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The match represented nearly a flawless day from the Madrid side, as they beat Barca 2-1 in the Clasico and increase their advantage at the summit in La Liga to five points.

The English midfielder got his first domestic strike and assist this term following a tough period coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe continued his deadly form in attack, and Alonso's tactics during his debut El Clasico on the sidelines functioned brilliantly.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius came to the forefront yet again.

Dissatisfied with coming off, Vinicius ranted on his way directly past the coach and marched off the pitch, before coming back on the sidelines later.

Alonso System Gets Positive Outcomes for the Midfielder

In his first derby, it was a solid start, especially since the majority of Real's previous eight coaches lost their debut league match against their rivals.

Following the laissez-faire style under Ancelotti failed to get results last season, Alonso's positional game-model yielded an important victory.

Spanish football analyst noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. The home side were very good, while Barcelona didn't play well because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up as much as possible, and when bypassed, they tracked back in a structured manner, everybody including Vinicius.”

The team's shape with two banks spaced by 5-10 meters. Barca were unable to break through.”

This approach appears to be positive for Jude, as he in the past was essentially asked to do everything in the engine room and more.

In the lineup Bellingham was positioned on the right, but in practice he had the freedom to move centrally and either assist the attack or enter the box.

Balague stated, With the French midfielder in the middle, this provides greater energy and better ability to shut down the channels.”

This led to the team to position Bellingham wide right. I'm sure he was instructed to monitor Mbappe's movements when he had the ball and had space, and he located him repeatedly.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and position himself near the outskirts of the area, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to close the inside channels creating Barcelona's life challenging.”

Conflict Issues Laid Bare

It's clear that supporters love Vinicius, his name rang out multiple times by an enthusiastic home supporters.

But recently there were countless reports lately that Real Madrid might think about allowing his departure if an attractive proposal arrived.

Vinicius has one year remaining on his deal when this term concludes, yet discussions on a renewal have not progressed.

His response to being replaced late in the game suggested issues. After the full-time whistle, teammates intervened as he tried to approach Lamine Yamal.

The analyst said, He will face backlash and rightly so, because it showed a lack of respect for the substitute who replaced him.”

“But since being a kid, he has existed in a hostile world, and he feels that the world is hostile.”

Such thinking is hard to change, particularly since you believe near number one in the world, then the club redirects attention to Mbappe as the key figure.”

Recently he's felt that the club is not defending him. Rumors indicate, perhaps from within, or not denied by the club, that they would be open an offer worth 250m euros for his transfer and sell him.”

This affects him, and when Alonso subbed him – justifiably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as expected – in his mind he questions ‘why me, why me again?.”

It may be challenging to reconcile among the parties and Vinicius currently.”

Their System “Crumbles”

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

Fitness issues have robbed the Barcelona coach of crucial contributors including the Brazilian winger, the striker plus others, and the approach is not effective in their absence.

The expert said, Barcelona appear is a little bit less sharp without the ball, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive in pressing.”

Opponents find it simpler to attack them. When the backline is not perfect, which was the case the Mbappe goal because Alejandro Balde played him onside, they are not helped by teammates not closing down those on the ball as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, who troubled Madrid in previous meetings, was well contained.

The big names were below par. The youngster doesn't feel like he's in good form, maybe due to injury issues