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This proved to be almost a flawless day from Xabi Alonso's squad, as they beat Barca 2-1 during El Clasico and increase the gap at the summit of the domestic championship with a five-point cushion.

Bellingham scored his maiden domestic strike along with key pass this term after a tough few months coming back from a shoulder operation.

Mbappe maintained his clinical touch when scoring, while the manager's strategy in his first Clasico as coach worked perfectly.

Yet the Brazilian's situation emerged again another time.

Unhappy at his substitution, the star forward ranted as he walked directly past Xabi Alonso and marched to the dressing room, before returning to the bench later.

Manager's Approach Yields Positive Outcomes from Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, it was a solid start, given that seven of Madrid's previous eight bosses lost their initial La Liga encounter with Barca.

After the relaxed style from the previous coach failed to get results earlier, his structured approach delivered its first major result.

Spanish football analyst commented, His plan was perfect. Real Madrid were impressive, and Barca were off-color due to Madrid's tactics.”

Defensively, they pushed up for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they tracked back in an organised way, all players including Vinicius.”

Their defensive setup in two layers with a gap of a short distance. Barca struggled to penetrate.”

This approach appears to be good news for the midfielder, who previously had been tasked to cover multiple roles in the engine room and additional duties.

On paper the young star was positioned on the right, however he had the freedom to drift inward and support Mbappe or enter the box.

The expert stated, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in the middle, this provides increased movement and additional options to shut down the passing lanes.”

As a result them to deploy Jude wide right. Undoubtedly his role included to track the forward's positioning in possession and found openings, and he found him on several occasions.”

His instructions included to get into the box and operate on the edge of the box, where he poses a threat. He also drifted in to cut off passing options and make Barca's task challenging.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

There's no doubting that the fans love Vinicius, his name were sung repeatedly by an enthusiastic Madrid fans.

But there have been countless reports over the past period that Los Blancos would consider selling him if the right offer were to come in.

Vinicius has one season to go under his current terms when this term concludes, yet negotiations for an extension are at a standstill.

Vinicius' behavior after coming off with 20 minutes left indicated tension. Post-game, he was held back as he attempted to confront Lamine Yamal.

The expert noted, “Everyone will have a go at him and rightly so, as it demonstrated a lack of respect toward his replacement who replaced him.”

However, from a young age, his life has been in a hostile world, and he believes that he faces opposition.”

This mindset is difficult to shake, notably when you feel near number one in the world, then the club redirects attention towards Mbappe as the main man.”

“This season he has perceived that Real Madrid has not supported him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they might accept if someone paid €250 million for him and allow him to leave.”

He is aware of this, so when he was taken off – reasonably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as expected – in Vinicius' head he says why always me?.”

It may be challenging to mend relations among the parties and the player at the moment.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Having triumphed in all four of recent matches, the latest display highlighted their uncertain start to the campaign.

Injuries have left without the Barcelona coach of important stars such as Raphinha, the striker plus others, and his system is not effective without them.

Balague stated, The squad seems are slightly off defensively, not as eager to regain possession, softer to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to break them down. When the backline is not perfect, which was the case the Mbappe goal because Alejandro Balde played him onside, the midfield doesn't assist by teammates not challenging opponents in possession as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, who troubled Madrid earlier, was well contained.

“Their stars weren't at their best. Lamine seems not he is at his best, maybe due to groin problems