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This proved to be almost a flawless outing from Real Madrid, who defeated their arch-rivals by a 2-1 scoreline in the Clasico to stretch their lead in first place of La Liga with a five-point cushion.

The English midfielder scored his maiden goal in the league and assist this campaign following a tough few months recovering from shoulder surgery.

Mbappe continued his clinical touch in front of goal, while the coach's game plan during his debut Clasico in the dugout proved perfectly.

Yet the Brazilian's situation came to the forefront another time.

Frustrated with coming off, Vinicius complained while walking straight past his manager and headed to the dressing room, then reappearing to the bench several minutes.

Alonso System Delivers Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, considering seven of Real's recent managers lost their first league meeting against Barcelona.

After the player-focused approach of Carlo Ancelotti failed to get results in the previous campaign, his structured approach delivered its first major result.

An expert commented, “He got it spot on. The home side were very good, while the visitors struggled due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

Defensively, they pressed high for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they tracked back with discipline, all players including the forward.”

The team's shape in two layers separated by a short distance. Barcelona struggled to penetrate.”

This approach looks to be positive for Bellingham, as he previously was expected to carry the midfield in midfield and more.

Theoretically Bellingham played on the right, but in practice he could to move centrally and support Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

Balague stated, Employing the French midfielder in central midfield, it brings more dynamism and better ability to close down the spaces.”

As a result the team to deploy Bellingham on the right flank. Undoubtedly he was instructed to track the runs of Mbappe on the ball and had space, connecting with him repeatedly.”

His instructions included to get into the box and operate on just outside the box, his most effective zone. Additionally, he moved centrally to close the inside channels creating the opponent's play very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Exposed

There's no doubting that the fans are fond of the Brazilian, his chant was chanted repeatedly by a fervent home supporters.

However recently there were countless reports over the past period that Real Madrid would consider letting him leave if an attractive proposal arrived.

The winger will have one year remaining under his current terms at the end of the campaign, yet talks over a new deal have not progressed.

Vinicius' behavior to being replaced in the second half spoke of issues. Post-game, teammates intervened when he moved toward Yamal.

The analyst noted, He will face backlash and justifiably, as it demonstrated poor sportsmanship for Rodrygo who came on for him.”

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

Such thinking is tough to overcome, especially when you consider yourself near the top star, and the organization redirects attention towards Mbappe as the star.”

During this campaign he believes that the organization is not defending him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or with the club not denying it, that they would be open an offer worth a quarter-billion euros for him and allow him to leave.”

This affects him, and when he was taken off – justifiably, as he ceased tracking back as he should – in his mind he questions why always me?.”

“It will be difficult to reconcile with the club and him at the moment.”

Barcelona Style “Crumbles”

Having triumphed in each of the previous campaign's derbies, this outing highlighted Barca's shaky start to the campaign.

Fitness issues have robbed Hansi Flick of key players such as the Brazilian winger, Robert Lewandowski plus others, and the tactical setup is not effective in their absence.

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

They are more vulnerable to attack them. Should the defense is not perfect, which was the case Mbappe's strike as Balde failed to step up, the midfield doesn't assist by the midfield and forwards not closing down those on the ball as expected.”

The young talent, the main threat in previous meetings, was neutralized.

Key players were below par. Lamine appears he's in good form, maybe due to injury issues