Inter suffered a disappointing defeat in last night’s Champions League group stage opener against Real Madrid, losing 1-0 after a last-minute goal by Merengues striker Rodrygo, but a statistic suggests that they could still be on track to reach the knockout rounds.

Football statistics account Opta highlight the fact that the last time the Nerazzurri lost their opening group stage match in the Champions League, they reached the knockouts, after losing to Turkish side Trabzonspor on the opening match.

The tweet reads: “1 – #Inter have lost their Champions League debut match for the first time since 2011/12 season against Trabzonspor (in that case they progressed to the next phase of the competition). Hope”