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It was nearly an ideal outing for Real Madrid, as they overcame Barcelona by a 2-1 scoreline in the Clasico to stretch their advantage at the summit of La Liga with a five-point cushion.

The English midfielder scored his inaugural goal in the league and assist of the season following a tough spell coming back from shoulder surgery.

Kylian Mbappe maintained his lethal performance when scoring, while the manager's strategy in his first Clasico in the dugout functioned perfectly.

However the Vinicius Junior question emerged again another time.

Dissatisfied with his substitution, Vinicius complained as he walked right by Xabi Alonso and marched to the dressing room, before coming back to the bench later.

Manager's Approach Delivers Success from Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, this wasn't a bad one, especially since seven of Madrid's recent bosses were defeated in their first league meeting with Barca.

After the relaxed method of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver last season, Alonso's positional game-model delivered an important victory.

An expert observed, “He got it spot on. Madrid were very good, and the visitors were off-color due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they pushed up for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they retreated with discipline, all players including the forward.”

The team's shape in two lines separated by a short distance. The opposition struggled to penetrate.”

The new system seems positive for Bellingham, as he last season was essentially asked to do everything in the center and more.

In the lineup the 22-year-old started wide right, but actually he was allowed to come inside and support Mbappe or enter the box.

Balague added, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in the middle, this provides increased movement and more ways to close down the channels.”

As a result them to position Jude wide right. Undoubtedly he was instructed to monitor Mbappe's movements in possession and found openings, and he found him a few times.”

His instructions included to get into the box and be around the edge of the box, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options and make Barca's task tough.”

Strained Relations Revealed

There's no doubting that supporters adore Vinicius, his name was chanted multiple times by the passionate Bernabeu crowd.

Yet there have been numerous stories in recent months that the club would consider selling him if the right offer were to come in.

He has one year remaining on his deal come the end of the season, but talks over a new deal are at a standstill.

Vinicius' behavior to being replaced late in the game suggested issues. After the full-time whistle, he had to be restrained as he attempted to confront Lamine Yamal.

The analyst commented, Many will criticize him and justifiably, since it displayed disrespect toward his replacement who came on for him.”

Yet, growing up, he has lived in a challenging environment, and perceives that everyone is against him.”

“That mentality is hard to change, notably when you believe close to being number one in the world, then the club drives the axis to Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he has perceived that the club isn't protecting him. Reports suggest, perhaps from within, or not denied by the club, that they might accept if someone paid 250m euros for him and sell him.”

“He feels all that, and after he was taken off – fairly, as he ceased tracking back as required – in Vinicius' head he thinks why single me out?’.”

“It will be difficult to reconcile among the parties and him currently.”

Barcelona Style “Falls Apart”

After winning all four of last season's derbies, this outing represented Barca's shaky beginning of the season.

Fitness issues have robbed Hansi Flick of key players including Raphinha, Lewandowski plus others, and his system is not effective in their absence.

The analyst stated, Barcelona appear lack sharpness when not in possession, not as eager to regain possession, softer to reclaim the ball.”

They are more vulnerable to attack them. Should the defense is not perfect, like on Mbappe's strike since the defender failed to step up, the midfield doesn't assist by teammates failing to press opponents in possession as expected.”

Yamal, tormentor-in-chief earlier, was kept largely in check.

The big names were below par. Yamal doesn't feel like he is at his best, possibly because of injury issues