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It was practically a flawless performance from Real Madrid, who beat Barcelona 2-1 during the Clasico to increase their advantage in first place in La Liga by five points.

Jude Bellingham notched his inaugural domestic strike and setup this campaign after a difficult period coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward maintained his lethal touch when scoring, and Alonso's tactics during his debut derby in the dugout functioned perfectly.

However the Brazilian's situation reared its head once more.

Dissatisfied at his substitution, Vinicius ranted on his way straight past his manager and marched down the tunnel, then reappearing to the bench after a short while.

Alonso System Yields Results for Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, Alonso did well, given that the majority of Real's last eight coaches lost their debut La Liga encounter against Barcelona.

After the laissez-faire approach under Ancelotti fell short last season, the new tactical system yielded a significant outcome.

A specialist observed, His plan was perfect. The home side performed excellently, while Barcelona didn't play well due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they pressed high as much as possible, if overcome, they retreated in an organised way, all players including Vinicius.”

“They defended in two lines separated by a short distance. The opposition were unable to break through.”

The new system looks to be good news for Jude, who previously was expected to do everything in the center and additional duties.

Theoretically the 22-year-old was positioned on the right, but in practice he had the freedom to come inside and either assist the attack or crash the penalty area.

Balague stated, Employing Camavinga in central midfield, it brings more dynamism and more ways to close down the channels.”

This led to the team to position Bellingham on the right-hand side. Certainly he would have been asked to keep an eye on the forward's positioning in possession and had space, and he located him on several occasions.”

His instructions included to enter the area and be around the edge of the box, where he poses a threat. He also drifted in to block central spaces creating the opponent's play tough.”

Conflict Issues Exposed

Undoubtedly that supporters love Vinicius, his chant was chanted multiple times by an enthusiastic Madrid fans.

But recently there were countless reports over the past period that Los Blancos would consider selling him if an attractive proposal arrived.

The winger will have a year left on his contract when this term concludes, yet discussions on a renewal have not progressed.

Vinicius' behavior when substituted late in the game spoke of strained relations. After the full-time whistle, he was held back as he attempted to confront Lamine Yamal.

The analyst commented, “Everyone will have a go at him and justifiably, because it showed a lack of respect toward his replacement taking his place.”

Yet, growing up, he has existed amid adversity, and he feels that everyone is against him.”

This mindset is tough to overcome, particularly since you consider yourself close to being the top star, then the club redirects attention towards Mbappe as the main man.”

During this campaign he believes that Real Madrid has not supported him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth a quarter-billion euros for his transfer and sell him.”

This affects him, and after the coach substituted him – fairly, as he ceased tracking back as required – in his mind he says why single me out?’.”

“It will be difficult to build a bridge between the club and him currently.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Having triumphed in all four of recent Clasicos, the latest display was emblematic of Barcelona's unconvincing beginning of the season.

Injuries have left without the manager of key players such as Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski plus others, and the approach isn't working in their absence.

The analyst said, “It's like the whole team are slightly off without the ball, with less desire to win it back, with reduced intensity to get the possession back.”

They are more vulnerable to create chances against them. If the defensive line is not perfect, as it wasn't Mbappe's strike since the defender played him onside, they receive little support from the attack not closing down those on the ball adequately.”

Yamal, the main threat of Real last season, was kept largely in check.

Key players were below par. Yamal doesn't feel like he's in good form, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems