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This proved to be almost an ideal outing from the Madrid side, as they defeated Barca by a 2-1 scoreline during the famous derby to extend their lead at the top in the domestic championship by five points.

Jude Bellingham scored his inaugural domestic strike along with setup this term after a difficult spell recovering from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward showed his lethal performance when scoring, and Alonso's tactics in his inaugural Clasico in the dugout functioned brilliantly.

But then the Brazilian's situation came to the forefront another time.

Frustrated with being substituted, Vinicius ranted while walking straight past the coach before headed down the tunnel, then reappearing on the sidelines after a short while.

Manager's Approach Yields Positive Outcomes from Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, especially since seven of Real's recent bosses were defeated in their debut league match against Barca.

Following the player-focused method from the previous coach did not deliver in the previous campaign, his structured approach yielded a significant outcome.

A specialist observed, “He got it spot on. Madrid were impressive, while Barcelona were off-color due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

Defensively, they pressed high for as long as they could, and if they were beaten, they fell back with discipline, all players including the forward.”

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

The new system looks to be good news for Jude, as he in the past was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in midfield and additional duties.

On paper Bellingham was positioned on the right, but in practice he could to drift inward and link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The analyst added, “By using the French midfielder in the center, this provides greater energy and more ways to block the channels.”

This led to the team to deploy Jude on the right flank. I'm sure he would have been asked to monitor the runs of Mbappe when he had the ball and found openings, and he located him on several occasions.”

“He was asked to enter the area and position himself near the edge of the box, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to block central spaces creating Barcelona's life very difficult.”

Strained Relations Laid Bare

There's no doubting that supporters love Vinicius, his chant were sung multiple times by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

Yet multiple various accounts over the past period that the club might think about selling him if an attractive proposal were to come in.

Vinicius will have one season to go under his current terms when this term concludes, but negotiations for an extension have not progressed.

The player's reaction to being replaced in the second half suggested strained relations. When the match ended, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach the Barcelona player.

The analyst noted, Many will criticize him and justifiably, since it displayed a lack of respect for the substitute who replaced him.”

Yet, growing up, his life has been amid adversity, and perceives that everyone is against him.”

“That mentality is hard to change, notably when you believe on the verge of the top star, and the organization drives the axis towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

Recently he believes that the organization has not supported him. Rumors indicate, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth €250 million for him and let him go.”

“He feels all that, and after the coach substituted him – reasonably, since he wasn't defending as he should – to him he says ‘why me, why me again?.”

It may be challenging to reconcile with the club and the player at the moment.”

Their System “Struggles”

Having triumphed in each of the last season's derbies, the latest display was emblematic of Barcelona's unconvincing beginning of the season.

Absences have left without the Barcelona coach of key players such as Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski plus others, and the tactical setup isn't working when they are missing.

The expert said, The squad seems are slightly off defensively, with less desire to win it back, softer in pressing.”

Opponents find it simpler to create chances against them. Should the defense is not organized, which was the case the first goal because Alejandro Balde played him onside, they receive little support by teammates not challenging those on the ball adequately.”

Yamal, tormentor-in-chief earlier, was kept largely in check.

“Their stars were below par. Yamal doesn't feel like he's in good form, possibly because of groin problems