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It was nearly an ideal performance from the Madrid side, who overcame Barcelona two goals to one in the famous derby to extend their advantage at the top of La Liga by five points.

Jude Bellingham notched his first league goal and key pass of the season after a tough spell coming back from a shoulder operation.

Kylian Mbappe continued his deadly form when scoring, while Alonso's tactics in his first El Clasico in the dugout functioned like a charm.

However the Vinicius Junior question reared its head yet again.

Unhappy at being substituted, Vinicius complained on his way right by Xabi Alonso and headed to the dressing room, then reappearing on the sidelines later.

Manager's Approach Gets Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

In his first derby, it was a solid start, especially since the majority of Real's recent coaches lost their initial league match against their rivals.

After the laissez-faire style of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver earlier, the new tactical system yielded its first major result.

A specialist noted, His plan was perfect. The home side were very good, while Barcelona struggled due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

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

Their defensive setup in two layers spaced by 5-10 meters. The opposition were unable to break through.”

The tactical change looks to be beneficial for Jude, as he in the past was expected to do everything in midfield and more.

On paper the young star was positioned on the right, but actually he had the freedom to drift inward and assist the attack or crash the penalty area.

The analyst continued, With the French midfielder in central midfield, you get more dynamism and more ways to shut down the channels.”

This led to them to deploy Jude on the right-hand side. I'm sure his role included to track Mbappe's movements in possession and had space, connecting with him on several occasions.”

His instructions included to enter the area and operate on just outside the box, where he poses a threat. He also came inside to block central spaces and make Barcelona's life tough.”

Vinicius Tensions Exposed

Undoubtedly that supporters adore Vinicius, calls for him were sung on several occasions by an enthusiastic Madrid fans.

Yet multiple countless reports over the past period that Los Blancos might think about selling him if the right offer were to come in.

The winger will have one season to go on his contract come the end of the season, but discussions on a renewal have stalled.

The player's reaction to being replaced in the second half spoke of strained relations. After the full-time whistle, he had to be restrained when he moved toward Yamal.

The expert noted, Many will criticize him and rightly so, because it showed poor sportsmanship for the substitute taking his place.”

Yet, growing up, his life has been in a hostile world, and he feels that everyone is against him.”

Such thinking is difficult to shake, particularly since you consider yourself near the best player, but the team redirects attention to Mbappe as the main man.”

During this campaign he's felt that the organization is not defending him. There are stories, perhaps from within, or with the club not denying it, that they wouldn't be unhappy if someone paid €250 million for him and allow him to leave.”

This affects him, and when he was taken off – reasonably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as expected – in his mind he questions why single me out?’.”

“It will be difficult to reconcile among the parties and the player at the moment.”

Barca's Approach “Crumbles”

Following victories in each of the previous campaign's derbies, the latest display highlighted Barca's shaky beginning of the season.

Injuries have left without the manager of important stars including Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Olmo, and the approach isn't working without them.

The analyst stated, “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 attack them. When the backline is not perfect, which was the case the first goal because Alejandro Balde played him onside, the midfield doesn't assist by teammates not closing down the ball-carrier as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief earlier, was neutralized.

The big names did not perform well. The youngster seems not he's in good form, maybe due to injury issues