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It was practically a flawless day from Real Madrid, as they defeated Barcelona by a 2-1 scoreline in the Clasico and stretch their advantage in first place of La Liga to five points.

Bellingham scored his first domestic strike along with setup this term after a challenging spell recovering from a shoulder operation.

The French forward continued his deadly form in front of goal, while the coach's game plan in his inaugural El Clasico on the sidelines proved brilliantly.

But then the Vinicius Junior question reared its head another time.

Dissatisfied at his substitution, Vinicius protested as he walked directly past the coach and headed down the tunnel, then coming back to the substitute area after a short while.

Manager's Approach Gets Positive Outcomes for the Midfielder

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, considering the majority of Madrid's previous eight managers were defeated in their debut league match with Barcelona.

After the relaxed style under Ancelotti failed to get results last season, his structured approach yielded its first major result.

A specialist commented, “He got it spot on. The home side were impressive, while Barcelona struggled due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they pressed high for as long as they could, if overcome, they retreated with discipline, everybody including the forward.”

“They defended with two banks with a gap of a short distance. Barca struggled to penetrate.”

This approach looks to be beneficial for Bellingham, as he previously was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in the center and additional duties.

Theoretically Bellingham played on the right, however he could to drift inward and assist the attack or crash the penalty area.

The expert stated, Employing the French midfielder in the middle, it brings more dynamism and better ability to block the spaces.”

“That forced the team to position Jude on the right flank. Undoubtedly he was instructed to track the runs of Mbappe in possession and had space, and he found him repeatedly.”

He was told to enter the area and position himself near the edge of the box, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to block central spaces and cause the opponent's play tough.”

Vinicius Tensions Exposed

Undoubtedly that the fans adore Vinicius, his chant were sung on several occasions by a fervent Madrid fans.

Yet multiple countless reports over the past period that the club could entertain selling him if an attractive proposal were to come in.

He has one year remaining on his contract when this term concludes, but negotiations for an extension have stalled.

His response when substituted with 20 minutes left suggested strained relations. When the match ended, he was held back as he attempted to confront the Barcelona player.

The analyst said, He will face backlash and rightly so, because it showed disrespect toward his replacement who came on for him.”

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

This mindset is difficult to shake, notably when you consider yourself on the verge of the best player, and the organization redirects attention towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

Recently he's felt that Real Madrid isn't protecting him. Rumors indicate, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth 250m euros for him and allow him to leave.”

He is aware of this, and when he was taken off – fairly, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as expected – in his mind he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to build a bridge among the parties and the player currently.”

Barca's Approach “Struggles”

Having triumphed in all four of previous campaign's derbies, the latest display was emblematic of their uncertain beginning of the season.

Fitness issues have robbed Hansi Flick of key players such as Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and his system is failing when they are missing.

The analyst said, The squad seems lack sharpness defensively, with less desire to win it back, softer to reclaim the ball.”

They are more vulnerable to create chances against them. Should the defense is not organized, as it wasn't the first goal as Balde kept him onside, they receive little support by teammates not challenging those on the ball as well as they should.”

The young talent, who troubled Madrid of Real last season, was kept largely in check.

“Their stars weren't at their best. Yamal appears he is at his best, possibly because of a groin issue