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It was almost an ideal performance from the Madrid side, who overcame Barcelona 2-1 in the Clasico to increase the gap at the summit of the domestic championship with a five-point cushion.

The English midfielder scored his first domestic strike and assist this campaign after a challenging few months coming back from shoulder surgery.

Mbappe maintained his lethal performance in attack, while the manager's strategy in his inaugural Clasico on the sidelines proved like a charm.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius came to the forefront once more.

Dissatisfied with coming off, the star forward ranted as he walked directly past Xabi Alonso and stormed off the pitch, then reappearing on the sidelines after a short while.

Manager's Approach Yields Positive Outcomes from Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, this wasn't a bad one, especially since seven of Madrid's last eight coaches lost their debut league match with Barca.

Following the player-focused approach under Ancelotti fell short in the previous campaign, Alonso's positional game-model delivered an important victory.

An expert noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. Madrid performed excellently, and the visitors struggled because of the home team's approach.”

When not in possession, they pressed high as much as possible, if overcome, they tracked back in an organised way, everybody even the forward.”

The team's shape in two lines with a gap of 5-10 meters. Barca could not find a way through.”

The new system looks to be positive for Jude, who in the past was essentially asked to do everything in the center and additional duties.

Theoretically the young star was positioned on the right, but in practice he was allowed to come inside and either assist the attack or crash the penalty area.

The analyst continued, Employing Camavinga in central midfield, it brings greater energy and more ways to block the channels.”

This led to them to position Bellingham wide right. I'm sure he would have been asked to monitor Mbappe's movements when he had the ball and had space, and he located him repeatedly.”

“He was asked to enter the area and position himself near the outskirts of the area, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to close the inside channels and make the opponent's play challenging.”

Vinicius Tensions Exposed

Undoubtedly that supporters love Vinicius, calls for him was chanted on several occasions by the passionate Bernabeu crowd.

However recently there were countless reports lately that Los Blancos would consider letting him leave if the right offer were to come in.

The winger will have one season to go on his deal when this term concludes, yet discussions on a renewal have stalled.

His response when substituted in the second half suggested issues. Post-game, teammates intervened as he tried to approach the Barcelona player.

The expert noted, He will face backlash and rightly so, since it displayed disrespect toward his replacement who replaced him.”

“But since being a kid, he has lived amid adversity, and he feels that the world is hostile.”

“That mentality is hard to change, notably when you believe on the verge of the best player, then the club redirects attention towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

Recently he has perceived that Real Madrid isn't protecting him. Rumors indicate, perhaps from within, or not denied by the club, that they would be open if someone paid €250 million to sign him and allow him to leave.”

He is aware of this, and when the coach substituted him – reasonably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as expected – in his mind he says ‘why me, why me again?.”

“It will be difficult to reconcile among the parties and him now.”

Their System “Crumbles”

Having triumphed in all four of recent Clasicos, the latest display represented Barcelona's unconvincing start to the campaign.

Injuries have robbed the manager of important stars including the Brazilian winger, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the approach is not effective when they are missing.

The expert stated, Barcelona appear is a little bit less sharp without the ball, not as eager to regain possession, less aggressive in pressing.”

They are more vulnerable to break them down. If the defensive line is not organized, which was the case the Mbappe goal since the defender kept him onside, they receive little support by teammates not challenging the ball-carrier as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, who troubled Madrid earlier, was kept largely in check.

Key players weren't at their best. Lamine appears in top condition, maybe due to a groin issue