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This proved to be practically a flawless outing from Real Madrid, as they defeated Barca by a 2-1 scoreline during El Clasico and stretch their lead in first place of La Liga with a five-point cushion.

Bellingham notched his maiden goal in the league along with key pass of the season after a challenging spell recovering from a shoulder operation.

The French forward maintained his deadly form when scoring, while the coach's game plan in his inaugural Clasico on the sidelines proved brilliantly.

However the Vinicius Junior question emerged again yet again.

Unhappy with his substitution, the star forward complained on his way straight past his manager and headed off the pitch, before coming back on the sidelines after a short while.

Tactical Setup Gets Results from the Midfielder

In his first derby, it was a solid start, especially since seven of Madrid's last eight bosses lost their first league meeting with Barcelona.

Following the laissez-faire style of Carlo Ancelotti fell short last season, Alonso's positional game-model delivered a significant outcome.

An expert observed, “He got it spot on. Madrid performed excellently, and Barca were off-color because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they applied pressure consistently, and when bypassed, they fell back in a structured manner, everybody including Vinicius.”

The team's shape in two layers separated by a short distance. Barca were unable to break through.”

The tactical change seems good news for Bellingham, who in the past had been tasked to carry the midfield in the engine room and beyond.

Theoretically Bellingham started wide right, but in practice he was allowed to drift inward and either link with Mbappe or enter the box.

The analyst added, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in the middle, you get greater energy and additional options to close down the channels.”

“That forced the team to position Bellingham wide right. Certainly he was instructed to keep an eye on the runs of Mbappe on the ball with room, and he found him a few times.”

“He was asked to enter the area and operate on the outskirts of the area, where he is very dangerous. He also came inside to close the inside channels and cause Barcelona's life very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Exposed

Undoubtedly that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, his name was chanted repeatedly by the passionate Madrid fans.

Yet recently there were countless reports lately that Los Blancos might think about selling him if the right offer was made.

The winger has one year remaining under his current terms come the end of the season, but discussions on a renewal have not progressed.

The player's reaction after coming off in the second half spoke of tension. Post-game, teammates intervened as he attempted to confront Yamal.

The analyst commented, Many will criticize him for good reason, as it demonstrated disrespect for Rodrygo taking his place.”

However, from a young age, he has existed in a challenging environment, and perceives that everyone is against him.”

Such thinking is tough to overcome, notably when you consider yourself close to being the best player, then the club drives the axis in favor of Mbappe as the star.”

Recently he believes that the organization is not defending him. Rumors indicate, possibly leaked by the club, or not denied by the club, that they would be open an offer worth a quarter-billion euros for him and sell him.”

This affects him, so when he was taken off – fairly, since he wasn't defending as required – in Vinicius' head he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to reconcile between the club and him at the moment.”

Barcelona Style “Falls Apart”

Following victories in each of the recent Clasicos, Sunday's performance highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing start to the campaign.

Absences have left without the Barcelona coach of important stars such as Raphinha, the striker and Olmo, and the approach is not effective when they are missing.

Balague stated, Barcelona appear lack sharpness when not in possession, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive to get the possession back.”

“It's easier to attack them. Should the defense is not perfect, as it wasn't Mbappe's strike because Alejandro Balde played him onside, the midfield doesn't assist by teammates not challenging those on the ball as expected.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief of Real last season, was neutralized.

The big names did not perform well. Lamine seems not he's in good form, maybe due to groin problems