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It was practically an ideal day from Xabi Alonso's squad, who overcame Barcelona 2-1 in the famous derby and stretch the gap in first place in La Liga with a five-point cushion.

Jude Bellingham notched his first domestic strike and setup this campaign after a challenging few months coming back from a shoulder operation.

The French forward showed his clinical performance in front of goal, while Alonso's tactics during his debut derby in the dugout worked brilliantly.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius came to the forefront another time.

Frustrated at coming off, Vinicius protested on his way right by the coach and stormed down the tunnel, then coming back on the sidelines after a short while.

Alonso System Gets Results from the Midfielder

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, considering seven of Madrid's last eight coaches lost their debut league meeting with their rivals.

After the relaxed method of Carlo Ancelotti failed to get results in the previous campaign, his structured approach yielded its first major result.

A specialist observed, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid were very good, and Barca didn't play well due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they applied pressure consistently, and if they were beaten, they fell back with discipline, all players including the forward.”

Their defensive setup with two banks spaced by five to 10 metres. Barcelona could not find a way through.”

The tactical change appears to be beneficial for the midfielder, as he last season was expected to cover multiple roles in midfield and more.

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

Balague continued, Employing Eduardo Camavinga in the middle, you get increased movement and additional options to block the channels.”

This led to the team to position Bellingham on the right flank. Certainly he would have been asked to monitor the forward's positioning in possession and had space, and he located him repeatedly.”

He was told to get into the box and operate on the edge of the box, where he is very dangerous. He also drifted in to block central spaces and make Barcelona's life challenging.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

Undoubtedly that Madridistas love Vinicius, his name was chanted multiple times by a fervent Madrid fans.

Yet there have been various accounts lately that Real Madrid could entertain selling him if the right offer arrived.

The winger has a year left on his deal when this term concludes, but talks over a new deal are at a standstill.

The player's reaction after coming off with 20 minutes left suggested issues. When the match ended, he had to be restrained as he attempted to confront the Barcelona player.

The analyst said, “Everyone will have a go at him and justifiably, because it showed poor sportsmanship toward his replacement taking his place.”

“But since being a kid, he has existed amid adversity, and he believes that he faces opposition.”

Such thinking is tough to overcome, especially when you feel near the best player, and the organization redirects attention towards Mbappe as the main man.”

During this campaign he has perceived that the club has not supported him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or not denied by the club, that they wouldn't be unhappy a bid of €250 million to sign him and allow him to leave.”

He is aware of this, and after he was taken off – justifiably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as required – in Vinicius' head he questions why single me out?’.”

Building bridges will be tough to build a bridge among the parties and Vinicius now.”

Their System “Struggles”

Having triumphed in all four of previous campaign's derbies, this outing was emblematic of their uncertain beginning of the season.

Injuries have deprived the Barcelona coach of crucial contributors including Raphinha, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the approach is not effective without them.

The analyst commented, The squad seems are slightly off without the ball, with less desire to win it back, softer to get the possession back.”

“It's easier to break them down. When the backline is flawed, as it wasn't Mbappe's strike as Balde failed to step up, they are not helped from the attack not challenging those on the ball adequately.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief of Real last season, was neutralized.

Key players did not perform well. Yamal seems not he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from injury issues