did Inter simply throw the game away with their mistakes?
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‎Rate Real Madrid's performance out of 10!