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It was nearly an ideal outing from Xabi Alonso's squad, who beat Barca two goals to one in the famous derby to extend the gap at the summit of the domestic championship to five points.

Bellingham scored his maiden goal in the league along with setup this campaign after a tough few months recovering from shoulder surgery.

Mbappe continued his deadly form when scoring, and Alonso's tactics in his inaugural Clasico as coach functioned like a charm.

But then the Brazilian's situation emerged again another time.

Unhappy at coming off, Vinicius complained while walking directly past his manager before marched off the pitch, then coming back to the bench after a short while.

Manager's Approach Yields Success from the Midfielder

In his first derby, it was a solid start, given that seven of Real's recent coaches were defeated in their debut La Liga match against Barca.

After the relaxed method under Ancelotti did not deliver earlier, Alonso's positional game-model delivered its first major result.

Spanish football analyst commented, His plan was perfect. Madrid were very good, while Barcelona didn't play well because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

Defensively, they pushed up consistently, and when bypassed, they retreated in a structured manner, all players including Vinicius.”

Their defensive setup in two layers separated by 5-10 meters. The opposition were unable to break through.”

The new system seems beneficial for Jude, as he in the past was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in the engine room and beyond.

On paper the young star played on the right, however he was allowed to move centrally and assist the attack or enter the box.

Balague continued, With Camavinga in the middle, it brings increased movement and additional options to close down the spaces.”

As a result the team to put Bellingham wide right. I'm sure he was instructed to monitor the forward's positioning when he had the ball and had space, and he found him on several occasions.”

His instructions included to enter the area and be around just outside the box, where he is very dangerous. He also drifted in to cut off passing options creating Barca's task tough.”

Strained Relations Revealed

It's clear that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, his chant was chanted repeatedly by the passionate home supporters.

However recently there were numerous stories in recent months that Los Blancos might think about selling him should a suitable bid arrived.

Vinicius will have one season to go on his deal at the end of the campaign, yet talks over a new deal have not progressed.

The player's reaction when substituted late in the game indicated strained relations. After the full-time whistle, teammates intervened as he attempted to confront Yamal.

The analyst said, “Everyone will have a go at him and justifiably, because it showed disrespect toward his replacement who came on for him.”

“But since being a kid, he has existed amid adversity, and he believes that everyone is against him.”

This mindset is tough to overcome, especially when you believe near the top star, but the team redirects attention in favor of Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he has perceived that the organization is not defending him. Reports suggest, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they might accept if someone paid 250m euros for his transfer and sell him.”

This affects him, so when he was taken off – justifiably, as he ceased tracking back as required – in Vinicius' head he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

It may be challenging to mend relations between the club and the player currently.”

Barcelona Style “Falls Apart”

Following victories in all four of last season's Clasicos, Sunday's performance highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing beginning of the season.

Absences have left without Hansi Flick of crucial contributors including the Brazilian winger, Lewandowski plus others, and his system is failing in their absence.

The analyst said, “It's like the whole team are slightly off defensively, not as eager to regain possession, softer to reclaim the ball.”

They are more vulnerable to break them down. Should the defense is flawed, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal as Balde failed to step up, they receive little support from the attack not closing down the ball-carrier as well as they should.”

Yamal, who troubled Madrid of Real last season, was well contained.

“Their stars were below par. Lamine seems not he is at his best, maybe due to injury issues