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It was almost an ideal day from Xabi Alonso's squad, as they overcame Barca two goals to one during El Clasico to extend their lead in first place in the Spanish league by five points.

The English midfielder scored his first goal in the league and setup this term following a challenging spell recovering from a shoulder operation.

Kylian Mbappe maintained his clinical touch in front of goal, and Alonso's tactics in his first Clasico as coach worked perfectly.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius came to the forefront another time.

Dissatisfied at being substituted, Vinicius ranted as he walked right by Xabi Alonso before marched off the pitch, then reappearing to the bench several minutes.

Alonso System Yields Positive Outcomes for Jude Bellingham

For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, considering seven of Madrid's recent managers were defeated in their initial La Liga match against Barca.

After the relaxed method under Ancelotti fell short in the previous campaign, Alonso's positional game-model produced a significant outcome.

An expert commented, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid were impressive, and Barcelona were off-color because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up consistently, and when bypassed, they tracked back in a structured manner, everybody including the forward.”

Their defensive setup with two banks separated by five to 10 metres. Barcelona were unable to break through.”

This approach seems beneficial for Bellingham, as he last season had been tasked to cover multiple roles in the center and additional duties.

In the lineup the young star played on the right, but actually he had the freedom to drift inward and link with Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

Balague added, With Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield, it brings increased movement and additional options to close down the passing lanes.”

As a result the team to deploy Bellingham on the right flank. I'm sure his role included to monitor the forward's positioning when he had the ball and found openings, connecting with him on several occasions.”

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

Vinicius Tensions Revealed

It's clear that the fans are fond of the Brazilian, his name rang out on several occasions by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

Yet there have been various accounts lately that Real Madrid could entertain letting him leave if the right offer arrived.

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

The player's reaction after coming off with 20 minutes left spoke of issues. When the match ended, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach Lamine Yamal.

Balague noted, “Everyone will have a go at him for good reason, since it displayed a lack of respect for Rodrygo who came on for him.”

However, from a young age, he has lived in a challenging environment, and he feels that he faces opposition.”

Such thinking is tough to overcome, notably when you believe on the verge of the top star, but the team redirects attention towards Mbappe as the star.”

Recently he's felt that the organization has not supported him. Reports suggest, possibly leaked by the club, or unchallenged by officials, that they would be open if someone paid a quarter-billion euros for him and let him go.”

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

“It will be difficult to reconcile between the club and him at the moment.”

Their System “Falls Apart”

After winning all four of previous campaign's derbies, this outing highlighted Barca's shaky start to the campaign.

Injuries have deprived the Barcelona coach of crucial contributors including Raphinha, the striker plus others, and his system isn't working in their absence.

Balague stated, The squad seems are slightly off without the ball, not as eager to regain possession, softer to reclaim the ball.”

They are more vulnerable to break them down. If the defensive line is flawed, like on the Mbappe goal because Alejandro Balde played him onside, they are not helped from the attack not closing down opponents in possession as expected.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief earlier, was kept largely in check.

Key players did not perform well. The youngster appears he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from injury issues