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This proved to be practically a flawless day from the Madrid side, as they beat their arch-rivals 2-1 in El Clasico and increase their advantage at the summit in La Liga to five points.

Jude Bellingham scored his maiden domestic strike and setup of the season following a tough spell recovering from shoulder surgery.

The French forward continued his clinical touch when scoring, while Alonso's tactics in his inaugural El Clasico in the dugout worked brilliantly.

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

Unhappy at being substituted, Vinicius protested while walking right by the coach before stormed off the pitch, then returning to the bench several minutes.

Manager's Approach Gets Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

In his first derby, this wasn't a bad one, given that the majority of Real's previous eight coaches were defeated in their initial La Liga meeting against Barca.

Following the relaxed method from the previous coach did not deliver in the previous campaign, his structured approach delivered a significant outcome.

A specialist commented, His plan was perfect. Real Madrid performed excellently, and Barca were off-color because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they applied pressure as much as possible, and if they were beaten, they retreated in an organised way, everybody even Vinicius.”

“They defended with two banks with a gap of five to 10 metres. The opposition struggled to penetrate.”

The tactical change appears to be beneficial for Jude, who last season was expected to do everything in the center and additional duties.

Theoretically the 22-year-old started wide right, however he was allowed to drift inward and support Mbappe or enter the box.

Balague added, Employing Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield, you get greater energy and more ways to shut down the spaces.”

“That forced them to deploy Bellingham wide right. I'm sure he was instructed to track the forward's positioning when he had the ball and had space, connecting with him a few times.”

“He was asked to get into the box and be around just outside the box, where he is very dangerous. He also came inside to cut off passing options creating Barca's task challenging.”

Conflict Issues Revealed

It's clear that supporters adore Vinicius, calls for him was chanted on several occasions by the passionate Madrid fans.

Yet recently there were numerous stories over the past period that Los Blancos would consider letting him leave if an attractive proposal were to come in.

The winger has one year remaining under his current terms at the end of the campaign, yet talks over a new deal have stalled.

The player's reaction when substituted with 20 minutes left indicated tension. Post-game, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach the Barcelona player.

The expert noted, He will face backlash and justifiably, since it displayed poor sportsmanship for the substitute who replaced him.”

“But since being a kid, his life has been in a challenging environment, and he believes that everyone is against him.”

This mindset is hard to change, notably when you believe near the best player, then the club drives the axis to Mbappe as the key figure.”

During this campaign he has perceived that the club isn't protecting him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or not denied by the club, that they would be open if someone paid a quarter-billion euros to sign him and let him go.”

This affects him, and after he was taken off – reasonably, since he wasn't defending as expected – in his mind he says why always me?.”

Building bridges will be tough to reconcile among the parties and Vinicius at the moment.”

Their System “Struggles”

Following victories in each of the last season's matches, Sunday's performance represented Barcelona's unconvincing beginning of the season.

Absences have robbed the manager of key players including Raphinha, Lewandowski plus others, and the tactical setup isn't working when they are missing.

The expert said, “It's like the whole team is a little bit less sharp without the ball, not as eager to regain possession, softer to reclaim the ball.”

Opponents find it simpler to create chances against them. When the backline is flawed, which was the case the first goal since the defender failed to step up, they are not helped by teammates not closing down those on the ball as well as they should.”

The young talent, tormentor-in-chief in previous meetings, was kept largely in check.

Key players were below par. Lamine seems not he's in good form, possibly because of groin problems