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This proved to be practically a flawless day for the Madrid side, as they beat Barcelona by a 2-1 scoreline during El Clasico and stretch their lead at the top in La Liga by five points.

Bellingham got his inaugural domestic strike and setup of the season following a challenging spell coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward maintained his clinical form in attack, while the coach's game plan in his inaugural Clasico as coach functioned perfectly.

Yet the issue surrounding Vinicius came to the forefront another time.

Unhappy at his substitution, Vinicius complained while walking right by Xabi Alonso and stormed down the tunnel, then coming back to the substitute area later.

Alonso System Gets Results for Bellingham

In his first derby, it was a solid start, considering seven of Madrid's previous eight managers lost their initial La Liga encounter with Barcelona.

After the laissez-faire style from the previous coach fell short earlier, Alonso's positional game-model yielded its first major result.

A specialist observed, “He got it spot on. Real Madrid performed excellently, while the visitors were off-color due to Madrid's tactics.”

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

“They defended with two banks with a gap of 5-10 meters. The opposition could not find a way through.”

The new system appears to be good news for Bellingham, who in the past was expected to carry the midfield in the center and beyond.

Theoretically the 22-year-old played on the right, but actually he could to come inside and link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The analyst continued, With Eduardo Camavinga in the center, this provides more dynamism and additional options to shut down the spaces.”

This led to them to put Jude on the right-hand side. Undoubtedly he was instructed to monitor the forward's positioning on the ball and found openings, and he found him repeatedly.”

His instructions included to move into the penalty area and operate on the edge of the box, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to block central spaces and make Barcelona's life very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

It's clear that supporters are fond of the Brazilian, calls for him rang out repeatedly by an enthusiastic Madrid fans.

Yet there have been various accounts lately that the club might think about letting him leave if the right offer were to come in.

Vinicius will have one season to go on his contract come the end of the season, but discussions on a renewal are at a standstill.

The player's reaction after coming off late in the game spoke of tension. Post-game, he was held back as he attempted to confront the Barcelona player.

Balague commented, “Everyone will have a go at him for good reason, because it showed a lack of respect toward his replacement taking his place.”

However, from a young age, his life has been in a hostile world, and he feels that he faces opposition.”

This mindset is hard to change, particularly since you believe on the verge of number one in the world, but the team redirects attention towards Mbappe as the main man.”

During this campaign he believes that the club has not supported him. There are stories, perhaps from within, or unchallenged by officials, that they would be open a bid of 250m euros for him and sell him.”

This affects him, and after the coach substituted him – justifiably, since he wasn't defending as expected – in his mind he thinks why single me out?’.”

It may be challenging to reconcile with the club and the player currently.”

Their System “Struggles”

After winning each of the previous campaign's Clasicos, the latest display highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Absences have left without the Barcelona coach of important stars including the Brazilian winger, Lewandowski plus others, and the approach isn't working in their absence.

The expert commented, The squad seems lack sharpness defensively, with less desire to win it back, with reduced intensity to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to break them down. When the backline is not perfect, which was the case the first goal as Balde failed to step up, they receive little support from the attack not challenging the ball-carrier as well as they should.”

The young talent, who troubled Madrid of Real last season, was well contained.

Key players did not perform well. The youngster doesn't feel like he's in good form, maybe due to groin problems