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This proved to be practically an ideal day for Real Madrid, as they beat Barcelona two goals to one in the famous derby to extend their advantage at the summit of the Spanish league with a five-point cushion.

Bellingham notched his first domestic strike along with key pass this campaign following a challenging few months coming back from shoulder surgery.

Kylian Mbappe continued his lethal performance in attack, while the coach's game plan during his debut Clasico on the sidelines functioned perfectly.

But then the Vinicius Junior question came to the forefront once more.

Frustrated at his substitution, Vinicius ranted while walking right by his manager before headed down the tunnel, then returning to the substitute area several minutes.

Alonso System Gets Success from the Midfielder

For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, especially since the majority of Madrid's recent coaches lost their initial La Liga match with their rivals.

After the player-focused style from the previous coach failed to get results earlier, the new tactical system delivered a significant outcome.

An expert commented, “He got it spot on. Madrid were impressive, while the visitors were off-color because of the home team's approach.”

“Without the ball, they applied pressure consistently, if overcome, they retreated with discipline, all players even Vinicius.”

“They defended in two lines with a gap of five to 10 metres. Barca were unable to break through.”

The new system appears to be beneficial for Jude, as he previously was essentially asked to do everything in the engine room and additional duties.

Theoretically the young star was positioned on the right, but actually he could to move centrally and support Mbappe or enter the box.

The analyst continued, “By using the French midfielder in the center, it brings greater energy and more ways to close down the spaces.”

This led to the team to position Bellingham on the right flank. Undoubtedly his role included to monitor the forward's positioning in possession with room, connecting with him on several occasions.”

“He was asked to enter the area and position himself near the edge of the box, where he is very dangerous. He also drifted in to block central spaces creating the opponent's play very difficult.”

Strained Relations Exposed

There's no doubting that Madridistas love Vinicius, his name were sung on several occasions by an enthusiastic Madrid fans.

But recently there were numerous stories in recent months that Real Madrid would consider selling him should a suitable bid were to come in.

The winger has one season to go under his current terms at the end of the campaign, but talks over a new deal are at a standstill.

His response after coming off with 20 minutes left spoke of strained relations. Post-game, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach the Barcelona player.

The expert commented, He will face backlash and justifiably, because it showed a lack of respect for the substitute who replaced him.”

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

This mindset is tough to overcome, especially when you believe close to being the top star, but the team redirects attention towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

During this campaign he's felt that the club has not supported him. There are stories, potentially club-sourced, or with the club not denying it, that they might accept a bid of a quarter-billion euros for him and let him go.”

“He feels all that, and when Alonso subbed him – justifiably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – in Vinicius' head he says why always me?.”

Building bridges will be tough to build a bridge with the club and Vinicius now.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Following victories in all four of previous campaign's derbies, the latest display was emblematic of Barca's shaky early form.

Injuries have left without Hansi Flick of important stars such as the Brazilian winger, Lewandowski and Olmo, and his system is not effective without them.

Balague commented, The squad seems are slightly off without the ball, less hungry to recover it, with reduced intensity to reclaim the ball.”

They are more vulnerable to attack them. Should the defense is not organized, as it wasn't the first goal because Alejandro Balde failed to step up, they receive little support from the attack not challenging the ball-carrier adequately.”

Yamal, who troubled Madrid in previous meetings, was neutralized.

The big names did not perform well. Yamal doesn't feel like he's in good form, possibly because of a groin issue