Real Madrid and Inter Milan face off at the start of the 2026–27 Champions League, as José Mourinho begins a league phase laden with nostalgia.
The once self-proclaimed ‘special one’ was at the peak of his powers when he inspired the Nerazzurri to a treble, unprecedented in Italy, in 2010. Inter ended their lengthy drought for a European crown in the Spanish capital, defeating Bayern Munich 2–0 at the Bernabéu.