Real Madrid showed, in every game, that they are adapting to their way of playing with Vinícius Júnior, Rodrygo and Mbappé in attack. With the three stars in Madrid’s attack and Bellingham in midfield, the Galacticos beat Espanyol 4-1 and stay behind Barcelona, the leaders.
Vinícius Júnior, Mbappé and Rodrygo scored for Real Madrid, as well as Carvajal. On the other side, goalkeeper Courtois scored a goal conceded. In the end, Endrick came on and conceded the penalty taken by Mbappé, which closed the score.
Vinícius Júnior was the best on the pitch. In addition to the goal, he provided a beautiful pass for Rodrygo to score. Endrick got more minutes under Ancelotti again and was again a key player in the match.
With the win, Real Madrid moved up to 14 points, one behind Barcelona who have yet to play in the round. In midweek, the Catalans began to suffer defeats in the Champions League and are looking for a win to overcome any bad phase.