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It was practically a perfect outing from Xabi Alonso's squad, who overcame Barca 2-1 in El Clasico and stretch their lead at the top of the domestic championship to five points.

Jude Bellingham notched his inaugural domestic strike and setup this term after a tough period coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

Kylian Mbappe continued his clinical touch in front of goal, and Alonso's tactics during his debut derby in the dugout functioned brilliantly.

However the Brazilian's situation reared its head another time.

Unhappy at his substitution, the Brazilian winger complained as he walked right by his manager and marched down the tunnel, then returning to the bench after a short while.

Manager's Approach Yields Success from Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, especially since seven of Madrid's previous eight bosses lost their initial La Liga match with Barca.

Following the relaxed style from the previous coach did not deliver earlier, his structured approach yielded an important victory.

Spanish football analyst noted, “He got it spot on. The home side performed excellently, and the visitors were off-color because of Madrid's tactics.”

Defensively, they pressed high for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they fell back with discipline, all players including the forward.”

The team's shape in two layers separated by a short distance. The opposition were unable to break through.”

The new system seems good news for Bellingham, who last season had been tasked to cover multiple roles in the center and more.

Theoretically Bellingham played on the right, but in practice he was allowed to drift inward and link with Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The analyst stated, With Camavinga in central midfield, you get greater energy and more ways to close down the channels.”

This led to them to deploy Jude on the right-hand side. Undoubtedly he was instructed to monitor Mbappe's movements on the ball and had space, and he found him a few times.”

“He was asked to enter the area and be around the outskirts of the area, where he is very dangerous. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options creating Barcelona's life very difficult.”

Conflict Issues Laid Bare

There's no doubting that the fans adore Vinicius, his chant were sung on several occasions by the passionate Bernabeu crowd.

Yet there have been various accounts over the past period that Los Blancos might think about letting him leave if an attractive proposal was made.

The winger has one year remaining on his deal when this term concludes, yet discussions on a renewal are at a standstill.

The player's reaction when substituted late in the game suggested issues. After the full-time whistle, he was held back as he attempted to confront the Barcelona player.

The analyst commented, “Everyone will have a go at him for good reason, because it showed poor sportsmanship toward his replacement 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 difficult to shake, particularly since you feel on the verge of the top star, then the club redirects attention in favor of Mbappe as the main man.”

“This season he believes that the organization is not defending him. Rumors indicate, perhaps from within, or with the club not denying it, that they would be open an offer worth €250 million to sign him and allow him to leave.”

This affects him, and after the coach substituted him – fairly, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as required – in Vinicius' head he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to build a bridge between the club and the player currently.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

After winning each of the last season's Clasicos, Sunday's performance highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing start to the campaign.

Absences have robbed the Barcelona coach of key players including Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski plus others, and his system isn't working when they are missing.

Balague commented, Barcelona appear is a little bit less sharp defensively, with less desire to win it back, softer to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to attack them. When the backline is flawed, which was the case the Mbappe goal since the defender kept him onside, they are not helped by teammates failing to press those on the ball as expected.”

Yamal, who troubled Madrid in previous meetings, was kept largely in check.

Key players were below par. Yamal doesn't feel like he is at his best, possibly because of injury issues