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This proved to be practically a flawless outing for Real Madrid, who defeated Barca two goals to one in the Clasico and extend the gap in first place in La Liga to five points.

Bellingham got his maiden goal in the league and setup of the season following a challenging few months healing from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward showed his clinical touch in front of goal, and Alonso's tactics in his first El Clasico in the dugout proved perfectly.

Yet the Vinicius Junior question emerged again another time.

Frustrated at being substituted, Vinicius protested while walking directly past the coach and marched off the pitch, before returning on the sidelines several minutes.

Manager's Approach Delivers Success from Bellingham

In his first derby, it was a solid start, considering seven of Madrid's recent coaches were defeated in their first La Liga meeting against their rivals.

Following the player-focused approach under Ancelotti failed to get results in the previous campaign, the new tactical system delivered its first major result.

An expert commented, His plan was perfect. Madrid performed excellently, and Barca didn't play well because of the home team's approach.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they fell back in an organised way, everybody even the forward.”

The team's shape in two lines with a gap of five to 10 metres. Barca struggled to penetrate.”

This approach seems positive for Jude, as he previously was essentially asked to do everything in the center and additional duties.

Theoretically the 22-year-old started wide right, but actually he could to come inside and assist the attack or enter the box.

The analyst stated, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield, it brings greater energy and better ability to shut down the spaces.”

This led to them to put Jude wide right. I'm sure he would have been asked to monitor the runs of Mbappe on the ball and found openings, connecting with him repeatedly.”

His instructions included to move into the penalty area and position himself near the edge of the box, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to block central spaces creating Barca's task challenging.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

There's no doubting that supporters are fond of the Brazilian, his chant were sung multiple times by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

Yet recently there were countless reports over the past period that Los Blancos could entertain letting him leave if an attractive proposal arrived.

Vinicius has a year left on his deal come the end of the season, yet negotiations for an extension have not progressed.

His response when substituted with 20 minutes left indicated strained relations. Post-game, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach Yamal.

The analyst said, Many will criticize him for good reason, as it demonstrated poor sportsmanship toward his replacement who replaced him.”

However, from a young age, he has existed in a hostile world, and he feels that the world is hostile.”

This mindset is hard to change, notably when you believe on the verge of the best player, and the organization shifts the focus towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he believes that the club has not supported him. Rumors indicate, perhaps from within, or unchallenged by officials, that they might accept an offer worth 250m euros to sign him and let him go.”

This affects him, and after Alonso subbed him – fairly, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as required – in Vinicius' head he questions why single me out?’.”

“It will be difficult to mend relations with the club and him currently.”

Barca's Approach “Struggles”

Following victories in each of the last season's derbies, the latest display highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing beginning of the season.

Injuries have left without Hansi Flick of key players including the Brazilian winger, Robert Lewandowski and Olmo, and his system is not effective in their absence.

Balague commented, “It's like the whole team lack sharpness when not in possession, less hungry to recover it, less aggressive to reclaim the ball.”

They are more vulnerable to attack them. Should the defense is flawed, like on the first goal as Balde failed to step up, the midfield doesn't assist from the attack not closing down opponents in possession as well as they should.”

Yamal, the main threat in previous meetings, was well contained.

“Their stars were below par. Lamine appears he's in good form, possibly because of a groin issue