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It was nearly an ideal day for Real Madrid, as they defeated their arch-rivals two goals to one in El Clasico and extend their advantage at the summit of the domestic championship with a five-point cushion.

The English midfielder got his maiden league goal and assist this campaign after a difficult few months recovering from a shoulder operation.

Kylian Mbappe showed his clinical performance in attack, and the manager's strategy during his debut El Clasico on the sidelines proved like a charm.

But then the issue surrounding Vinicius emerged again once more.

Dissatisfied with his substitution, the Brazilian winger ranted on his way straight past the coach before stormed to the dressing room, before reappearing on the sidelines after a short while.

Alonso System Gets Results for Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, Alonso did well, given that the majority of Madrid's last eight coaches lost their debut league encounter against Barcelona.

Following the relaxed approach from the previous coach failed to get results in the previous campaign, his structured approach produced an important victory.

An expert noted, “He got it spot on. Real Madrid were impressive, and Barca didn't play well due to what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they pushed up as much as possible, and when bypassed, they tracked back in an organised way, everybody even the forward.”

The team's shape with two banks with a gap of a short distance. The opposition struggled to penetrate.”

The new system appears to be positive for the midfielder, who in the past was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in the center and additional duties.

In the lineup Bellingham started wide right, but actually he had the freedom to drift inward and assist the attack or get into scoring positions.

The analyst stated, With Camavinga in the middle, you get greater energy and additional options to close down the spaces.”

This led to the team to put Bellingham on the right flank. Undoubtedly he would have been asked to keep an eye on Mbappe's movements when he had the ball with room, and he found him a few times.”

He was told to get into the box and position himself near the edge of the box, where he poses a threat. He also drifted in to block central spaces creating Barca's task very difficult.”

Conflict Issues Revealed

Undoubtedly that supporters are fond of the Brazilian, his name was chanted multiple times by a fervent home supporters.

But there have been countless reports over the past period that Los Blancos could entertain letting him leave should a suitable bid was made.

He has a year left on his deal at the end of the campaign, yet talks over a new deal are at a standstill.

His response after coming off with 20 minutes left spoke of strained relations. After the full-time whistle, he was held back when he moved toward Lamine Yamal.

The expert noted, He will face backlash and rightly so, since it displayed a lack of respect toward his replacement who came on for him.”

Yet, growing up, he has existed amid adversity, and he believes that everyone is against him.”

Such thinking is hard to change, notably when you feel near the top star, but the team redirects attention towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he believes that the club isn't protecting him. Rumors indicate, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they would be open if someone paid €250 million for him and allow him to leave.”

“He feels all that, and after Alonso subbed him – justifiably, as he ceased tracking back as he should – to him he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

“It will be difficult to build a bridge with the club and the player now.”

Barca's Approach “Crumbles”

Following victories in all four of recent matches, this outing represented Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Absences have robbed the manager of key players including Raphinha, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the tactical setup is failing when they are missing.

The expert commented, “It's like the whole team lack sharpness without the ball, not as eager to regain possession, softer to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to create chances against them. If the defensive line is not perfect, like on the Mbappe goal since the defender failed to step up, they are not helped by teammates not challenging opponents in possession as well as they should.”

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

“Their stars weren't at their best. Lamine seems not he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems