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It was nearly an ideal day from the Madrid side, as they defeated their arch-rivals 2-1 in El Clasico and stretch their lead at the summit of the Spanish league by five points.

Bellingham scored his maiden domestic strike and setup of the season following a tough period healing from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward showed his clinical performance in front of goal, while Alonso's tactics in his inaugural Clasico as coach worked perfectly.

However the Brazilian's situation reared its head another time.

Unhappy with coming off, the Brazilian winger protested while walking directly past the coach and stormed off the pitch, before reappearing on the sidelines after a short while.

Alonso System Gets Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, it was a solid start, especially since seven of Real's last eight managers were defeated in their debut La Liga meeting with their rivals.

Following the laissez-faire method under Ancelotti did not deliver earlier, Alonso's positional game-model yielded an important victory.

Spanish football analyst noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. The home side were impressive, while the visitors struggled because of Madrid's tactics.”

Defensively, they pressed high as much as possible, and when bypassed, they fell back in an organised way, everybody including Vinicius.”

Their defensive setup in two layers separated by five to 10 metres. The opposition struggled to penetrate.”

This approach looks to be positive for Jude, who last season had been tasked to carry the midfield in the engine room and more.

On paper the young star was positioned on the right, but in practice he was allowed to drift inward and assist the attack or enter the box.

Balague added, “By using Camavinga in the center, this provides increased movement and better ability to block the channels.”

“That forced them to deploy Bellingham wide right. Undoubtedly he was instructed to track Mbappe's movements when he had the ball and found openings, and he found him a few times.”

He was told to move into the penalty area and be around just outside the box, where he is very dangerous. Additionally, he moved centrally to block central spaces and cause Barca's task very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Exposed

It's clear that the fans are fond of the Brazilian, his chant were sung repeatedly by a fervent home supporters.

Yet there have been numerous stories over the past period that the club might think about letting him leave if an attractive proposal was made.

He has one year remaining on his contract when this term concludes, yet negotiations for an extension have not progressed.

The player's reaction when substituted with 20 minutes left spoke of tension. Post-game, he had to be restrained as he attempted to confront the Barcelona player.

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

“But since being a kid, his life has been in a challenging environment, and perceives that everyone is against him.”

“That mentality is tough to overcome, especially when you consider yourself on the verge of number one in the world, but the team shifts the focus to Mbappe as the key figure.”

During this campaign he's felt that the organization is not defending him. There are stories, possibly leaked by the club, or not denied by the club, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth €250 million for his transfer and allow him to leave.”

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

It may be challenging to mend relations with the club and him at the moment.”

Barca's Approach “Crumbles”

Following victories in each of the previous campaign's derbies, this outing represented Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Injuries have robbed the manager of key players such as Raphinha, Lewandowski plus others, and the tactical setup is not effective in their absence.

Balague said, Barcelona appear lack sharpness without the ball, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive in pressing.”

Opponents find it simpler to break them down. When the backline is flawed, which was the case Mbappe's strike as Balde played him onside, they are not helped from the attack not challenging the ball-carrier as expected.”

The young talent, who troubled Madrid in previous meetings, was neutralized.

“Their stars did not perform well. Lamine seems not he's in good form, possibly because of groin problems