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It was practically a flawless performance for Real Madrid, who defeated Barcelona two goals to one in El Clasico to extend the gap in first place in La Liga by five points.

The English midfielder notched his first domestic strike along with key pass this term following a tough few months recovering from shoulder surgery.

Mbappe continued his lethal performance in attack, while the coach's game plan in his inaugural Clasico as coach worked like a charm.

However the Vinicius Junior question reared its head another time.

Dissatisfied at his substitution, Vinicius complained as he walked straight past the coach and marched down the tunnel, then reappearing on the sidelines after a short while.

Tactical Setup Yields Positive Outcomes for Bellingham

In his first derby, Alonso did well, considering seven of Madrid's recent bosses were defeated in their debut La Liga encounter with Barcelona.

After the relaxed style from the previous coach fell short in the previous campaign, Alonso's positional game-model yielded an important victory.

A specialist commented, The strategy worked brilliantly. Madrid were very good, and Barca were off-color due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they pressed high as much as possible, if overcome, they tracked back with discipline, all players including Vinicius.”

The team's shape in two lines with a gap of 5-10 meters. Barcelona could not find a way through.”

The tactical change seems positive for the midfielder, as he in the past had been tasked to cover multiple roles in the engine room and beyond.

On paper the young star played on the right, but in practice he could to move centrally and link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The analyst stated, With Camavinga in the middle, you get increased movement and more ways to close down the spaces.”

“That forced them to put Jude on the right flank. Undoubtedly his role included to track the forward's positioning on the ball and found openings, and he located him a few times.”

“He was asked to get into the box and operate on just outside the box, where he is very dangerous. Additionally, he moved centrally to close the inside channels and cause Barcelona's life tough.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

There's no doubting that supporters are fond of the Brazilian, his name were sung multiple times by a fervent home supporters.

However there have been countless reports lately that the club would consider letting him leave should a suitable bid was made.

He has a year left on his deal when this term concludes, yet talks over a new deal have not progressed.

The player's reaction after coming off in the second half suggested issues. Post-game, teammates intervened as he attempted to confront Yamal.

Balague noted, He will face backlash and rightly so, as it demonstrated poor sportsmanship for the substitute who replaced him.”

However, from a young age, his life has been in a hostile world, and he believes that the world is hostile.”

This mindset is difficult to shake, especially when you feel close to being number one in the world, and the organization redirects attention to Mbappe as the star.”

Recently he believes that Real Madrid has not supported him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they wouldn't be unhappy a bid of a quarter-billion euros for him and sell him.”

This affects him, and after he was taken off – reasonably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – to him he thinks why always me?.”

“It will be difficult to mend relations among the parties and the player currently.”

Their System “Falls Apart”

After winning each of the last season's derbies, the latest display was emblematic of Barca's shaky beginning of the season.

Absences have deprived the manager of important stars such as Raphinha, the striker and Olmo, and his system isn't working without them.

The expert commented, The squad seems lack sharpness defensively, not as eager to regain possession, softer in pressing.”

“It's easier to attack them. When the backline is flawed, as it wasn't the first goal because Alejandro Balde failed to step up, they receive little support by the midfield and forwards not closing down opponents in possession adequately.”

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

“Their stars weren't at their best. The youngster seems not he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from injury issues