Real Madrid 2-1 Inter: two early goals, seven saves
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 36% possession vs a 57% four-match average
- 21 shots faced vs a 10.5 four-match average
- Mbappé's 14' opener: +0.7 FN xPts
A cushion built before the half-hour
Real Madrid opened their league phase campaign with a win over Inter at the Bernabéu. Kylian Mbappé scored in the 14th minute, set up by Brahim Díaz, and Federico Valverde added a second in the 23rd. Madrid stayed in front from then on, and Carlos Augusto's strike in the 77th minute, created by Lautaro Martínez, came too late to level the match.
A win without the ball
This was an unusual way for Madrid to win. They finished with 36% of possession, well below the 57% average from their four matches this season, so Inter had the ball for longer. The first-half lead nevertheless survived to full-time.
Plenty of Inter shots, one goal
The shots Madrid faced were far above the 10.5 average from their four matches this season. Inter fired plenty and scored once, and seven saves from Thibaut Courtois are the main reason it was only once.
The first two goals carried the weight
Mbappé's opener was worth +0.7 FN xPts, and Valverde's second added +0.5, moving Madrid's expected points firmly in their favour. Díaz, who set up the first, made four key passes, the most of any player on the pitch. Augusto's late goal moved the needle very little by comparison.
Player of the match
Federico Valverde 8.3Dominant
A goal, four tackles and six defensive actions in total gave him the highest FN Score in the match.
Valverde's goal made it 2-0, and that cushion was still intact after Inter pulled one back in the 77th minute. Beyond the finish, he made four tackles and six defensive actions in total, the most of anyone on the pitch, and won all four of his duels. That blend of scoring and defensive work earned him the highest FN Score of the match.
Game state
1-02-02-1
Real Madrid ahead 76 min · level 14 min · Inter ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
14'
Kylian Mbappé
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Brahim Díaz +0.2
+0.7
23'
Federico Valverde
Goal
+0.5
77'
Carlos Augusto
Goal · assist Lautaro Martínez
+0.2
Real Madrid
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +1.2Opponent moments −0.4Time effect +0.9→ League points won 3
Inter
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +0.2Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
Real MadridInter
The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Compared with usual
Real Madrid
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.75 | |
| Shots | 16 | 20 | |
| On target | 8 | 8.8 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 10.5 | |
| Possession | 36% | 57% | |
| Passes | 352 | 579.3 | |
| Corners | 4 | 7.8 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 9 | |
Inter
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Timeline
- 14'
Goal
Kylian Mbappé competition goal #1 assist Brahim Díaz
- 23'
Goal
Federico Valverde competition goal #1
- 39'
Yellow
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
- 46'
Sub
Benjamin Pavard → John Stones
- 60'
Sub
Hakan Çalhanoğlu → Piotr Zieliński
- 60'
Sub
Nicolò Barella → Petar Sučić
- 60'
Sub
Marcus Thuram → Ange-Yoan Bonny
- 77'
Goal
Carlos Augusto competition goal #1 assist Lautaro Martínez
- 79'
Yellow
Dean Huijsen
- 79'
Yellow
Lautaro Martínez
- 79'
Sub
Trent Alexander-Arnold → Aurélien Tchouaméni
- 79'
Sub
Brahim Díaz → Yan Diomande
- 83'
Sub
Carlos Augusto → Henrikh Mkhitaryan
- 87'
Sub
Vinícius Júnior → Álvaro Fernández
- 90+3'
Sub
Kylian Mbappé → Carlos Espí
- 90+4'
Yellow
Yann Bisseck
Category leaders
- Key passesBrahim Díaz4
- Duels wonJude Bellingham10/17
- DribblesAndy Diouf3/3
- Defensive actionsFederico Valverde6
- ShotsKylian Mbappé4 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonJude Bellingham4
#Real Madrid#Inter#Champions League#Federico Valverde#Kylian Mbappé#Thibaut Courtois
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.