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This proved to be practically an ideal outing for Real Madrid, as they beat Barcelona 2-1 in El Clasico to extend their lead at the top of the domestic championship by five points.

The English midfielder notched his maiden domestic strike along with assist this campaign after a tough spell healing from shoulder surgery.

The French forward showed his clinical touch in front of goal, and Alonso's tactics in his first derby as coach proved perfectly.

However the Vinicius Junior question reared its head another time.

Unhappy with coming off, the star forward ranted as he walked directly past Xabi Alonso and headed off the pitch, before returning to the substitute area later.

Alonso System Gets Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, this wasn't a bad one, considering seven of Madrid's previous eight bosses were defeated in their initial La Liga encounter against Barca.

After the player-focused approach of Carlo Ancelotti fell short in the previous campaign, his structured approach delivered an important victory.

Spanish football analyst commented, The strategy worked brilliantly. The home side performed excellently, and Barca didn't play well because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they pressed high consistently, if overcome, they retreated in an organised way, everybody including the forward.”

The team's shape in two lines with a gap of 5-10 meters. Barcelona struggled to penetrate.”

The new system appears to be positive for Bellingham, as he in the past was essentially asked to do everything in the center and more.

Theoretically the 22-year-old started wide right, but actually he was allowed to move centrally and either support Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The expert continued, Employing the French midfielder in central midfield, you get greater energy and better ability to shut down the channels.”

As a result them to put Bellingham on the right flank. Undoubtedly he would have been asked to monitor the runs of Mbappe on the ball and found openings, and he found him on several occasions.”

His instructions included to enter the area and be around the edge of the box, his most effective zone. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options creating Barca's task challenging.”

Strained Relations Exposed

Undoubtedly that the fans adore Vinicius, his name rang out multiple times by a fervent Madrid fans.

However there have been various accounts over the past period that Real Madrid might think about allowing his departure if an attractive proposal was made.

Vinicius has one year remaining under his current terms come the end of the season, but discussions on a renewal are at a standstill.

Vinicius' behavior to being replaced in the second half spoke of tension. Post-game, he had to be restrained as he attempted to confront the Barcelona player.

Balague commented, He will face backlash and justifiably, because it showed poor sportsmanship toward his replacement taking his place.”

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

“That mentality is tough to overcome, especially when you consider yourself close to being number one in the world, and the organization redirects attention towards Mbappe as the main man.”

Recently he has perceived that the organization has not supported him. There are stories, perhaps from within, or not denied by the club, that they might accept an offer worth 250m euros for him and sell him.”

This affects him, so when Alonso subbed him – fairly, since he wasn't defending as he should – in Vinicius' head he questions why single me out?’.”

It may be challenging to reconcile among the parties and the player now.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Following victories in each of the last season's derbies, this outing highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing beginning of the season.

Injuries have robbed the manager of key players such as Raphinha, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the tactical setup isn't working in their absence.

Balague stated, The squad seems are slightly off defensively, not as eager to regain possession, less aggressive in pressing.”

“It's easier to create chances against them. If the defensive line is not perfect, as it wasn't the first goal because Alejandro Balde failed to step up, they are not helped by teammates failing to press the ball-carrier as expected.”

Lamine Yamal, who troubled Madrid earlier, was neutralized.

The big names did not perform well. Lamine seems not he is at his best, maybe due to groin problems