Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has rallied behind Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior after both forwards were jeered by their own supporters at the Bernabeu this week, invoking a Portuguese proverb to make his case.

The reaction from the stands came days after Mbappe scored the opener in a 2-1 UEFA Champions League win over Inter Milan on Tuesday — a goal that moved him joint-fifth on the all-time list of scorers in the competition.

The proverb that tells the story

Mourinho reached for a piece of Portuguese folk wisdom when asked about the criticism directed at Vinicius Junior.