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By Tom Gott Real Madrid had Vinicius Junior to thank as they came from behind to beat Espanyol 4-1 on Saturday. Thibaut Courtois’ unfortunate own goal early in the second half put the pressure on, but Madrid responded by bringing Vinicius off the bench and were celebrating Dani Carvajal’s equaliser just moments later. Rodrygo tapped home a second with 15 minutes to go, before Vinicius grabbed his deserved goal to put the game to bed, and there was still time for a late Kylian Mbappe penalty to send the fans home happy. How the game unfoldedMadrid saw plenty of half-chances inside the first ten…

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