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The match represented almost a flawless outing from the Madrid side, as they beat Barcelona 2-1 during the famous derby to extend their advantage in first place in the Spanish league to five points.

Jude Bellingham notched his first domestic strike and key pass this campaign following a tough few months recovering from a shoulder operation.

The French forward showed his deadly performance in front of goal, and the manager's strategy in his first El Clasico in the dugout proved perfectly.

But then the Brazilian's situation emerged again another time.

Unhappy with coming off, the star forward ranted while walking straight past his manager before headed down the tunnel, before coming back to the bench after a short while.

Tactical Setup Delivers Success from Bellingham

In his first derby, it was a solid start, given that seven of Madrid's previous eight coaches were defeated in their first La Liga match against their rivals.

Following the laissez-faire style of Carlo Ancelotti fell short in the previous campaign, the new tactical system yielded its first major result.

Spanish football analyst commented, “He got it spot on. Real Madrid performed excellently, and Barca struggled because of Madrid's tactics.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they retreated with discipline, all players including the forward.”

Their defensive setup with two banks separated by a short distance. Barca could not find a way through.”

This approach seems good news for Jude, as he in the past was essentially asked to do everything in midfield and more.

In the lineup the young star started wide right, but in practice he could to come inside and support Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The expert continued, Employing Camavinga in central midfield, this provides greater energy and additional options to close down the spaces.”

This led to them to put Bellingham on the right-hand side. I'm sure he would have been asked to monitor Mbappe's movements on the ball with room, and he located him a few times.”

“He was asked to get into the box and be around the edge of the box, his most effective zone. Additionally, he moved centrally to close the inside channels and make the opponent's play challenging.”

Conflict Issues Revealed

Undoubtedly that the fans adore Vinicius, his name rang out multiple times by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

But there have been various accounts over the past period that Los Blancos would consider allowing his departure if an attractive proposal arrived.

Vinicius has one season to go on his deal come the end of the season, but discussions on a renewal have stalled.

His response when substituted with 20 minutes left indicated strained relations. After the full-time whistle, teammates intervened as he attempted to confront Lamine Yamal.

Balague commented, Many will criticize him and rightly so, as it demonstrated disrespect toward his replacement who came on for him.”

“But since being a kid, his life has been in a hostile world, and he believes that he faces opposition.”

This mindset is tough to overcome, notably when you feel on the verge of the best player, but the team redirects attention towards Mbappe as the main man.”

“This season he believes that the organization has not supported him. Reports suggest, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they might accept an offer worth 250m euros for him and sell him.”

“He feels all that, and after Alonso subbed him – fairly, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – in Vinicius' head he says ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to build a bridge among the parties and Vinicius now.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

Having triumphed in all four of recent derbies, the latest display was emblematic of Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Injuries have robbed the manager of key players including Raphinha, Lewandowski plus others, and the tactical setup isn't working without them.

Balague stated, The squad seems is a little bit less sharp when not in possession, less hungry to recover it, softer to reclaim the ball.”

Opponents find it simpler to break them down. Should the defense is not organized, like on Mbappe's strike since the defender failed to step up, they receive little support by the midfield and forwards not challenging opponents in possession as expected.”

Lamine Yamal, who troubled Madrid of Real last season, was neutralized.

The big names were below par. Lamine appears he is at his best, possibly because of injury issues