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It was practically a flawless day for the Madrid side, as they beat Barcelona two goals to one in El Clasico to stretch their advantage in first place of the Spanish league with a five-point cushion.

The English midfielder scored his inaugural goal in the league along with setup this term after a difficult few months recovering from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe maintained his deadly performance when scoring, and the coach's game plan in his inaugural derby on the sidelines worked brilliantly.

Yet the Vinicius Junior question reared its head another time.

Frustrated with being substituted, the Brazilian winger protested on his way straight past his manager and stormed to the dressing room, then coming back to the bench later.

Alonso System Yields Success from Jude Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, considering the majority of Madrid's previous eight managers were defeated in their first league meeting against their rivals.

After the laissez-faire approach of Carlo Ancelotti failed to get results last season, his structured approach delivered a significant outcome.

Spanish football analyst commented, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid performed excellently, while Barcelona struggled because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they applied pressure as much as possible, and when bypassed, they retreated in an organised way, everybody even Vinicius.”

The team's shape with two banks spaced by five to 10 metres. Barcelona could not find a way through.”

This approach looks to be beneficial for Jude, who last season was expected to carry the midfield in midfield and more.

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

The analyst stated, Employing the French midfielder in central midfield, it brings greater energy and more ways to shut down the channels.”

“That forced the team to position Bellingham wide right. Certainly he would have been asked to keep an eye on Mbappe's movements on the ball with room, and he located 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. He also came inside to block central spaces and make the opponent's play very difficult.”

Strained Relations Exposed

There's no doubting that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, his name were sung repeatedly by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

However there have been countless reports over the past period that the club would consider letting him leave if the right offer were to come in.

He will have one season to go on his contract come the end of the season, yet discussions on a renewal have stalled.

The player's reaction when substituted with 20 minutes left indicated tension. Post-game, teammates intervened as he attempted to confront Yamal.

The expert commented, “Everyone will have a go at him and justifiably, since it displayed a lack of respect toward his replacement taking his place.”

Yet, growing up, his life has been in a hostile world, and he believes that everyone is against him.”

This mindset is tough to overcome, particularly since you believe close to being the best player, but the team redirects attention to Mbappe as the main man.”

Recently he believes that Real Madrid is not defending him. There are stories, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth €250 million to sign him and sell him.”

This affects him, and when the coach substituted him – justifiably, since he wasn't defending as he should – in Vinicius' head he questions why single me out?’.”

Building bridges will be tough to mend relations with the club and the player at the moment.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Having triumphed in all four of recent matches, Sunday's performance represented their uncertain beginning of the season.

Injuries have deprived the manager of crucial contributors such as Raphinha, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the tactical setup is not effective when they are missing.

The analyst stated, The squad seems are slightly off defensively, not as eager to regain possession, with reduced intensity in pressing.”

They are more vulnerable to create chances against them. When the backline is not perfect, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal since the defender kept him onside, they are not helped by teammates not challenging the ball-carrier adequately.”

The young talent, tormentor-in-chief in previous meetings, was kept largely in check.

The big names were below par. The youngster doesn't feel like he is at his best, possibly because of injury issues