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This proved to be practically a perfect performance from the Madrid side, as they defeated Barca by a 2-1 scoreline in the Clasico and increase their advantage in first place in the Spanish league by five points.

Bellingham scored his inaugural league goal along with key pass of the season after a tough period healing from surgery on his shoulder.

Kylian Mbappe continued his deadly touch when scoring, and Alonso's tactics in his first derby on the sidelines worked brilliantly.

But then the Brazilian's situation emerged again yet again.

Unhappy with coming off, the Brazilian winger complained as he walked straight past his manager before headed off the pitch, then reappearing on the sidelines several minutes.

Tactical Setup Yields Results from the Midfielder

As first Clasicos go, Alonso did well, given that the majority of Real's previous eight bosses lost their debut league encounter with their rivals.

Following the laissez-faire method from the previous coach failed to get results in the previous campaign, the new tactical system yielded its first major result.

Spanish football analyst commented, “He got it spot on. The home side performed excellently, and Barca were off-color due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

Defensively, they applied pressure as much as possible, and if they were beaten, they tracked back with discipline, everybody even Vinicius.”

“They defended in two layers spaced by a short distance. The opposition struggled to penetrate.”

The new system looks to be positive for Jude, who in the past had been tasked to carry the midfield in midfield and more.

Theoretically the young star was positioned on the right, but actually he could to come inside and assist the attack or enter the box.

The analyst stated, Employing Camavinga in the middle, this provides more dynamism and better ability to close down the passing lanes.”

This led to the team to position Jude on the right flank. Certainly he would have been asked to monitor the forward's positioning on the ball and found openings, and he found him on several occasions.”

He was told to enter the area and operate on the outskirts of the area, where he is very dangerous. He also came inside to block central spaces and make the opponent's play tough.”

Conflict Issues Revealed

There's no doubting that the fans love Vinicius, his chant was chanted repeatedly by the passionate home supporters.

Yet there have been numerous stories lately that Los Blancos would consider selling him if the right offer was made.

He will have a year left on his deal come the end of the season, but discussions on a renewal have stalled.

The player's reaction to being replaced late in the game indicated issues. When the match ended, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach Lamine Yamal.

The expert noted, He will face backlash for good reason, since it displayed poor sportsmanship for Rodrygo who came on for him.”

Yet, growing up, his life has been in a challenging environment, and perceives that he faces opposition.”

“That mentality is difficult to shake, especially when you consider yourself near number one in the world, and the organization shifts the focus to Mbappe as the main man.”

Recently he's felt that the club has not supported him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they wouldn't be unhappy if someone paid 250m euros for his transfer and allow him to leave.”

This affects him, and after he was taken off – justifiably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as expected – in Vinicius' head he says why always me?.”

It may be challenging to mend relations between the club and Vinicius currently.”

Barcelona Style “Crumbles”

After winning each of the recent matches, this outing was emblematic of their uncertain early form.

Fitness issues have deprived the manager of key players such as Raphinha, Lewandowski and Olmo, and the approach is not effective without them.

Balague commented, The squad seems are slightly off without the ball, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive to get the possession back.”

They are more vulnerable to attack them. Should the defense is not perfect, which was the case the first goal because Alejandro Balde kept him onside, they receive little support by teammates not challenging opponents in possession as expected.”

The young talent, tormentor-in-chief earlier, was neutralized.

Key players did not perform well. Yamal doesn't feel like he is at his best, maybe due to groin problems