Real Madrid secured a 2‑1 late‑win over Espanyol. José Mourinho addressed the media in the post‑match press conference and spoke about Vinicius’ run‑ins with the opposition.
On Vinicius
Mourinho: “I’m afraid you will bring up my comments from months ago, when I was against Vinicius. Now Vinicius is my player. He is not a saint, yet what the opponents did to him went too far. It started from the very first minute; it was a set pattern.
One after another they kept doing it. One foul from me, then it’s your turn. If I get a yellow card, another player steps in. If I am substituted, someone without a booking comes on to keep fouling him. He needs great emotional control. I told him to watch his goal celebrations when he scores. We live in a social‑media era that speaks out against bullying, but Vinicius is still being bullied, by opponents and also by spectators. We have to guide him and get him as well‑prepared as possible, that is all.”
