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This proved to be practically a flawless outing for the Madrid side, as they overcame their arch-rivals 2-1 in El Clasico and extend their advantage at the top of the domestic championship to five points.

Jude Bellingham notched his inaugural domestic strike along with key pass this term after a difficult few months coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe showed his clinical touch in attack, while the coach's game plan during his debut Clasico in the dugout proved like a charm.

However the Vinicius Junior question emerged again once more.

Frustrated at coming off, Vinicius protested on his way directly past the coach before marched off the pitch, before reappearing on the sidelines several minutes.

Tactical Setup Delivers Results from Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, given that the majority of Madrid's last eight coaches lost their debut La Liga meeting with Barca.

Following the player-focused method under Ancelotti did not deliver last season, Alonso's positional game-model yielded a significant outcome.

An expert observed, “He got it spot on. Real Madrid performed excellently, and the visitors didn't play well because of the home team's approach.”

“Without the ball, they applied pressure for as long as they could, and if they were beaten, they retreated with discipline, all players even the forward.”

The team's shape in two layers with a gap of 5-10 meters. Barca could not find a way through.”

The new system looks to be good news for Jude, who previously was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in the center and additional duties.

In the lineup the young star was positioned on the right, but in practice he could to move centrally and either support Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The analyst continued, With Camavinga in central midfield, it brings more dynamism and better ability to shut down the passing lanes.”

As a result the team to deploy Jude on the right-hand side. I'm sure his role included to monitor the forward's positioning on the ball and had space, and he located him repeatedly.”

His instructions included to get into the box and position himself near just outside the box, his most effective zone. He also came inside to cut off passing options and make the opponent's play challenging.”

Strained Relations Revealed

There's no doubting that Madridistas love Vinicius, his chant were sung on several occasions by an enthusiastic Madrid fans.

Yet there have been numerous stories lately that Los Blancos would consider letting him leave if the right offer was made.

The winger will have one season to go under his current terms when this term concludes, yet negotiations for an extension are at a standstill.

His response after coming off late in the game suggested strained relations. Post-game, he was held back when he moved toward the Barcelona player.

The analyst noted, Many will criticize him and rightly so, as it demonstrated disrespect toward his replacement who replaced him.”

Yet, growing up, he has existed amid adversity, and he feels that the world is hostile.”

This mindset is hard to change, especially when you consider yourself close to being number one in the world, then the club redirects attention to Mbappe as the main man.”

During this campaign he believes that the club has not supported him. Rumors indicate, potentially club-sourced, or with the club not denying it, that they would be open a bid of 250m euros for his transfer and sell him.”

“He feels all that, and when Alonso subbed him – justifiably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – in Vinicius' head he questions ‘why me, why me again?.”

It may be challenging to mend relations between the club and the player now.”

Barca's Approach “Crumbles”

Following victories in each of the recent derbies, Sunday's performance highlighted their uncertain beginning of the season.

Fitness issues have deprived Hansi Flick of crucial contributors including the Brazilian winger, the striker plus others, and his system is failing without them.

The expert stated, Barcelona appear are slightly off defensively, not as eager to regain possession, softer to get the possession back.”

“It's easier to attack them. When the backline is flawed, which was the case Mbappe's strike because Alejandro Balde failed to step up, they are not helped by teammates not challenging the ball-carrier adequately.”

Lamine 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 injury issues