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It was almost an ideal day from Real Madrid, as they beat Barca two goals to one during El Clasico to extend their lead at the top of La Liga with a five-point cushion.

Jude Bellingham scored his maiden domestic strike and setup this term after a difficult few months healing from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe maintained his deadly touch in attack, and Alonso's tactics during his debut Clasico in the dugout functioned like a charm.

However the Brazilian's situation emerged again another time.

Frustrated with coming off, the Brazilian winger complained on his way directly past Xabi Alonso before marched off the pitch, before coming back on the sidelines after a short while.

Tactical Setup Yields Results for Jude Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, Alonso did well, considering seven of Madrid's previous eight bosses were defeated in their debut league meeting against their rivals.

After the player-focused method of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver earlier, his structured approach produced its first major result.

An expert observed, His plan was perfect. Madrid were impressive, and the visitors were off-color because of the home team's approach.”

“Without the ball, they pressed high consistently, if overcome, they fell back with discipline, all players even the forward.”

Their defensive setup with two banks spaced by five to 10 metres. The opposition were unable to break through.”

The tactical change looks to be good news for Bellingham, who in the past had been tasked to do everything in the engine room and more.

In the lineup the 22-year-old was positioned on the right, but in practice he had the freedom to move centrally and link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The expert continued, Employing Camavinga in the middle, this provides more dynamism and better ability to close down the passing lanes.”

As a result the team to put Bellingham on the right-hand side. Undoubtedly he would have been asked to track the runs of Mbappe when he had the ball with room, and he located him on several occasions.”

He was told to get into the box and be around just outside the box, where he is very dangerous. Additionally, he moved centrally to block central spaces creating the opponent's play very difficult.”

Strained Relations Exposed

It's clear that the fans love Vinicius, calls for him were sung repeatedly by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

However recently there were numerous stories lately that Real Madrid might think about allowing his departure if an attractive proposal were to come in.

Vinicius has one year remaining on his contract at the end of the campaign, yet discussions on a renewal are at a standstill.

The player's reaction when substituted with 20 minutes left indicated issues. Post-game, he had to be restrained when he moved toward Yamal.

Balague said, Many will criticize him for good reason, since it displayed disrespect for Rodrygo taking his place.”

However, from a young age, his life has been amid adversity, and he feels that the world is hostile.”

“That mentality is hard to change, particularly since you consider yourself near the top star, and the organization drives the axis in favor of Mbappe as the key figure.”

During this campaign he's felt that the club is not defending him. There are stories, potentially club-sourced, or not denied by the club, that they would be open a bid of €250 million for him and sell him.”

He is aware of this, and when Alonso subbed him – justifiably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as expected – to him he says ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to reconcile between the club and him currently.”

Barca's Approach “Falls Apart”

Having triumphed in each of the recent matches, Sunday's performance highlighted Barca's shaky early form.

Fitness issues have robbed Hansi Flick of key players such as Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the approach is not effective in their absence.

Balague said, The squad seems is a little bit less sharp without the ball, not as eager to regain possession, less aggressive in pressing.”

They are more vulnerable to attack them. Should the defense is not perfect, which was the case the Mbappe goal since the defender failed to step up, they receive little support by teammates not challenging opponents in possession as expected.”

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

The big names did not perform well. Yamal appears in top condition, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems