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It was practically a flawless outing for the Madrid side, as they beat Barcelona 2-1 in El Clasico and extend their advantage at the summit of the domestic championship with a five-point cushion.

Bellingham notched his inaugural domestic strike and assist of the season after a challenging spell healing from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward showed his deadly form when scoring, while the manager's strategy during his debut El Clasico on the sidelines functioned like a charm.

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

Unhappy with coming off, Vinicius ranted while walking straight past his manager before marched to the dressing room, then returning on the sidelines after a short while.

Alonso System Yields Positive Outcomes for Jude Bellingham

In his first derby, it was a solid start, considering the majority of Real's last eight bosses were defeated in their debut La Liga encounter with Barca.

After the player-focused style of Carlo Ancelotti failed to get results in the previous campaign, the new tactical system yielded its first major result.

A specialist observed, The strategy worked brilliantly. Madrid were very good, and Barcelona were off-color due to the home team's approach.”

Defensively, they applied pressure consistently, and when bypassed, they retreated in a structured manner, everybody including the forward.”

“They defended in two layers spaced by 5-10 meters. The opposition were unable to break through.”

The tactical change seems beneficial for Jude, who previously was expected to carry the midfield in the engine room and additional duties.

On paper the young star was positioned on the right, but actually he had the freedom to come inside and either support Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The analyst added, “By using the French midfielder in the middle, you get more dynamism and additional options to block the spaces.”

“That forced them to put Bellingham on the right-hand side. Undoubtedly his role included to monitor Mbappe's movements when he had the ball and had space, and he located him a few times.”

His instructions included to enter the area and be around the outskirts of the area, where he is very dangerous. Additionally, he moved centrally to close the inside channels and cause the opponent's play very difficult.”

Conflict Issues Revealed

Undoubtedly that the fans adore Vinicius, calls for him was chanted repeatedly by an enthusiastic home supporters.

However recently there were countless reports over the past period that the club might think about letting him leave should a suitable bid were to come in.

Vinicius has a year left on his contract come the end of the season, yet negotiations for an extension have stalled.

The player's reaction after coming off in the second half spoke of strained relations. Post-game, he had to be restrained when he moved toward Yamal.

The expert noted, “Everyone will have a go at him and justifiably, since it displayed disrespect for the substitute who replaced him.”

Yet, growing up, he has existed in a challenging environment, and he feels that everyone is against him.”

Such thinking is hard to change, notably when you believe close to being number one in the world, and the organization drives the axis towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he has perceived that Real Madrid isn't protecting him. Rumors indicate, possibly leaked by the club, or not denied by the club, that they wouldn't be unhappy if someone paid a quarter-billion euros to sign him and sell him.”

He is aware of this, and when he was taken off – reasonably, since he wasn't defending as he should – in Vinicius' head he says why single me out?’.”

“It will be difficult to build a bridge between the club and Vinicius now.”

Their System “Struggles”

Having triumphed in all four of recent derbies, this outing represented Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Absences have deprived the manager of important stars including Raphinha, Lewandowski plus others, and his system is not effective when they are missing.

The analyst said, The squad seems are slightly off when not in possession, with less desire to win it back, with reduced intensity to get the possession back.”

Opponents find it simpler to create chances against them. Should the defense is flawed, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal because Alejandro Balde failed to step up, they are not helped by the midfield and forwards failing to press opponents in possession as well as they should.”

The young talent, tormentor-in-chief of Real last season, was well contained.

“Their stars weren't at their best. Yamal doesn't feel like he's in good form, perhaps he's suffering from a groin issue