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This proved to be practically an ideal performance for the Madrid side, who overcame their arch-rivals 2-1 in El Clasico and stretch their lead at the summit in the Spanish league by five points.

Bellingham got his inaugural goal in the league along with key pass this campaign after a challenging spell healing from shoulder surgery.

Kylian Mbappe maintained his deadly performance in front of goal, while Alonso's tactics in his first derby as coach worked perfectly.

Yet the Brazilian's situation reared its head another time.

Unhappy with being substituted, the Brazilian winger ranted on his way right by his manager and marched to the dressing room, before returning to the bench after a short while.

Tactical Setup Yields Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, it was a solid start, especially since seven of Real's last eight coaches were defeated in their initial league meeting with Barca.

Following the laissez-faire approach of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver in the previous campaign, the new tactical system delivered a significant outcome.

A specialist noted, “He got it spot on. Real Madrid were very good, and the visitors didn't play well because of Madrid's tactics.”

When not in possession, they pushed up for as long as they could, if overcome, they retreated in an organised way, everybody including Vinicius.”

“They defended with two banks with a gap of five to 10 metres. Barcelona struggled to penetrate.”

The new system seems beneficial for Jude, as he in the past had been tasked to cover multiple roles in the center and beyond.

Theoretically the young star started wide right, but actually he had the freedom to move centrally and either link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

Balague stated, Employing the French midfielder in the center, you get increased movement and more ways to block the passing lanes.”

This led to them to put Jude wide right. Certainly his role included to monitor Mbappe's movements when he had the ball with room, and he located him repeatedly.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and be around the outskirts of the area, where he poses a threat. He also came inside to cut off passing options creating the opponent's play very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Exposed

Undoubtedly that supporters adore Vinicius, his name was chanted multiple times by a fervent home supporters.

However there have been countless reports lately that Real Madrid might think about letting him leave should a suitable bid arrived.

Vinicius will have one season to go on his contract at the end of the campaign, yet negotiations for an extension are at a standstill.

Vinicius' behavior after coming off with 20 minutes left indicated tension. When the match ended, he was held back as he attempted to confront the Barcelona player.

The analyst commented, Many will criticize him and justifiably, since it displayed disrespect for Rodrygo taking his place.”

Yet, growing up, he has existed amid adversity, and perceives that the world is hostile.”

“That mentality is hard to change, notably when you consider yourself near number one in the world, but the team redirects attention in favor of Mbappe as the star.”

Recently he believes that the club isn't protecting him. Rumors indicate, potentially club-sourced, or with the club not denying it, that they would be open a bid of a quarter-billion euros to sign him and let him go.”

This affects him, and after the coach substituted him – fairly, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – to him he questions why single me out?’.”

It may be challenging to build a bridge with the club and him at the moment.”

Their System “Struggles”

Following victories in all four of recent matches, Sunday's performance represented Barcelona's unconvincing start to the campaign.

Absences have robbed the manager of key players such as Raphinha, the striker and Olmo, and the tactical setup is failing in their absence.

The analyst said, “It's like the whole team are slightly off defensively, less hungry to recover it, softer to reclaim the ball.”

They are more vulnerable to break them down. If the defensive line is not perfect, as it wasn't the first goal since the defender failed to step up, they receive little support from the attack not challenging opponents in possession adequately.”

Lamine Yamal, the main threat earlier, was kept largely in check.

Key players did not perform well. Lamine seems not he is at his best, possibly because of injury issues