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It was nearly a flawless outing from the Madrid side, as they beat their arch-rivals 2-1 during El Clasico to extend the gap in first place in the domestic championship to five points.

Bellingham notched his maiden league goal and key pass this campaign after a tough spell recovering from a shoulder operation.

Mbappe continued his deadly touch when scoring, and Alonso's tactics during his debut El Clasico in the dugout proved like a charm.

However the Vinicius Junior question emerged again another time.

Frustrated at being substituted, the star forward protested on his way straight past Xabi Alonso and stormed to the dressing room, then coming back to the substitute area later.

Manager's Approach Delivers Positive Outcomes for Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, this wasn't a bad one, given that seven of Madrid's last eight coaches were defeated in their debut league match against Barcelona.

After the relaxed method under Ancelotti failed to get results in the previous campaign, his structured approach produced an important victory.

An expert noted, “He got it spot on. The home side were impressive, while the visitors were off-color due to Madrid's tactics.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up consistently, if overcome, they fell back in a structured manner, all players including the forward.”

The team's shape with two banks spaced by five to 10 metres. The opposition were unable to break through.”

The new system appears to be beneficial for Bellingham, who last season had been tasked to do everything in the engine room and beyond.

Theoretically the young star started wide right, but actually he had the freedom to drift inward and either link with Mbappe or enter the box.

Balague stated, With the French midfielder in central midfield, it brings greater energy and more ways to block the channels.”

As a result them to deploy Jude on the right-hand side. I'm sure he was instructed to monitor Mbappe's movements when he had the ball and found openings, connecting with him a few times.”

He was told to get into the box and position himself near the edge of the box, where he poses a threat. He also drifted in to block central spaces and make the opponent's play very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

Undoubtedly that supporters adore Vinicius, calls for him were sung multiple times by a fervent Madrid fans.

But multiple numerous stories in recent months that Real Madrid would consider letting him leave if an attractive proposal arrived.

The winger has one year remaining on his deal when this term concludes, but talks over a new deal are at a standstill.

The player's reaction when substituted with 20 minutes left spoke of tension. Post-game, he was held back when he moved toward Lamine Yamal.

The analyst noted, Many will criticize him and rightly so, as it demonstrated a lack of respect toward his replacement who replaced him.”

“But since being a kid, he has existed in a challenging environment, and he feels that the world is hostile.”

Such thinking is hard to change, notably when you believe on the verge of number one in the world, then the club shifts the focus towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he's felt that the organization is not defending him. There are stories, potentially club-sourced, or with the club not denying it, that they wouldn't be unhappy if someone paid €250 million for his transfer and let him go.”

This affects him, and when Alonso subbed him – reasonably, since he wasn't defending as expected – to him he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to build a bridge between the club and him at the moment.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Having triumphed in each of the last season's Clasicos, Sunday's performance was emblematic of Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Absences have deprived the manager of important stars such as Raphinha, the striker and Dani Olmo, and the tactical setup is not effective when they are missing.

The analyst stated, “It's like the whole team are slightly off without the ball, less hungry to recover it, less aggressive in pressing.”

They are more vulnerable to break them down. Should the defense is flawed, like on the first goal because Alejandro Balde played him onside, they receive little support by teammates failing to press opponents in possession adequately.”

The young talent, tormentor-in-chief in previous meetings, was kept largely in check.

Key players did not perform well. The youngster doesn't feel like he is at his best, maybe due to injury issues