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This proved to be nearly an ideal performance for the Madrid side, who defeated Barcelona 2-1 during the famous derby to stretch their lead at the top in the Spanish league with a five-point cushion.

Bellingham got his maiden domestic strike along with setup this campaign following a challenging period recovering from a shoulder operation.

Kylian Mbappe maintained his deadly form in front of goal, while the manager's strategy in his inaugural El Clasico as coach proved brilliantly.

Yet the Vinicius Junior question reared its head once more.

Unhappy at being substituted, the star forward complained while walking directly past his manager and stormed to the dressing room, then coming back to the substitute area several minutes.

Alonso System Gets Results for Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, it was a solid start, considering seven of Real's last eight managers lost their initial La Liga encounter against their rivals.

Following the player-focused method of Carlo Ancelotti fell short earlier, his structured approach delivered a significant outcome.

An expert noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid performed excellently, while the visitors were off-color because of Madrid's tactics.”

Defensively, they pushed up for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they fell back in a structured manner, all players including Vinicius.”

The team's shape in two lines separated by 5-10 meters. Barcelona struggled to penetrate.”

The tactical change appears to be beneficial for Jude, as he last season was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in the engine room and beyond.

In the lineup the 22-year-old played on the right, but actually he could to drift inward and either link with Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The expert stated, With Camavinga in the center, you get greater energy and additional options to close down the spaces.”

This led to the team to put Bellingham on the right flank. Undoubtedly he was instructed to monitor the forward's positioning on the ball and found openings, and he located him repeatedly.”

His instructions included to get into the box and operate on just outside the box, his most effective zone. He also drifted in to cut off passing options and make Barcelona's life very difficult.”

Strained Relations Exposed

Undoubtedly that Madridistas love Vinicius, calls for him rang out repeatedly by an enthusiastic home supporters.

However recently there were various accounts in recent months that the club could entertain selling him should a suitable bid was made.

The winger will have one year remaining under his current terms at the end of the campaign, yet talks over a new deal have not progressed.

The player's reaction to being replaced with 20 minutes left indicated issues. Post-game, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach Yamal.

The analyst said, “Everyone will have a go at him and rightly so, as it demonstrated disrespect toward his replacement taking his place.”

“But since being a kid, his life has been amid adversity, and perceives that he faces opposition.”

Such thinking is difficult to shake, notably when you believe close to being number one in the world, then the club redirects attention to Mbappe as the key figure.”

During this campaign he has perceived that the organization is not defending him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they wouldn't be unhappy a bid of 250m euros to sign him and sell him.”

This affects him, so when the coach substituted him – fairly, as he ceased tracking back as he should – in his mind he questions ‘why me, why me again?.”

“It will be difficult to build a bridge among the parties and the player now.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Following victories in all four of recent Clasicos, Sunday's performance represented their uncertain early form.

Absences have left without Hansi Flick of crucial contributors such as Raphinha, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the tactical setup is failing when they are missing.

Balague said, Barcelona appear are slightly off when not in possession, less hungry to recover it, less aggressive to get the possession back.”

“It's easier to break them down. If the defensive line is flawed, as it wasn't Mbappe's strike as Balde played him onside, they receive little support by teammates failing to press those on the ball adequately.”

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

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