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This proved to be nearly a perfect outing for the Madrid side, as they overcame their arch-rivals by a 2-1 scoreline during the Clasico and increase their advantage at the top in La Liga by five points.

Bellingham scored his inaugural goal in the league along with assist this term after a challenging period coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward maintained his deadly touch in front of goal, while the coach's game plan in his inaugural Clasico on the sidelines worked like a charm.

Yet the Vinicius Junior question emerged again once more.

Frustrated at being substituted, the Brazilian winger protested as he walked straight past his manager and headed down the tunnel, then coming back to the substitute area after a short while.

Alonso System Delivers Results for the Midfielder

As first Clasicos go, Alonso did well, given that the majority of Madrid's previous eight coaches lost their debut league match with their rivals.

After the player-focused style of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver earlier, Alonso's positional game-model delivered an important victory.

An expert commented, The strategy worked brilliantly. Madrid were very good, and Barca were off-color due to the home team's approach.”

Defensively, they applied pressure for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they tracked back with discipline, all players even Vinicius.”

The team's shape with two banks separated by five to 10 metres. The opposition struggled to penetrate.”

This approach looks to be beneficial for the midfielder, who in the past was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in midfield and beyond.

Theoretically the 22-year-old started wide right, however he had the freedom to drift inward and support Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

Balague added, With Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield, this provides increased movement and more ways to shut down the channels.”

“That forced them to position Jude on the right-hand side. Undoubtedly his role included to keep an eye on the forward's positioning in possession and found openings, and he located him repeatedly.”

His instructions included to get into the box and operate on just outside the box, his most effective zone. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options and make Barcelona's life very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

It's clear that Madridistas love Vinicius, his chant were sung repeatedly by a fervent home supporters.

But recently there were countless reports over the past period that Real Madrid could entertain allowing his departure should a suitable bid were to come in.

Vinicius has a year left on his deal when this term concludes, but talks over a new deal have stalled.

The player's reaction when substituted in the second half spoke of tension. Post-game, he was held back as he tried to approach Lamine Yamal.

The expert commented, He will face backlash for good reason, since it displayed disrespect toward his replacement who replaced him.”

“But since being a kid, his life has been amid adversity, and perceives that he faces opposition.”

Such thinking is hard to change, particularly since you consider yourself close to being number one in the world, then the club shifts the focus to Mbappe as the key figure.”

During this campaign he has perceived that Real Madrid isn't protecting him. Rumors indicate, possibly leaked by the club, or not denied by the club, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth €250 million for him and let him go.”

He is aware of this, so when he was taken off – reasonably, as he ceased tracking back as he should – in his mind he says ‘why me, why me again?.”

It may be challenging to build a bridge with the club and Vinicius now.”

Their System “Falls Apart”

Following victories in each of the recent derbies, the latest display represented Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Absences have deprived the Barcelona coach of important stars including Raphinha, Lewandowski plus others, and the tactical setup is not effective when they are missing.

The analyst commented, Barcelona appear is a little bit less sharp when not in possession, not as eager to regain possession, softer to get the possession back.”

They are more vulnerable to attack them. If the defensive line is flawed, as it wasn't Mbappe's strike since the defender failed to step up, they are not helped from the attack failing to press opponents in possession as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, who troubled Madrid in previous meetings, was well contained.

“Their stars did not perform well. Yamal appears he's in good form, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems