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This proved to be nearly a perfect outing from Real Madrid, who overcame their arch-rivals two goals to one in El Clasico to stretch the gap at the top of the Spanish league with a five-point cushion.

Bellingham notched his first league goal along with key pass this campaign after a difficult period coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe continued his lethal performance in attack, and the coach's game plan in his first derby on the sidelines worked brilliantly.

Yet the issue surrounding Vinicius came to the forefront another time.

Frustrated at being substituted, the Brazilian winger complained on his way straight past his manager before marched to the dressing room, before reappearing on the sidelines after a short while.

Alonso System Yields Success for Jude Bellingham

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

Following the laissez-faire style from the previous coach did not deliver earlier, his structured approach delivered an important victory.

Spanish football analyst commented, His plan was perfect. The home side were very good, and Barcelona struggled due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they applied pressure as much as possible, and when bypassed, they retreated with discipline, everybody including the forward.”

Their defensive setup in two lines with a gap of 5-10 meters. The opposition were unable to break through.”

This approach appears to be beneficial for Bellingham, who previously was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in the engine room and additional duties.

In the lineup the 22-year-old played on the right, but actually he was allowed to come inside and support Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The analyst added, “By using the French midfielder in central midfield, it brings more dynamism and more ways to shut down the channels.”

As a result them to deploy Bellingham on the right-hand side. Undoubtedly his role included to monitor Mbappe's movements when he had the ball with room, connecting with him on several occasions.”

He was told to move into the penalty area and position himself near just outside the box, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options and make the opponent's play tough.”

Conflict Issues Exposed

Undoubtedly that the fans love Vinicius, his chant was chanted on several occasions by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

Yet multiple numerous stories over the past period that the club might think about selling him if an attractive proposal arrived.

He will have one season to go on his deal when this term concludes, but negotiations for an extension have not progressed.

His response when substituted late in the game spoke of issues. When the match ended, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach Lamine Yamal.

Balague commented, Many will criticize him and justifiably, since it displayed disrespect toward his replacement who replaced him.”

However, from a young age, he has existed in a hostile world, and he believes that everyone is against him.”

“That mentality is hard to change, particularly since you consider yourself near the best player, then the club shifts the focus to Mbappe as the main man.”

“This season he's felt that Real Madrid isn't protecting him. Rumors indicate, perhaps from within, or with the club not denying it, that they wouldn't be unhappy if someone paid €250 million for him and sell him.”

This affects him, and after the coach substituted him – reasonably, since he wasn't defending as required – in his mind he says why single me out?’.”

It may be challenging to mend relations among the parties and the player at the moment.”

Their System “Struggles”

After winning each of the last season's Clasicos, Sunday's performance highlighted Barca's shaky early form.

Injuries have deprived the manager of key players such as Raphinha, the striker and Dani Olmo, and his system is not effective when they are missing.

Balague said, The squad seems lack sharpness defensively, less hungry to recover it, with reduced intensity to get the possession back.”

Opponents find it simpler to attack them. When the backline is not organized, which was the case Mbappe's strike since the defender kept him onside, they are not helped by teammates not challenging those on the ball as expected.”

Lamine Yamal, the main threat in previous meetings, was neutralized.

“Their stars were below par. Lamine doesn't feel like he is at his best, maybe due to injury issues