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It was nearly an ideal performance for the Madrid side, who beat Barca 2-1 in the famous derby and increase their lead in first place of La Liga by five points.

The English midfielder got his maiden goal in the league and key pass of the season following a tough few months healing from a shoulder operation.

The French forward continued his lethal form in attack, and the manager's strategy during his debut El Clasico as coach proved perfectly.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius reared its head yet again.

Dissatisfied at coming off, Vinicius ranted as he walked straight past his manager before headed off the pitch, before reappearing to the substitute area several minutes.

Tactical Setup Gets Results from Jude Bellingham

In his first derby, it was a solid start, given that seven of Madrid's previous eight coaches were defeated in their initial league match with Barca.

Following the player-focused style under Ancelotti did not deliver earlier, Alonso's positional game-model produced its first major result.

An expert observed, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid were very good, while the visitors were off-color because of the home team's approach.”

Defensively, they pressed high as much as possible, and when bypassed, they fell back in an organised way, all players even Vinicius.”

“They defended in two lines with a gap of five to 10 metres. Barca struggled to penetrate.”

The new system seems good news for Bellingham, as he last season was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in midfield and additional duties.

Theoretically the 22-year-old started wide right, but in practice he had the freedom to move centrally and either support Mbappe or enter the box.

Balague stated, Employing the French midfielder in central midfield, you get increased movement and more ways to close down the channels.”

As a result the team to position Bellingham on the right-hand side. Certainly his role included to monitor Mbappe's movements when he had the ball and had space, and he located him on several occasions.”

He was told to enter the area and be around just outside the box, where he is very dangerous. He also came inside to close the inside channels and cause Barca's task challenging.”

Strained Relations Exposed

It's clear that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, his name rang out multiple times by the passionate Madrid fans.

However multiple various accounts over the past period that Los Blancos would consider allowing his departure should a suitable bid was made.

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

Vinicius' behavior to being replaced in the second half suggested issues. When the match ended, he had to be restrained when he moved toward Yamal.

The analyst said, Many will criticize him and justifiably, because it showed disrespect toward his replacement who came on for him.”

Yet, growing up, he has lived amid adversity, and he feels that everyone is against him.”

This mindset is hard to change, especially when you believe close to being the top star, then the club redirects attention to Mbappe as the main man.”

Recently he believes that Real Madrid is not defending him. Rumors indicate, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they would be open if someone paid 250m euros for him and allow him to leave.”

He is aware of this, and after the coach substituted him – reasonably, as he ceased tracking back as he should – to him he thinks why always me?.”

It may be challenging to build a bridge with the club and the player now.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

After winning all four of previous campaign's matches, this outing represented their uncertain early form.

Injuries have left without the Barcelona coach of important stars including Raphinha, the striker and Dani Olmo, and the approach isn't working without them.

The expert commented, “It's like the whole team are slightly off defensively, less hungry to recover it, less aggressive to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to create chances against them. When the backline is flawed, as it wasn't the first goal because Alejandro Balde kept him onside, they are not helped from the attack failing to press the ball-carrier as well as they should.”

The young talent, who troubled Madrid of Real last season, was kept largely in check.

The big names were below par. Lamine appears he's in good form, maybe due to a groin issue