Mourinho, Inter and Champions League: Can he deliver again at Real Madrid?
Quick summary
BBC analysis piece examining whether Jose Mourinho can replicate his Champions League success with Inter Milan at Real Madrid, revisiting the 2010 triumph and his Madrid tenure.
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Attributed to original sourceJose Mourinho begins his second Real Madrid spell in the Champions League against former club Inter Milan, 16 years after winning the trophy with Inter at the Bernabeu. Will he finally deliver European glory in Madrid?
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What happened
A BBC Sport editorial exploring Jose Mourinho's track record in the Champions League, with a particular focus on his 2010 treble-winning campaign with Inter Milan. The piece weighs whether the Portuguese coach, now linked to or speculated about at Real Madrid, has the tactical tools and squad to deliver European glory at the Santiago Bernabeu. It contextualizes his prior Real Madrid spell (2010-2013), where he won La Liga but fell short in the Champions League semi-finals three consecutive years.
Chance analysis
Mourinho remains one of only a handful of coaches to have won the Champions League with two different clubs, and his Inter triumph in 2010 still stands as a tactical masterclass in knockout football. The question of whether he could translate that success at Real Madrid cuts to a deeper debate: has the modern game, with its pressing structures and squad-depth demands, moved beyond Mourinho's preferred style? For Real Madrid supporters, the framing matters because the club's identity has increasingly been shaped by a different kind of European pedigree since 2013.
No direct impact on an upcoming match; this is a retrospective and speculative analysis of Mourinho's Champions League credentials relative to Real Madrid.