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The match represented nearly a perfect performance for Xabi Alonso's squad, as they overcame Barcelona two goals to one in the famous derby and increase their lead at the summit of the domestic championship by five points.

Bellingham notched his maiden league goal along with setup of the season following a difficult period recovering from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward maintained his clinical touch in attack, and Alonso's tactics during his debut El Clasico on the sidelines functioned brilliantly.

Yet the Vinicius Junior question emerged again another time.

Unhappy with coming off, the Brazilian winger complained while walking right by his manager before headed off the pitch, then reappearing to the substitute area several minutes.

Manager's Approach Delivers Success from the Midfielder

For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, considering seven of Madrid's previous eight bosses lost their initial La Liga match with Barcelona.

After the relaxed approach from the previous coach fell short last season, Alonso's positional game-model produced an important victory.

An expert commented, The strategy worked brilliantly. The home side performed excellently, while the visitors were off-color due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up for as long as they could, if overcome, they tracked back in an organised way, everybody including Vinicius.”

Their defensive setup in two lines with a gap of a short distance. Barca struggled to penetrate.”

The tactical change looks to be positive for the midfielder, as he previously was expected to carry the midfield in midfield and additional duties.

In the lineup the 22-year-old played on the right, but in practice he could to drift inward and either assist the attack or enter the box.

The analyst stated, With Eduardo Camavinga in the middle, you get more dynamism and additional options to shut down the passing lanes.”

“That forced the team to deploy Jude on the right-hand side. Undoubtedly his role included to keep an eye on the runs of Mbappe on the ball and had space, and he found him a few times.”

He was told to enter the area and operate on the outskirts of the area, where he poses a threat. He also came inside to block central spaces creating Barca's task very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Revealed

There's no doubting that supporters adore Vinicius, his chant rang out multiple times by an enthusiastic Bernabeu crowd.

But recently there were various accounts lately that Real Madrid would consider letting him leave should a suitable bid was made.

He will have a year left under his current terms come the end of the season, but negotiations for an extension have not progressed.

Vinicius' behavior after coming off with 20 minutes left spoke of strained relations. When the match ended, he was held back as he attempted to confront Yamal.

The analyst noted, He will face backlash for good reason, as it demonstrated poor sportsmanship for the substitute who came on for him.”

Yet, growing up, he has existed in a hostile world, and perceives that the world is hostile.”

This mindset is hard to change, notably when you feel close to being the best player, but the team drives the axis to Mbappe as the star.”

During this campaign he's felt that the club is not defending him. There are stories, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they might accept if someone paid €250 million to sign him and sell him.”

“He feels all that, so when the coach substituted him – reasonably, since he wasn't defending as he should – in his mind he says why single me out?’.”

Building bridges will be tough to reconcile with the club and Vinicius now.”

Barcelona Style “Falls Apart”

After winning each of the previous campaign's derbies, this outing highlighted Barca's shaky early form.

Fitness issues have robbed Hansi Flick of crucial contributors including the Brazilian winger, the striker and Dani Olmo, and the approach is failing when they are missing.

The analyst said, Barcelona appear lack sharpness when not in possession, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive to get the possession back.”

“It's easier to create chances against them. Should the defense is not perfect, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal since the defender failed to step up, the midfield doesn't assist by teammates not closing down those on the ball adequately.”

Yamal, the main threat of Real last season, was kept largely in check.

Key players were below par. Lamine seems not he's in good form, maybe due to groin problems