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It was practically a perfect day from the Madrid side, as they defeated Barcelona two goals to one during the famous derby and increase their advantage at the summit in the domestic championship to five points.

Jude Bellingham scored his inaugural goal in the league and assist this campaign following a challenging spell recovering from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe maintained his deadly touch in attack, and the manager's strategy during his debut El Clasico in the dugout worked perfectly.

But then the Brazilian's situation came to the forefront once more.

Frustrated with coming off, the star forward protested while walking straight past the coach before marched off the pitch, before reappearing to the bench several minutes.

Alonso System Delivers Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, given that seven of Real's previous eight bosses were defeated in their first La Liga match against Barcelona.

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

Spanish football analyst commented, His plan was perfect. Real Madrid were impressive, while the visitors didn't play well due to the home team's approach.”

“Without the ball, they pressed high for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they retreated with discipline, everybody including the forward.”

The team's shape in two layers with a gap of 5-10 meters. Barcelona struggled to penetrate.”

The new system looks to be beneficial for Jude, as he in the past was essentially asked to carry the midfield in midfield and more.

On paper the young star was positioned on the right, however he had the freedom to drift inward and either support Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The expert added, “By using Camavinga in central midfield, it brings increased movement and additional options to shut down the passing lanes.”

This led to the team to put Jude on the right flank. Undoubtedly he was instructed to keep an eye on the runs of Mbappe when he had the ball and found openings, and he located him a few times.”

He was told to move into the penalty area and operate on the edge of the box, where he is very dangerous. He also came inside to close the inside channels and make Barcelona's life challenging.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

Undoubtedly that supporters are fond of the Brazilian, his name was chanted repeatedly by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

But there have been countless reports over the past period that the club would consider allowing his departure if the right offer arrived.

The winger will have one season to go under his current terms at the end of the campaign, yet negotiations for an extension have stalled.

The player's reaction when substituted late in the game spoke of issues. After the full-time whistle, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach the Barcelona player.

Balague commented, Many will criticize him and justifiably, since it displayed poor sportsmanship toward his replacement taking his place.”

However, from a young age, his life has been in a hostile world, and he believes that everyone is against him.”

This mindset is hard to change, particularly since you feel near number one in the world, then the club shifts the focus to Mbappe as the main man.”

“This season he has perceived that the organization has not supported him. There are stories, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they might accept an offer worth a quarter-billion euros to sign him and let him go.”

“He feels all that, so when the coach substituted him – reasonably, since he wasn't defending as he should – to him he questions why always me?.”

It may be challenging to reconcile between the club and the player now.”

Their System “Struggles”

Having triumphed in each of the previous campaign's matches, this outing highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Injuries have robbed Hansi Flick of important stars including Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski plus others, and the approach is failing when they are missing.

Balague commented, The squad seems is a little bit less sharp defensively, not as eager to regain possession, with reduced intensity to get the possession back.”

They are more vulnerable to break them down. If the defensive line is not perfect, like on Mbappe's strike because Alejandro Balde kept him onside, they receive little support by teammates not closing down those on the ball adequately.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief in previous meetings, was kept largely in check.

Key players did not perform well. Yamal seems not he is at his best, possibly because of groin problems