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This proved to be almost an ideal outing from the Madrid side, who defeated their arch-rivals by a 2-1 scoreline during the famous derby and extend their lead at the summit in La Liga with a five-point cushion.

The English midfielder notched his first league goal along with assist of the season after a tough spell healing from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe showed his clinical touch in front of goal, while the coach's game plan during his debut derby on the sidelines proved like a charm.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius emerged again yet again.

Frustrated at coming off, the Brazilian winger complained while walking right by his manager and headed down the tunnel, before coming back to the substitute area several minutes.

Tactical Setup Delivers Positive Outcomes from Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, especially since the majority of Madrid's previous eight coaches were defeated in their debut league meeting with their rivals.

Following the relaxed style of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver in the previous campaign, Alonso's positional game-model produced its first major result.

Spanish football analyst observed, The strategy worked brilliantly. Madrid were impressive, while the visitors struggled because of Madrid's tactics.”

Defensively, they applied pressure as much as possible, and when bypassed, they tracked back with discipline, everybody even the forward.”

“They defended in two layers with a gap of five to 10 metres. Barca were unable to break through.”

The new system appears to be positive for Jude, who previously was expected to do everything in the center and more.

Theoretically Bellingham was positioned on the right, but in practice he had the freedom to move centrally and link with Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The expert stated, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in the center, it brings greater energy and more ways to close down the spaces.”

This led to the team to deploy Bellingham on the right-hand side. Certainly he was instructed to keep an eye on the runs of Mbappe when he had the ball with room, and he found him a few times.”

“He was asked to get into the box and be around the edge of the box, his most effective zone. He also drifted in to block central spaces and make Barcelona's life tough.”

Vinicius Tensions Revealed

It's clear that the fans love Vinicius, calls for him rang out on several occasions by the passionate Bernabeu crowd.

But there have been countless reports lately that Real Madrid could entertain letting him leave if the right offer were to come in.

Vinicius has one year remaining under his current terms when this term concludes, yet discussions on a renewal have stalled.

Vinicius' behavior to being replaced in the second half spoke of strained relations. Post-game, he was held back as he tried to approach Yamal.

The expert noted, He will face backlash and rightly so, because it showed poor sportsmanship for Rodrygo who replaced him.”

However, from a young age, he has existed amid adversity, and perceives that everyone is against him.”

“That mentality is hard to change, notably when you consider yourself on the verge of number one in the world, but the team shifts the focus towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

Recently he's felt that the club has not supported him. Rumors indicate, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they might accept a bid of 250m euros for his transfer and sell him.”

This affects him, and when the coach substituted him – justifiably, since he wasn't defending as required – in his mind he says ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to build a bridge among the parties and him currently.”

Barca's Approach “Falls Apart”

Following victories in all four of previous campaign's matches, the latest display was emblematic of Barca's shaky start to the campaign.

Absences have robbed Hansi Flick of important stars including Raphinha, the striker and Olmo, and the tactical setup isn't working without them.

The analyst said, Barcelona appear are slightly off without the ball, less hungry to recover it, with reduced intensity to get the possession back.”

“It's easier to create chances against them. Should the defense is flawed, as it wasn't Mbappe's strike since the defender kept him onside, they are not helped from the attack failing to press the ball-carrier as expected.”

Lamine Yamal, who troubled Madrid of Real last season, was kept largely in check.

“Their stars did not perform well. The youngster doesn't feel like he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from injury issues