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This proved to be nearly an ideal day from the Madrid side, who defeated their arch-rivals by a 2-1 scoreline during El Clasico to stretch their lead at the summit of the domestic championship to five points.

Bellingham scored his inaugural goal in the league and setup this campaign following a difficult few months healing from shoulder surgery.

Mbappe showed his deadly form when scoring, and the coach's game plan in his first derby in the dugout functioned perfectly.

However the Brazilian's situation came to the forefront yet again.

Dissatisfied with being substituted, Vinicius ranted while walking straight past the coach and marched off the pitch, before returning to the substitute area after a short while.

Tactical Setup Delivers Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, Alonso did well, especially since the majority of Real's last eight coaches were defeated in their first league meeting with Barca.

After the relaxed style under Ancelotti did not deliver in the previous campaign, his structured approach produced a significant outcome.

An expert commented, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid were very good, and Barca didn't play well because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they pressed high for as long as they could, if overcome, they tracked back in an organised way, all players even the forward.”

The team's shape in two layers separated by 5-10 meters. Barca struggled to penetrate.”

The new system seems positive for Jude, as he last season had been tasked to do everything in the engine room and more.

In the lineup Bellingham was positioned on the right, but in practice he could to drift inward and assist the attack or crash the penalty area.

The expert stated, “By using the French midfielder in the middle, you get greater energy and more ways to block the passing lanes.”

This led to the team to position Jude wide right. Certainly he would have been asked to track the forward's positioning in possession with room, and he located him on several occasions.”

He was told to move into the penalty area and position himself near the edge of the box, where he is very dangerous. Additionally, he moved centrally to close the inside channels and make Barca's task tough.”

Strained Relations Revealed

There's no doubting that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, calls for him rang out on several occasions by a fervent Madrid fans.

However recently there were various accounts in recent months that the club might think about letting him leave if an attractive proposal arrived.

Vinicius has one season to go on his contract when this term concludes, yet negotiations for an extension have not progressed.

The player's reaction when substituted late in the game suggested strained relations. After the full-time whistle, teammates intervened when he moved toward Lamine Yamal.

Balague commented, Many will criticize him and rightly so, because it showed a lack of respect for Rodrygo taking his place.”

However, from a young age, he has existed in a challenging environment, and perceives that everyone is against him.”

Such thinking is tough to overcome, particularly since you believe on the verge of the top star, and the organization shifts the focus in favor of Mbappe as the main man.”

Recently he believes that the organization has not supported him. There are stories, perhaps from within, or with the club not denying it, that they might accept an offer worth 250m euros for him and let him go.”

This affects him, and after Alonso subbed him – fairly, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as required – to him he questions ‘why me, why me again?.”

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

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Following victories in all four of previous campaign's derbies, this outing was emblematic of Barca's shaky early form.

Absences have left without the manager of important stars including Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and his system isn't working in their absence.

The analyst said, Barcelona appear is a little bit less sharp when not in possession, less hungry to recover it, less aggressive to reclaim the ball.”

Opponents find it simpler to break them down. Should the defense is not perfect, which was the case Mbappe's strike as Balde kept him onside, they are not helped from the attack not closing down those on the ball as expected.”

Yamal, who troubled Madrid of Real last season, was neutralized.

“Their stars did not perform well. Lamine seems not he's in good form, perhaps he's suffering from injury issues