Kylian Mbappe scored his fourth goal in three La Liga games as Real Madrid came from behind to secure a convincing win over Espanyol.

Despite their dominance, the unbeaten home side fell behind nine minutes into the second half when Thibaut Courtois turned a cross from Jofre Carreras into his own net.

Espanyol’s surprise lead lasted just four minutes, however, when a pass from Jude Bellingham went under goalkeeper Joan Garcia, allowing Dani Carvajal to fire the ball into an open net.

The turning point came with 15 minutes remaining when Rodrygo met a cross from Vinicius Junior, with substitute Vinicius adding the third goal three minutes later and Kylian Mbappe converting a late penalty.

The home side had 14 shots on target in a frustrating first half, with Mbappe coming closest when Garcia stopped him from close range.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side finished the match with a total of 31 attempts on goal, compared to Espanyol’s first – which came in the 68th minute – and Real never panicked after falling behind in the second half.

Mbappe, who has now scored six goals in his first eight appearances for the club since leaving Paris St-Germain last summer, provided a perfect pass for Vinicius to slot home the penalty after Endrick had been fouled by Carlos Romero.

The win moves Real into second place in La Liga, having won four of their first six games, one point behind leaders Barcelona, ​​who travel to Villarreal on Sunday with a perfect result.

Ancelotti’s team also have the second-longest unbeaten run in La Liga, after Barcelona, ​​who went 43 league games unbeaten between 2017 and 2018.