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The match represented nearly a flawless outing from the Madrid side, as they overcame Barcelona by a 2-1 scoreline during El Clasico and extend the gap at the top of the domestic championship by five points.

Bellingham got his inaugural league goal and key pass this campaign after a challenging period recovering from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward showed his clinical touch when scoring, while the manager's strategy in his inaugural Clasico on the sidelines worked brilliantly.

However the Vinicius Junior question reared its head another time.

Unhappy with his substitution, Vinicius complained on his way straight past the coach before stormed to the dressing room, before returning to the substitute area after a short while.

Manager's Approach Gets Results for Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, Alonso did well, considering seven of Madrid's previous eight coaches were defeated in their initial La Liga meeting with their rivals.

Following the player-focused style under Ancelotti failed to get results in the previous campaign, Alonso's positional game-model delivered an important victory.

An expert observed, The strategy worked brilliantly. Madrid were impressive, while the visitors struggled due to the home team's approach.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up consistently, and when bypassed, they fell back with discipline, all players including the forward.”

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

The tactical change appears to be beneficial for the midfielder, who previously was essentially asked to carry the midfield in midfield and more.

On paper the young star was positioned on the right, but in practice he could to move centrally and assist the attack or enter the box.

The expert continued, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in the middle, you get greater energy and better ability to close down the spaces.”

As a result the team to deploy Jude wide right. Certainly he was instructed to keep an eye on the forward's positioning when he had the ball with room, and he located him on several occasions.”

He was told to move into the penalty area and position himself near the outskirts of the area, his most effective zone. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options and cause Barcelona's life tough.”

Vinicius Tensions Revealed

There's no doubting that the fans love Vinicius, his chant were sung multiple times by the passionate Madrid fans.

But there have been various accounts in recent months that Real Madrid could entertain letting him leave if an attractive proposal was made.

He will have one season to go under his current terms come the end of the season, yet negotiations for an extension are at a standstill.

His response when substituted with 20 minutes left spoke of tension. After the full-time whistle, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach Yamal.

The analyst said, He will face backlash and rightly so, because it showed disrespect for Rodrygo taking his place.”

Yet, growing up, his life has been in a hostile world, and perceives that the world is hostile.”

This mindset is tough to overcome, notably when you consider yourself on the verge of the top star, then the club redirects attention to Mbappe as the key figure.”

During this campaign he's felt that the organization isn't protecting him. There are stories, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they wouldn't be unhappy a bid of €250 million for him and let him go.”

He is aware of this, and when he was taken off – justifiably, since he wasn't defending as required – to him he says why always me?.”

“It will be difficult to reconcile between the club and Vinicius currently.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Following victories in all four of recent Clasicos, Sunday's performance was emblematic of Barcelona's unconvincing start to the campaign.

Fitness issues have left without the Barcelona coach of key players such as the Brazilian winger, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the tactical setup is not effective in their absence.

The analyst said, The squad seems is a little bit less sharp without the ball, not as eager to regain possession, softer in pressing.”

Opponents find it simpler to break them down. If the defensive line is flawed, like on the first goal since the defender failed to step up, the midfield doesn't assist by teammates not challenging the ball-carrier as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, the main threat in previous meetings, was neutralized.

Key players were below par. The youngster appears he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems