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It was almost an ideal performance from the Madrid side, as they beat Barcelona two goals to one during the Clasico and extend the gap in first place in the Spanish league to five points.

Bellingham notched his maiden goal in the league and assist this term following a challenging few months coming back from a shoulder operation.

Kylian Mbappe maintained his lethal touch in attack, while the manager's strategy in his first Clasico as coach worked like a charm.

Yet the Brazilian's situation emerged again yet again.

Dissatisfied with coming off, Vinicius ranted as he walked directly past his manager before marched down the tunnel, then reappearing to the substitute area later.

Alonso System Gets Positive Outcomes for Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, especially since seven of Madrid's previous eight managers lost their first league match with their rivals.

Following the player-focused approach under Ancelotti did not deliver in the previous campaign, the new tactical system yielded an important victory.

An expert observed, His plan was perfect. Real Madrid performed excellently, and Barcelona didn't play well because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they pressed high as much as possible, and when bypassed, they retreated in a structured manner, everybody even the forward.”

“They defended with two banks with a gap of a short distance. Barcelona could not find a way through.”

This approach appears to be positive for the midfielder, as he last season was expected to cover multiple roles in the center and additional duties.

In the lineup the young star was positioned on the right, but in practice he could to move centrally and support Mbappe or enter the box.

The expert continued, “By using Camavinga in central midfield, you get more dynamism and more ways to shut down the spaces.”

As a result the team to position Jude wide right. Certainly his role included to keep an eye on Mbappe's movements when he had the ball and found openings, and he found him repeatedly.”

His instructions included to move into the penalty area and operate on just outside the box, his most effective zone. He also drifted in to close the inside channels creating the opponent's play tough.”

Strained Relations Exposed

Undoubtedly that the fans adore Vinicius, his name were sung on several occasions by an enthusiastic Bernabeu crowd.

However multiple numerous stories over the past period that Los Blancos might think about letting him leave should a suitable bid arrived.

He will have a year left on his deal at the end of the campaign, but talks over a new deal have stalled.

Vinicius' behavior when substituted in the second half spoke of issues. Post-game, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach Yamal.

The analyst noted, Many will criticize him for good reason, because it showed poor sportsmanship for the substitute who replaced him.”

However, from a young age, his life has been in a hostile world, and perceives that everyone is against him.”

This mindset is hard to change, notably when you feel near the top star, but the team shifts the focus in favor of Mbappe as the star.”

During this campaign he's felt that the organization is not defending him. Rumors indicate, potentially club-sourced, or with the club not denying it, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth €250 million to sign him and allow him to leave.”

“He feels all that, so when Alonso subbed him – justifiably, since he wasn't defending as he should – to him he says ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to reconcile with the club and the player at the moment.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

After winning each of the recent Clasicos, this outing highlighted Barca's shaky start to the campaign.

Absences have robbed the Barcelona coach of key players such as the Brazilian winger, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and his system is not effective in their absence.

Balague commented, The squad seems are slightly off defensively, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive in pressing.”

They are more vulnerable to create chances against them. If the defensive line is not perfect, as it wasn't Mbappe's strike because Alejandro Balde played him onside, they receive little support from the attack not closing down the ball-carrier adequately.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief of Real last season, was neutralized.

“Their stars did not perform well. Lamine doesn't feel like in top condition, maybe due to injury issues