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The match represented almost a flawless day from Real Madrid, who overcame Barca two goals to one in the Clasico to increase their lead at the top of La Liga to five points.

Bellingham scored his maiden league goal along with setup this campaign after a tough few months healing from shoulder surgery.

The French forward showed his lethal performance in attack, while Alonso's tactics in his inaugural El Clasico in the dugout functioned perfectly.

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

Unhappy at being substituted, Vinicius complained as he walked straight past his manager and headed to the dressing room, before reappearing to the substitute area after a short while.

Tactical Setup Delivers Success from Bellingham

In his first derby, it was a solid start, given that the majority of Real's previous eight bosses were defeated in their first league meeting with their rivals.

Following the laissez-faire method under Ancelotti fell short in the previous campaign, his structured approach delivered an important victory.

An expert commented, The strategy worked brilliantly. Madrid were impressive, while Barcelona were off-color due to Madrid's tactics.”

Defensively, they pushed up for as long as they could, if overcome, they fell back in an organised way, everybody even Vinicius.”

Their defensive setup with two banks separated by 5-10 meters. Barca were unable to break through.”

This approach seems beneficial for the midfielder, who previously was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in the engine room and beyond.

In the lineup Bellingham was positioned on the right, but actually he had the freedom to drift inward and either link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The expert continued, With Eduardo Camavinga in the center, it brings more dynamism and more ways to close down the spaces.”

This led to them to deploy Jude on the right flank. Certainly his role included to monitor the forward's positioning on the ball and had space, and he found him a few times.”

He was told to move into the penalty area and position himself near the outskirts of the area, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options creating Barcelona's life tough.”

Strained Relations Exposed

Undoubtedly that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, his name rang out on several occasions by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

But multiple countless reports over the past period that the club might think about letting him leave if an attractive proposal was made.

He will have one year remaining under his current terms come the end of the season, but discussions on a renewal have stalled.

The player's reaction after coming off with 20 minutes left indicated issues. After the full-time whistle, teammates intervened as he attempted to confront Lamine Yamal.

The analyst said, Many will criticize him for good reason, as it demonstrated disrespect for the substitute who replaced him.”

Yet, growing up, he has lived in a hostile world, and he feels that he faces opposition.”

“That mentality is difficult to shake, especially when you feel on the verge of number one in the world, and the organization shifts the focus in favor of Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he believes that the organization is not defending him. Rumors indicate, possibly leaked by the club, or not denied by the club, that they wouldn't be unhappy a bid of €250 million for him and allow him to leave.”

He is aware of this, and after Alonso subbed him – fairly, as he ceased tracking back as required – in Vinicius' head he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

“It will be difficult to mend relations between the club and him now.”

Barcelona Style “Crumbles”

Having triumphed in each of the recent derbies, Sunday's performance highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing start to the campaign.

Fitness issues have left without the Barcelona coach of crucial contributors including Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Olmo, and his system is not effective without them.

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 in pressing.”

They are more vulnerable to create chances against them. Should the defense is not perfect, like on the first goal as Balde failed to step up, they receive little support by teammates not challenging opponents in possession as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, the main threat earlier, was kept largely in check.

“Their stars did not perform well. The youngster appears he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems