Vinícius Júnior came on as a substitute on Saturday, scored once and set up a second to lead champions Real Madrid to a 4-1 victory over Espanyol in LaLiga.

Real Madrid dominated the match but fell behind in the 54th minute after a rare blunder by their goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who accidentally turned a low cross from Jofre into his own net.

Four minutes later, however, Madrid equalised thanks to a close-range shot from Dani Carvajal.

Vinicius then showed his magic in the three busy minutes that followed, first delivering a brilliant cross with the outside of his foot to Rodrygo, who slotted the ball home from the centre of the penalty area in the 75th minute, and then scoring a fine goal himself from a counterattack in the 78th minute.

Kylian Mbappé completed the victory from the penalty spot after substitute Endrick committed a foul in the penalty area in the 90th minute.

Madrid remained second with 14 points, one behind leaders Barcelona, ​​who have a game in hand and visit fourth-placed Villarreal on Sunday.