India, Feb. 16 -- Vinicius Junior scored two penalties and a Real Madrid team without superstar Kylian Mbappe moved top of La Liga with a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad.Mbappe watched from the substitutes' bench on Saturday after missing some team training sessions during the week with discomfort in his left knee. Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said Friday he was able to play, but evidently he did not want to rush his star goal-getter.

Mbappe and Jude Bellingham, out with a hamstring injury, watched as Madrid produced an assured team performance to end the visitors' 10-game unbeaten run across all competitions and move two points clear of Barcelona before the defending champion visits Girona on Monday. "I think we did a spectacular job defensiv...