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This proved to be nearly a flawless performance from the Madrid side, as they beat Barca 2-1 in El Clasico to increase the gap at the summit in the domestic championship with a five-point cushion.

Bellingham notched his maiden domestic strike and setup this campaign following a difficult spell healing from surgery on his shoulder.

Kylian Mbappe continued his lethal performance in front of goal, while the manager's strategy during his debut derby as coach functioned brilliantly.

But then the issue surrounding Vinicius came to the forefront another time.

Unhappy at his substitution, Vinicius ranted on his way straight past the coach and stormed off the pitch, before coming back on the sidelines later.

Alonso System Gets Success for the Midfielder

For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, considering seven of Madrid's previous eight coaches lost their debut league match with their rivals.

After the relaxed style from the previous coach fell short in the previous campaign, Alonso's positional game-model yielded its first major result.

Spanish football analyst commented, “He got it spot on. Madrid were impressive, while Barca didn't play well because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they applied pressure consistently, if overcome, they fell back in a structured manner, all players even the forward.”

Their defensive setup in two lines separated by a short distance. Barcelona were unable to break through.”

The tactical change looks to be beneficial for Bellingham, as he in the past was expected to do everything in the center and additional duties.

On paper the 22-year-old played on the right, but in practice he could to drift inward and either link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

Balague continued, “By using the French midfielder in the middle, it brings increased movement and better ability to block the channels.”

“That forced the team to position Jude wide right. I'm sure he would have been asked to keep an eye on the runs of Mbappe on the ball and had space, and he located him a few times.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and be around just outside the box, where he is very dangerous. He also came inside to block central spaces and cause Barcelona's life tough.”

Strained Relations Laid Bare

Undoubtedly that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, his chant was chanted repeatedly by a fervent home supporters.

Yet multiple various accounts lately that Los Blancos might think about letting him leave should a suitable bid was made.

Vinicius will have a year left on his deal come the end of the season, yet talks over a new deal have not progressed.

Vinicius' behavior after coming off with 20 minutes left spoke of issues. When the match ended, he was held back as he tried to approach the Barcelona player.

The analyst commented, “Everyone will have a go at him and rightly so, as it demonstrated a lack of respect for Rodrygo who replaced him.”

“But since being a kid, his life has been in a challenging environment, and he believes that he faces opposition.”

“That mentality is hard to change, particularly since you feel near the top star, but the team redirects attention to Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he's felt that the club isn't protecting him. There are stories, perhaps from within, or unchallenged by officials, that they wouldn't be unhappy a bid of €250 million to sign him and sell him.”

This affects him, and after Alonso subbed him – justifiably, since he wasn't defending as required – to him he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

“It will be difficult to build a bridge between the club and him at the moment.”

Their System “Struggles”

After winning all four of recent derbies, the latest display highlighted their uncertain start to the campaign.

Fitness issues have left without the manager of crucial contributors such as the Brazilian winger, Lewandowski and Olmo, and his system is failing in their absence.

The expert commented, The squad seems lack sharpness when not in possession, with less desire to win it back, softer to get the possession back.”

Opponents find it simpler to create chances against them. When the backline is flawed, as it wasn't the first goal as Balde failed to step up, the midfield doesn't assist from the attack not closing down those on the ball as well as they should.”

Yamal, the main threat of Real last season, was neutralized.

The big names did not perform well. The youngster appears he's in good form, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems