Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was left delighted after their win against Espanyol.

Ancelotti's Real Madrid had to come from behind to claim a 3-1 win over Espanyol at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday afternoon. Vinicius Junior and Eder Militao were both on target for the Spanish champions. Marco Asensio bagged a third in stoppage time to seal the three points.

Ancelotti said, “We gave a good account of ourselves in the game. We didn't start well and things could have got a bit ugly. It was all a bit mad early on. The goal didn't affect our attitude because we came back really well in the first half, then we controlled things in the second.

"I asked the referee to explain Vinicius' yellow card and he told me it was for persistent shirt-pulling.

“I thought Tchouameni played well. He lost the ball a couple of times, these kinds of games are not ideal for him. He's got fantastic defensive attributes, when we have to keep the ball, he's not going to give his best. He's in good shape and we're going to have faith in him for upcoming games."