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It was nearly an ideal performance for Real Madrid, who overcame Barca by a 2-1 scoreline in the Clasico and increase their advantage in first place of La Liga with a five-point cushion.

Bellingham got his maiden league goal along with assist this term after a tough few months coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe continued his clinical touch in attack, and Alonso's tactics in his inaugural derby in the dugout functioned brilliantly.

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

Frustrated at his substitution, Vinicius complained on his way straight past the coach and stormed off the pitch, before coming back to the substitute area later.

Alonso System Yields Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, this wasn't a bad one, especially since the majority of Madrid's recent coaches lost their first La Liga meeting against Barcelona.

After the player-focused approach of Carlo Ancelotti fell short last season, the new tactical system produced an important victory.

A specialist noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid performed excellently, and the visitors didn't play well because of Madrid's tactics.”

When not in possession, they applied pressure consistently, if overcome, they tracked back in a structured manner, everybody including Vinicius.”

Their defensive setup in two layers separated by five to 10 metres. The opposition could not find a way through.”

The new system appears to be good news for Jude, as he last season was expected to do everything in midfield and more.

On paper the young star started wide right, but actually he was allowed to come inside and support Mbappe or enter the box.

The analyst added, With the French midfielder in central midfield, this provides greater energy and additional options to shut down the channels.”

This led to the team to put Jude wide right. Undoubtedly his role included to monitor the runs of Mbappe in possession and found openings, and he located him repeatedly.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and operate on just outside the box, where he poses a threat. He also drifted in to close the inside channels creating the opponent's play very difficult.”

Strained Relations Exposed

There's no doubting that Madridistas love Vinicius, his name was chanted multiple times by an enthusiastic Bernabeu crowd.

But there have been countless reports over the past period that Real Madrid might think about selling him if an attractive proposal arrived.

The winger has one season to go under his current terms at the end of the campaign, yet talks over a new deal have stalled.

Vinicius' behavior when substituted in the second half spoke of tension. After the full-time whistle, teammates intervened when he moved toward the Barcelona player.

Balague said, Many will criticize him and rightly so, because it showed disrespect for the substitute taking his place.”

However, from a young age, his life has been in a challenging environment, and he believes that the world is hostile.”

This mindset is hard to change, notably when you consider yourself on the verge of the top star, and the organization shifts the focus in favor of Mbappe as the main man.”

During this campaign he believes that the club is not defending him. There are stories, potentially club-sourced, or not denied by the club, that they would be open a bid of 250m euros for his transfer and allow him to leave.”

He is aware of this, so when the coach substituted him – fairly, since he wasn't defending as required – in his mind he says ‘why me, why me again?.”

It may be challenging to reconcile among the parties and the player at the moment.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Following victories in each of the previous campaign's matches, the latest display represented Barca's shaky beginning of the season.

Absences have robbed the Barcelona coach of important stars such as the Brazilian winger, the striker and Olmo, and his system is not effective in their absence.

The analyst said, Barcelona appear are slightly off when not in possession, less hungry to recover it, less aggressive to get the possession back.”

“It's easier to attack them. When the backline is not perfect, like on the first goal because Alejandro Balde kept him onside, they receive little support by teammates not challenging opponents in possession adequately.”

Lamine Yamal, who troubled Madrid of Real last season, was neutralized.

“Their stars did not perform well. Lamine seems not he's in good form, possibly because of groin problems