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It was almost a perfect day from the Madrid side, as they beat Barca two goals to one in the Clasico and extend the gap at the top in the domestic championship by five points.

Bellingham got his maiden goal in the league and setup this term following a challenging spell coming back from shoulder surgery.

Mbappe continued his clinical performance in front of goal, while the coach's game plan in his inaugural Clasico as coach proved like a charm.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius emerged again another time.

Frustrated with coming off, the star forward protested while walking directly past the coach and marched down the tunnel, before reappearing on the sidelines after a short while.

Alonso System Gets Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, Alonso did well, considering the majority of Madrid's last eight managers lost their debut league match against their rivals.

After the player-focused method from the previous coach failed to get results last season, Alonso's positional game-model produced an important victory.

An expert noted, “He got it spot on. Madrid performed excellently, and the visitors didn't play well because of the home team's approach.”

Defensively, they applied pressure consistently, and when bypassed, they fell back in an organised way, all players even Vinicius.”

The team's shape in two layers separated by a short distance. Barca were unable to break through.”

The new system looks to be good news for Jude, as he previously was essentially asked to do everything in the engine room and more.

On paper the young star started wide right, but actually he had the freedom to come inside and link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The expert added, With Eduardo Camavinga in the middle, this provides more dynamism and better ability to block the passing lanes.”

As a result them to put Jude on the right-hand side. I'm sure he would have been asked to monitor the runs of Mbappe when he had the ball with room, and he located him on several occasions.”

He was told to enter the area and operate on the edge of the box, where he poses a threat. He also drifted in to cut off passing options and make the opponent's play very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

There's no doubting that the fans adore Vinicius, his chant rang out repeatedly by the passionate home supporters.

Yet there have been various accounts lately that Los Blancos would consider letting him leave should a suitable bid were to come in.

He has a year left on his deal at the end of the campaign, but talks over a new deal are at a standstill.

Vinicius' behavior after coming off late in the game spoke of tension. Post-game, he had to be restrained as he attempted to confront Lamine Yamal.

The analyst noted, “Everyone will have a go at him and justifiably, since it displayed a lack of respect for the substitute who replaced him.”

Yet, growing up, his life has been in a challenging environment, and he feels that he faces opposition.”

This mindset is difficult to shake, notably when you feel close to being the top star, then the club drives the axis in favor of Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he has perceived that Real Madrid is not defending him. There are stories, possibly leaked by the club, or not denied by the club, that they might accept an offer worth €250 million to sign him and let him go.”

“He feels all that, so when Alonso subbed him – fairly, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as expected – in Vinicius' head he says ‘why me, why me again?.”

It may be challenging to build a bridge between the club and the player currently.”

Barca's Approach “Crumbles”

Following victories in all four of recent matches, the latest display highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing beginning of the season.

Injuries have robbed the manager of important stars including the Brazilian winger, Robert Lewandowski and Olmo, and the approach is failing without them.

Balague stated, “It's like the whole team is a little bit less sharp when not in possession, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive to get the possession back.”

They are more vulnerable to attack them. Should the defense is not perfect, as it wasn't Mbappe's strike because Alejandro Balde kept him onside, they receive little support by the midfield and forwards not challenging those on the ball as expected.”

Yamal, who troubled Madrid of Real last season, was well contained.

Key players did not perform well. Yamal appears he's in good form, perhaps he's suffering from a groin issue