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It was practically an ideal day from Real Madrid, who beat Barca by a 2-1 scoreline during the Clasico to stretch their lead in first place in the domestic championship by five points.

The English midfielder notched his maiden league goal and key pass this campaign following a difficult spell healing from surgery on his shoulder.

Kylian Mbappe maintained his lethal performance in attack, and the coach's game plan in his first derby on the sidelines worked like a charm.

Yet the Brazilian's situation came to the forefront once more.

Unhappy with coming off, Vinicius complained while walking straight past his manager and marched down the tunnel, before returning to the substitute area after a short while.

Alonso System Gets Results from Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, given that the majority of Madrid's previous eight coaches lost their debut La Liga meeting against their rivals.

Following the player-focused approach of Carlo Ancelotti fell short in the previous campaign, his structured approach delivered its first major result.

A specialist commented, His plan was perfect. The home side were impressive, while Barca were off-color due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

Defensively, they applied pressure for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they fell back with discipline, all players including the forward.”

“They defended in two lines with a gap of a short distance. Barca could not find a way through.”

The tactical change appears to be good news for Jude, who in the past had been tasked to do everything in the center and additional duties.

In the lineup Bellingham was positioned on the right, but actually he could to drift inward and either assist the attack or crash the penalty area.

The expert stated, “By using the French midfielder in the middle, this provides more dynamism and additional options to block the passing lanes.”

“That forced the team to position Jude wide right. I'm sure his role included to track the runs of Mbappe when he had the ball and had space, and he found him on several occasions.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and be around just outside the box, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options and cause the opponent's play challenging.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

There's no doubting that supporters love Vinicius, his name were sung multiple times by the passionate Madrid fans.

However recently there were countless reports over the past period that Los Blancos might think about letting him leave should a suitable bid were to come in.

The winger will have one year remaining under his current terms come the end of the season, but negotiations for an extension have not progressed.

Vinicius' behavior after coming off late in the game indicated strained relations. When the match ended, he had to be restrained as he attempted to confront the Barcelona player.

Balague commented, Many will criticize him for good reason, because it showed poor sportsmanship toward his replacement taking his place.”

“But since being a kid, he has existed in a hostile world, and he feels that the world is hostile.”

“That mentality is difficult to shake, especially when you believe close to being the best player, but the team drives the axis to Mbappe as the star.”

“This season he has perceived that the club is not defending him. There are stories, potentially club-sourced, or with the club not denying it, that they might accept an offer worth a quarter-billion euros for him and let him go.”

He is aware of this, and when the coach substituted him – justifiably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – in Vinicius' head he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to reconcile between the club and him currently.”

Barca's Approach “Struggles”

Having triumphed in each of the recent matches, Sunday's performance highlighted their uncertain start to the campaign.

Absences have robbed the manager of crucial contributors such as Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the approach is failing without them.

Balague said, “It's like the whole team lack sharpness without the ball, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive to get the possession back.”

Opponents find it simpler to attack them. If the defensive line is not organized, as it wasn't Mbappe's strike since the defender kept him onside, they are not helped by teammates not closing down those on the ball as expected.”

The young talent, who troubled Madrid earlier, was kept largely in check.

“Their stars did not perform well. Yamal appears he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems