Mourinho decries alleged bullying of Vinicius in Real’s win at Espanyol

‘Vinicius is no saint, but what they’re doing to him was ​too much,’ Mourinho said after his first match of La Liga. Real ‌Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has accused opponents and supporters of bullying Vinicius Junior after ⁠the Brazilian winger was ⁠targeted with rough treatment in the club’s opening 2-1 La Liga win at Espanyol.

Real, who kicked off Mourinho’s return to the club with ⁠a late victory on Saturday, were furious inside the opening five minutes when Alex Calatrava brought down Vinicius from behind and then appeared to catch him again while the forward was ⁠on the ground. Madrid’s players appealed for a red card, but the referee took no action against Calatrava, who later scored Espanyol’s equaliser after Jude Bellingham had put Real ahead. Late Real substitute Carlo Espi struck in the 90th minute to give the visitors victory.

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