After the final whistle sounded on Real Madrid’s 2–1 win over Inter Milan on Tuesday evening, captain Federico Valverde said, “We suffered a lot, which shouldn’t happen, especially at home.”
It was a cruising start for Los Blancos in their league phase opener. By the 23rd minute, José Mourinho’s men were up 2–0 thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappé and Federico Valverde, produced from bruising Inter mistakes.