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This proved to be practically an ideal performance for Real Madrid, who beat their arch-rivals 2-1 during the famous derby and stretch the gap in first place in the domestic championship to five points.

Bellingham scored his maiden domestic strike and setup this campaign following a difficult few months coming back from shoulder surgery.

Kylian Mbappe maintained his lethal form when scoring, and Alonso's tactics during his debut Clasico as coach worked brilliantly.

Yet the Brazilian's situation reared its head once more.

Dissatisfied with coming off, the star forward ranted as he walked directly past Xabi Alonso and headed off the pitch, then returning to the bench later.

Tactical Setup Yields Positive Outcomes for Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, this wasn't a bad one, considering the majority of Real's previous eight coaches lost their initial La Liga meeting with their rivals.

After the relaxed style from the previous coach did not deliver earlier, Alonso's positional game-model yielded an important victory.

Spanish football analyst noted, His plan was perfect. Real Madrid performed excellently, while the visitors didn't play well due to Madrid's tactics.”

When not in possession, they applied pressure for as long as they could, if overcome, they tracked back in a structured manner, everybody including the forward.”

Their defensive setup with two banks separated by 5-10 meters. The opposition were unable to break through.”

The new system appears to be beneficial for Bellingham, as he last season was expected to carry the midfield in the engine room and more.

On paper Bellingham played on the right, but in practice he was allowed to drift inward and assist the attack or get into scoring positions.

The expert stated, Employing the French midfielder in central midfield, this provides more dynamism and better ability to block the passing lanes.”

This led to them to put Bellingham on the right-hand side. Certainly his role included to track the forward's positioning in possession and had space, connecting with him a few times.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and operate on just outside the box, his most effective zone. Additionally, he moved centrally to block central spaces creating the opponent's play challenging.”

Conflict Issues Revealed

There's no doubting that Madridistas love Vinicius, his chant was chanted repeatedly by an enthusiastic Bernabeu crowd.

But recently there were various accounts lately that the club might think about selling him if an attractive proposal was made.

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

The player's reaction when substituted in the second half spoke of strained relations. After the full-time whistle, he had to be restrained when he moved toward Lamine Yamal.

Balague said, He will face backlash for good reason, since it displayed poor sportsmanship toward his replacement taking his place.”

“But since being a kid, he has lived in a challenging environment, and he believes that the world is hostile.”

“That mentality is hard to change, particularly since you believe near number one in the world, and the organization drives the axis to Mbappe as the main man.”

“This season he's felt that the club isn't protecting him. There are stories, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they wouldn't be unhappy a bid of 250m euros for him and allow him to leave.”

He is aware of this, and after he was taken off – justifiably, since he wasn't defending as expected – in his mind he says why single me out?’.”

Building bridges will be tough to reconcile between the club and Vinicius now.”

Barca's Approach “Falls Apart”

Following victories in all four of recent matches, Sunday's performance was emblematic of their uncertain start to the campaign.

Absences have left without the manager of important stars such as Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and Olmo, and his system is not effective without them.

Balague said, “It's like the whole team are slightly off when not in possession, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive in pressing.”

Opponents find it simpler to break them down. When the backline is not organized, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal since the defender kept him onside, they receive little support by teammates not closing down those on the ball as well as they should.”

The young talent, the main threat of Real last season, was well contained.

The big names were below par. Lamine doesn't feel like in top condition, perhaps he's suffering from a groin issue