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This proved to be practically a flawless outing from Real Madrid, who defeated Barcelona 2-1 in El Clasico and increase their advantage at the top in the Spanish league by five points.

Jude Bellingham scored his first goal in the league and key pass this term following a difficult spell coming back from shoulder surgery.

The French forward maintained his clinical form in attack, while Alonso's tactics during his debut derby as coach functioned brilliantly.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius emerged again once more.

Dissatisfied with coming off, the Brazilian winger complained as he walked right by the coach and stormed down the tunnel, then reappearing on the sidelines after a short while.

Tactical Setup Yields Positive Outcomes from Bellingham

In his first derby, it was a solid start, especially since the majority of Real's recent bosses lost their debut La Liga encounter against Barcelona.

After the relaxed style from the previous coach did not deliver last season, the new tactical system yielded an important victory.

Spanish football analyst commented, “He got it spot on. Madrid performed excellently, while Barca were off-color due to the home team's approach.”

“Without the ball, they applied pressure as much as possible, if overcome, they retreated with discipline, all players even the forward.”

The team's shape in two layers spaced by a short distance. The opposition struggled to penetrate.”

This approach seems positive for Jude, who in the past was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in midfield and additional duties.

On paper Bellingham was positioned on the right, but actually he was allowed to move centrally and link with Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The analyst continued, “By using the French midfielder in the middle, it brings increased movement and more ways to close down the passing lanes.”

“That forced them to put Jude wide right. I'm sure he was instructed to track Mbappe's movements in possession and found openings, and he located him a few times.”

He was told to enter the area and operate on the edge of the box, where he is very dangerous. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options and make Barcelona's life very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

It's clear that supporters are fond of the Brazilian, his chant were sung on several occasions by an enthusiastic Bernabeu crowd.

But multiple countless reports in recent months that the club would consider selling him if an attractive proposal was made.

He will have one year remaining under his current terms come the end of the season, but discussions on a renewal have not progressed.

His response to being replaced late in the game indicated tension. Post-game, he had to be restrained when he moved toward Yamal.

Balague commented, He will face backlash for good reason, since it displayed poor sportsmanship for Rodrygo who replaced him.”

However, from a young age, he has existed in a challenging environment, and he feels that the world is hostile.”

Such thinking is hard to change, particularly since you consider yourself close to being the top star, and the organization redirects attention towards Mbappe as the main man.”

“This season he has perceived that the organization has not supported him. There are stories, possibly leaked by the club, or not denied by the club, that they would be open a bid of a quarter-billion euros for him and let him go.”

This affects him, so when the coach substituted him – justifiably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – to him he questions why single me out?’.”

It may be challenging to mend relations between the club and Vinicius now.”

Their System “Struggles”

After winning each of the previous campaign's derbies, Sunday's performance highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Absences have robbed the manager of crucial contributors including Raphinha, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the tactical setup is failing when they are missing.

The analyst stated, Barcelona appear is a little bit less sharp defensively, less hungry to recover it, softer to reclaim the ball.”

They are more vulnerable to attack them. Should the defense is not perfect, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal since the defender failed to step up, they are not helped by teammates failing to press opponents in possession adequately.”

The young talent, the main threat of Real last season, was well contained.

Key players were below par. Lamine seems not in top condition, maybe due to groin problems