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The match represented nearly an ideal outing for Real Madrid, as they overcame their arch-rivals 2-1 during El Clasico to increase their lead in first place of La Liga by five points.

Bellingham got his first league goal along with key pass this term following a tough few months healing from shoulder surgery.

Kylian Mbappe maintained his clinical touch when scoring, while Alonso's tactics in his inaugural El Clasico as coach proved like a charm.

However the Vinicius Junior question emerged again once more.

Unhappy with being substituted, Vinicius protested as he walked straight past Xabi Alonso before marched off the pitch, before returning on the sidelines after a short while.

Alonso System Gets Results for the Midfielder

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, considering seven of Madrid's last eight coaches were defeated in their first La Liga meeting against their rivals.

Following the relaxed method from the previous coach failed to get results last season, the new tactical system yielded its first major result.

An expert observed, “He got it spot on. Real Madrid were impressive, and the visitors were off-color due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they pressed high for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they tracked back in an organised way, everybody even Vinicius.”

“They defended in two lines with a gap of 5-10 meters. Barcelona struggled to penetrate.”

The tactical change appears to be positive for the midfielder, as he last season was essentially asked to carry the midfield in the center and additional duties.

On paper Bellingham started wide right, but actually he was allowed to come inside and either link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The analyst continued, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield, you get increased movement and additional options to shut down the passing lanes.”

This led to them to put Jude on the right-hand side. I'm sure he would have been asked to monitor the runs of Mbappe when he had the ball and found openings, and he found him a few times.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and operate on the edge of the box, where he is very dangerous. He also came inside to block central spaces and cause the opponent's play very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Revealed

There's no doubting that the fans adore Vinicius, his name were sung on several occasions by the passionate Bernabeu crowd.

However recently there were countless reports lately that Los Blancos would consider letting him leave if an attractive proposal were to come in.

The winger will have a year left on his deal at the end of the campaign, but discussions on a renewal have stalled.

The player's reaction after coming off with 20 minutes left spoke of issues. Post-game, teammates intervened when he moved toward the Barcelona player.

Balague said, Many will criticize him and rightly so, since it displayed a lack of respect toward his replacement taking his place.”

However, from a young age, he has existed in a hostile world, and he feels that he faces opposition.”

Such thinking is tough to overcome, particularly since you consider yourself near number one in the world, but the team redirects attention towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

During this campaign he's felt that Real Madrid isn't protecting him. Reports suggest, possibly leaked by the club, or not denied by the club, that they would be open a bid of 250m euros to sign him and allow him to leave.”

He is aware of this, and after he was taken off – reasonably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as required – to him he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

“It will be difficult to mend relations between the club and Vinicius currently.”

Barca's Approach “Struggles”

Following victories in all four of recent matches, the latest display was emblematic of Barcelona's unconvincing start to the campaign.

Injuries have deprived the manager of key players including Raphinha, the striker plus others, and the approach is not effective without them.

The analyst commented, “It's like the whole team are slightly off without the ball, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive to get the possession back.”

“It's easier to break them down. If the defensive line is not perfect, like on Mbappe's strike since the defender kept him onside, the midfield doesn't assist from the attack failing to press those on the ball as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, who troubled Madrid of Real last season, was kept largely in check.

“Their stars weren't at their best. The youngster appears he's in good form, possibly because of groin problems