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It was almost a flawless performance for Real Madrid, who defeated Barca 2-1 in the famous derby to extend their lead in first place in the domestic championship with a five-point cushion.

Jude Bellingham notched his first league goal along with assist this campaign following a tough few months healing from shoulder surgery.

Mbappe continued his deadly performance in attack, and the coach's game plan during his debut derby on the sidelines worked brilliantly.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius emerged again once more.

Dissatisfied at his substitution, the star forward protested as he walked right by his manager before stormed off the pitch, then returning on the sidelines after a short while.

Tactical Setup Delivers Results from Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, especially since seven of Real's previous eight managers were defeated in their initial La Liga encounter with Barca.

After the player-focused approach under Ancelotti did not deliver in the previous campaign, his structured approach delivered a significant outcome.

A specialist commented, “He got it spot on. Real Madrid performed excellently, and Barca didn't play well due to the home team's approach.”

When not in possession, they pushed up for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they tracked back with discipline, everybody even Vinicius.”

“They defended in two lines with a gap of 5-10 meters. The opposition struggled to penetrate.”

This approach looks to be beneficial for Jude, as he previously had been tasked to cover multiple roles in the center and additional duties.

Theoretically the 22-year-old was positioned on the right, but in practice he had the freedom to come inside and either assist the attack or enter the box.

The expert continued, With the French midfielder in central midfield, this provides more dynamism and better ability to block the channels.”

“That forced them to deploy Jude on the right-hand side. Certainly his role included to monitor Mbappe's movements in possession with room, and he located him a few times.”

His instructions included to get into the box and position himself near just outside the box, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to block central spaces and make the opponent's play challenging.”

Vinicius Tensions Revealed

Undoubtedly that the fans love Vinicius, his chant was chanted multiple times by a fervent home supporters.

Yet there have been countless reports in recent months that Real Madrid would consider letting him leave if the right offer were to come in.

He will have one year remaining on his contract when this term concludes, yet discussions on a renewal have stalled.

Vinicius' behavior after coming off in the second half spoke of issues. After the full-time whistle, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach the Barcelona player.

Balague noted, Many will criticize him and rightly so, because it showed poor sportsmanship toward his replacement who replaced him.”

However, from a young age, he has existed in a hostile world, and he believes that everyone is against him.”

“That mentality is difficult to shake, notably when you feel on the verge of the top star, and the organization shifts the focus in favor of Mbappe as the key figure.”

Recently he's felt that the organization has not supported him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they would be open an offer worth a quarter-billion euros to sign him and let him go.”

This affects him, and after the coach substituted him – fairly, since he wasn't defending as expected – to him he says ‘why me, why me again?.”

“It will be difficult to mend relations among the parties and the player currently.”

Their System “Crumbles”

Having triumphed in each of the previous campaign's matches, this outing represented Barca's shaky start to the campaign.

Fitness issues have deprived Hansi Flick of important stars such as Raphinha, the striker and Olmo, and his system is not effective in their absence.

Balague said, “It's like the whole team lack sharpness without the ball, less hungry to recover it, less aggressive to reclaim the ball.”

Opponents find it simpler to break them down. Should the defense is not organized, as it wasn't the first goal as Balde played him onside, they receive little support from the attack not challenging the ball-carrier as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, who troubled Madrid earlier, was neutralized.

“Their stars did not perform well. Lamine doesn't feel like he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from injury issues