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It was nearly an ideal day for Real Madrid, who overcame Barca two goals to one in the famous derby to extend the gap at the top in the domestic championship by five points.

Jude Bellingham scored his inaugural league goal and key pass this term after a challenging period coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

Kylian Mbappe showed his deadly touch when scoring, and the coach's game plan in his inaugural El Clasico as coach functioned brilliantly.

However the Vinicius Junior question came to the forefront once more.

Dissatisfied with his substitution, Vinicius protested while walking directly past the coach before headed to the dressing room, before reappearing on the sidelines after a short while.

Manager's Approach Delivers Positive Outcomes from the Midfielder

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, given that the majority of Real's previous eight managers lost their initial La Liga match with Barcelona.

After the player-focused method from the previous coach did not deliver earlier, Alonso's positional game-model yielded its first major result.

A specialist noted, “He got it spot on. Real Madrid were impressive, and the visitors didn't play well because of the home team's approach.”

Defensively, they pushed up consistently, and if they were beaten, they retreated with discipline, everybody even Vinicius.”

“They defended with two banks separated by five to 10 metres. Barca were unable to break through.”

The new system appears to be positive for Jude, who last season was essentially asked to do everything in the engine room and additional duties.

Theoretically Bellingham played on the right, but actually he had the freedom to move centrally and assist the attack or get into scoring positions.

The analyst continued, “By using the French midfielder in the middle, it brings more dynamism and more ways to shut down the channels.”

This led to the team to put Jude on the right-hand side. Certainly he would have been asked to track Mbappe's movements in possession with room, and he located him on several occasions.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and operate on just outside the box, his most effective zone. He also drifted in to close the inside channels and make the opponent's play very difficult.”

Conflict Issues Exposed

There's no doubting that the fans are fond of the Brazilian, his chant were sung repeatedly by a fervent Madrid fans.

However there have been countless reports in recent months that Los Blancos could entertain selling him if the right offer was made.

Vinicius has a year left on his deal come the end of the season, yet negotiations for an extension have not progressed.

His response after coming off in the second half suggested tension. When the match ended, teammates intervened when he moved toward the Barcelona player.

Balague commented, He will face backlash for good reason, since it displayed a lack of respect for Rodrygo who replaced him.”

“But since being a kid, his life has been in a challenging environment, and perceives that everyone is against him.”

“That mentality is difficult to shake, especially when you feel close to being number one in the world, then the club redirects attention to Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he's felt that the organization is not defending him. Rumors indicate, perhaps from within, or not denied by the club, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth a quarter-billion euros to sign him and let him go.”

“He feels all that, and after he was taken off – fairly, since he wasn't defending as required – in his mind he questions why single me out?’.”

It may be challenging to build a bridge between the club and Vinicius at the moment.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

After winning each of the previous campaign's matches, the latest display was emblematic of Barca's shaky start to the campaign.

Injuries have robbed the manager of crucial contributors such as Raphinha, the striker plus others, and his system is not effective without them.

Balague stated, Barcelona appear is a little bit less sharp when not in possession, less hungry to recover it, softer in pressing.”

Opponents find it simpler to create chances against them. If the defensive line is flawed, like on Mbappe's strike since the defender failed to step up, they receive little support from the attack not challenging the ball-carrier adequately.”

The young talent, who troubled Madrid earlier, was neutralized.

The big names did not perform well. Lamine appears in top condition, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems