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This proved to be nearly an ideal day from Xabi Alonso's squad, who beat Barca two goals to one in the Clasico to extend their advantage at the summit of the Spanish league by five points.

Jude Bellingham notched his maiden domestic strike and key pass this term after a tough spell healing from surgery on his shoulder.

Kylian Mbappe continued his lethal touch in front of goal, while Alonso's tactics in his first El Clasico on the sidelines worked perfectly.

However the Brazilian's situation reared its head another time.

Dissatisfied with coming off, the star forward ranted on his way right by his manager and stormed down the tunnel, then returning on the sidelines several minutes.

Manager's Approach Delivers Results for the Midfielder

As first Clasicos go, Alonso did well, especially since the majority of Real's recent managers were defeated in their initial La Liga meeting with their rivals.

Following the laissez-faire method of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver in the previous campaign, Alonso's positional game-model yielded an important victory.

Spanish football analyst noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid performed excellently, while Barcelona were off-color due to Madrid's tactics.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up consistently, and when bypassed, they fell back with discipline, everybody even Vinicius.”

The team's shape with two banks separated by five to 10 metres. Barca could not find a way through.”

The tactical change seems positive for the midfielder, who previously was essentially asked to carry the midfield in the center and additional duties.

In the lineup the young star played on the right, but actually he could to drift inward and link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The expert added, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in the middle, this provides greater energy and additional options to block the spaces.”

“That forced them to position Jude on the right flank. Certainly his role included to monitor Mbappe's movements in possession and had space, and he found him a few times.”

“He was asked to enter the area and be around just outside the box, his most effective zone. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options and make the opponent's play challenging.”

Strained Relations Revealed

There's no doubting that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, his chant rang out on several occasions by a fervent home supporters.

But there have been various accounts over the past period that Los Blancos might think about letting him leave if the right offer were to come in.

The winger has a year left on his contract when this term concludes, but negotiations for an extension have stalled.

His response when substituted with 20 minutes left suggested tension. When the match ended, he was held back when he moved toward Lamine Yamal.

The analyst said, He will face backlash for good reason, as it demonstrated a lack of respect toward his replacement who came on for him.”

However, from a young age, his life has been in a hostile world, and he believes that everyone is against him.”

Such thinking is difficult to shake, especially when you feel on the verge of number one in the world, then the club shifts the focus towards Mbappe as the main man.”

“This season he believes that the club is not defending him. Rumors indicate, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they might accept if someone paid €250 million to sign him and let him go.”

This affects him, and after Alonso subbed him – justifiably, since he wasn't defending as required – in Vinicius' head he questions why single me out?’.”

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

Their System “Crumbles”

Having triumphed in each of the last season's matches, the latest display highlighted Barca's shaky beginning of the season.

Absences have deprived Hansi Flick of key players including Raphinha, the striker and Olmo, and his system is failing when they are missing.

Balague commented, “It's like the whole team are slightly off without the ball, not as eager to regain possession, softer to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to create chances against them. Should the defense is not perfect, like on the Mbappe goal since the defender played him onside, the midfield doesn't assist from the attack not challenging the ball-carrier as expected.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief in previous meetings, was well contained.

Key players were below par. Lamine seems not in top condition, possibly because of groin problems