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This proved to be nearly a flawless performance for the Madrid side, who overcame their arch-rivals two goals to one in the Clasico and extend their advantage at the summit of the domestic championship to five points.

The English midfielder got his inaugural domestic strike along with key pass this term following a difficult few months coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward maintained his deadly performance in front of goal, while the coach's game plan in his inaugural El Clasico in the dugout proved like a charm.

Yet the issue surrounding Vinicius reared its head yet again.

Unhappy at his substitution, the Brazilian winger complained on his way directly past Xabi Alonso and marched to the dressing room, then reappearing to the bench several minutes.

Tactical Setup Gets Success for Jude Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, it was a solid start, considering seven of Real's previous eight coaches lost their first La Liga encounter with their rivals.

Following the laissez-faire style under Ancelotti failed to get results last season, Alonso's positional game-model delivered an important victory.

Spanish football analyst commented, His plan was perfect. Madrid performed excellently, and Barcelona didn't play well due to Madrid's tactics.”

When not in possession, they pushed up as much as possible, and if they were beaten, they tracked back in a structured manner, everybody including the forward.”

Their defensive setup with two banks with a gap of 5-10 meters. Barca were unable to break through.”

This approach appears to be beneficial for Bellingham, as he in the past had been tasked to cover multiple roles in midfield and more.

In the lineup the young star started wide right, but actually he was allowed to come inside and support Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The expert stated, With the French midfielder in the center, this provides more dynamism and more ways to block the channels.”

This led to the team to put Jude wide right. I'm sure his role included to keep an eye on the runs of Mbappe in possession and found openings, connecting with him on several occasions.”

“He was asked to get into the box and operate on the outskirts of the area, where he poses a threat. He also came inside to close the inside channels and cause the opponent's play challenging.”

Conflict Issues Laid Bare

It's clear that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, his chant was chanted on several occasions by a fervent home supporters.

Yet there have been numerous stories over the past period that Los Blancos would consider selling him should a suitable bid was made.

Vinicius will have one year remaining on his deal come the end of the season, yet talks over a new deal have stalled.

His response to being replaced with 20 minutes left spoke of issues. When the match ended, he was held back when he moved toward the Barcelona player.

Balague said, Many will criticize him for good reason, since it displayed poor sportsmanship for Rodrygo taking his place.”

However, from a young age, he has lived in a challenging environment, and perceives that he faces opposition.”

Such thinking is tough to overcome, notably when you feel on the verge of the best player, and the organization shifts the focus in favor of Mbappe as the key figure.”

During this campaign he believes that the club has not supported him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or not denied by the club, that they might accept an offer worth a quarter-billion euros for him and let him go.”

“He feels all that, so when he was taken off – fairly, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as required – in Vinicius' head he questions why always me?.”

Building bridges will be tough to mend relations among the parties and him now.”

Barcelona Style “Falls Apart”

Following victories in each of the last season's derbies, this outing represented their uncertain start to the campaign.

Fitness issues have robbed Hansi Flick of important stars such as the Brazilian winger, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the approach is failing without them.

The analyst said, Barcelona appear are slightly off when not in possession, not as eager to regain possession, softer to get the possession back.”

Opponents find it simpler to break them down. Should the defense is not perfect, which was the case the first goal as Balde played him onside, they receive little support from the attack not closing down those on the ball adequately.”

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

Key players did not perform well. Lamine doesn't feel like he's in good form, possibly because of injury issues