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This proved to be almost a flawless day for the Madrid side, as they defeated Barcelona 2-1 during the Clasico to extend their lead at the top of the Spanish league by five points.

Jude Bellingham notched his maiden domestic strike along with key pass this term after a challenging spell coming back from shoulder surgery.

Mbappe maintained his deadly form in attack, while the manager's strategy in his inaugural derby as coach proved brilliantly.

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

Frustrated with his substitution, Vinicius protested while walking straight past Xabi Alonso and stormed to the dressing room, then reappearing to the substitute area after a short while.

Manager's Approach Gets Positive Outcomes for Jude Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, considering the majority of Madrid's previous eight coaches lost their debut La Liga match against Barcelona.

After the laissez-faire approach from the previous coach failed to get results last season, Alonso's positional game-model delivered its first major result.

Spanish football analyst noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. The home side were impressive, and Barca didn't play well because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

Defensively, they applied pressure consistently, and when bypassed, they tracked back with discipline, all players even the forward.”

The team's shape in two lines spaced by 5-10 meters. Barcelona could not find a way through.”

This approach appears to be beneficial for Jude, as he last season had been tasked to cover multiple roles in the engine room and more.

Theoretically Bellingham played on the right, but in practice he had the freedom to drift inward and support Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The analyst continued, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield, it brings greater energy and additional options to close down the passing lanes.”

This led to the team to position Jude wide right. I'm sure he was instructed to keep an eye on the runs of Mbappe in possession and had space, and he located him repeatedly.”

He was told to move into the penalty area and position himself near the outskirts of the area, his most effective zone. He also came inside to cut off passing options and cause Barcelona's life challenging.”

Strained Relations Revealed

Undoubtedly that Madridistas adore Vinicius, his name was chanted repeatedly by a fervent home supporters.

However recently there were numerous stories over the past period that Real Madrid could entertain letting him leave if an attractive proposal was made.

The winger has a year left on his deal come the end of the season, but negotiations for an extension have stalled.

His response after coming off with 20 minutes left indicated strained relations. After the full-time whistle, he was held back as he tried to approach Yamal.

The expert commented, Many will criticize him and rightly so, as it demonstrated a lack of respect for the substitute who came on for him.”

Yet, growing up, he has lived amid adversity, and perceives that everyone is against him.”

“That mentality is hard to change, particularly since you feel on the verge of the top star, and the organization redirects attention towards Mbappe as the main man.”

During this campaign he believes that Real Madrid isn't protecting him. There are stories, perhaps from within, or unchallenged by officials, that they might accept a bid of €250 million to sign him and allow him to leave.”

This affects him, so when he was taken off – fairly, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – in Vinicius' head he questions why single me out?’.”

It may be challenging to reconcile with the club and Vinicius now.”

Barca's Approach “Falls Apart”

Following victories in all four of recent Clasicos, this outing highlighted their uncertain beginning of the season.

Absences have left without the Barcelona coach of crucial contributors including Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Olmo, and the approach isn't working in their absence.

The analyst said, The squad seems lack sharpness defensively, less hungry to recover it, with reduced intensity in pressing.”

They are more vulnerable to break them down. Should the defense is not perfect, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal as Balde failed to step up, they are not helped by the midfield and forwards not challenging the ball-carrier as well as they should.”

Yamal, the main threat in previous meetings, was well contained.

“Their stars weren't at their best. Yamal appears in top condition, perhaps he's suffering from a groin issue