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It was almost a flawless outing from Real Madrid, who beat Barca by a 2-1 scoreline in the famous derby to increase their advantage in first place of the Spanish league to five points.

The English midfielder notched his first goal in the league and setup of the season after a challenging few months recovering from a shoulder operation.

The French forward continued his deadly touch when scoring, and the coach's game plan during his debut El Clasico in the dugout proved brilliantly.

But then the Vinicius Junior question came to the forefront yet again.

Unhappy at his substitution, the star forward complained as he walked straight past his manager and headed to the dressing room, then coming back on the sidelines later.

Manager's Approach Yields Results from Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, considering the majority of Real's last eight bosses lost their debut La Liga encounter against Barca.

After the relaxed style under Ancelotti failed to get results last season, the new tactical system yielded an important victory.

Spanish football analyst noted, His plan was perfect. The home side were impressive, while Barcelona didn't play well due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up for as long as they could, if overcome, they tracked back with discipline, all players including the forward.”

Their defensive setup in two lines separated by 5-10 meters. Barca were unable to break through.”

The new system appears to be good news for Jude, as he previously was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in the engine room and more.

In the lineup the 22-year-old played on the right, but actually he could to move centrally and support Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The analyst continued, Employing Eduardo Camavinga in the center, this provides increased movement and more ways to close down the channels.”

This led to the team to deploy Jude on the right flank. Undoubtedly his role included to track the runs of Mbappe on the ball and found openings, connecting with him a few times.”

His instructions included to enter the area and position himself near just outside the box, his most effective zone. He also came inside to cut off passing options and make the opponent's play challenging.”

Strained Relations Revealed

Undoubtedly that Madridistas love Vinicius, his name were sung multiple times by a fervent Madrid fans.

Yet recently there were numerous stories lately that Los Blancos could entertain selling him if the right offer arrived.

Vinicius has one season to go under his current terms come the end of the season, but discussions on a renewal have not progressed.

The player's reaction after coming off in the second half suggested issues. When the match ended, he had to be restrained when he moved toward the Barcelona player.

Balague commented, Many will criticize him and rightly so, as it demonstrated poor sportsmanship for Rodrygo taking his place.”

Yet, growing up, his life has been amid adversity, and perceives that everyone is against him.”

Such thinking is difficult to shake, notably when you believe on the verge of number one in the world, then the club shifts the focus to Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he has perceived that Real Madrid is not defending him. Reports suggest, perhaps from within, or unchallenged by officials, that they might accept an offer worth a quarter-billion euros for him and let him go.”

He is aware of this, so when Alonso subbed him – justifiably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – in Vinicius' head he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

It may be challenging to mend relations between the club and Vinicius at the moment.”

Barcelona Style “Crumbles”

After winning all four of last season's matches, the latest display represented Barcelona's unconvincing start to the campaign.

Injuries have left without the manager of key players including the Brazilian winger, the striker and Dani Olmo, and his system is failing without them.

Balague stated, The squad seems are slightly off when not in possession, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive to get the possession back.”

“It's easier to attack them. Should the defense is not organized, like on the first goal because Alejandro Balde played him onside, they are not helped from the attack not closing down those on the ball adequately.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief in previous meetings, was neutralized.

The big names did not perform well. Lamine doesn't feel like he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from injury issues