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It was nearly an ideal day from Real Madrid, who overcame Barca 2-1 in the famous derby and stretch their lead at the summit in La Liga to five points.

Jude Bellingham scored his maiden domestic strike and key pass of the season following a difficult period healing from a shoulder operation.

Mbappe continued his clinical performance in attack, while the manager's strategy in his inaugural derby in the dugout proved perfectly.

But then the issue surrounding Vinicius emerged again another time.

Dissatisfied with coming off, the star forward ranted on his way right by Xabi Alonso before headed down the tunnel, before returning to the bench after a short while.

Alonso System Delivers Positive Outcomes for the Midfielder

In his first derby, Alonso did well, especially since seven of Madrid's last eight bosses lost their initial league encounter with their rivals.

Following the laissez-faire method under Ancelotti failed to get results earlier, Alonso's positional game-model produced its first major result.

Spanish football analyst noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid performed excellently, while Barca didn't play well because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

Defensively, they pushed up consistently, and when bypassed, they fell back in a structured manner, everybody including Vinicius.”

“They defended with two banks spaced by a short distance. Barcelona struggled to penetrate.”

The tactical change looks to be beneficial for Jude, who previously was expected to cover multiple roles in the center and beyond.

In the lineup Bellingham was positioned on the right, but in practice he was allowed to come inside and either link with Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The analyst stated, Employing the French midfielder in central midfield, it brings more dynamism and better ability to close down the channels.”

This led to them to deploy Bellingham on the right-hand side. Certainly he would have been asked to keep an eye on the runs of Mbappe on the ball and found openings, and he found him a few times.”

He was told to move into the penalty area and position himself near the edge of the box, where he is very dangerous. He also came inside to close the inside channels creating the opponent's play challenging.”

Vinicius Tensions Revealed

It's clear that the fans love Vinicius, calls for him were sung repeatedly by the passionate Bernabeu crowd.

However recently there were various accounts in recent months that the club would consider allowing his departure should a suitable bid was made.

He has a year left under his current terms when this term concludes, but talks over a new deal have not progressed.

The player's reaction after coming off in the second half indicated tension. Post-game, teammates intervened when he moved toward the Barcelona player.

The analyst said, He will face backlash and rightly so, since it displayed poor sportsmanship toward his replacement who replaced him.”

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

This mindset is hard to change, notably when you believe close to being the best player, but the team redirects attention to Mbappe as the star.”

Recently he believes that Real Madrid isn't protecting him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or not denied by the club, that they wouldn't be unhappy if someone paid a quarter-billion euros for his transfer and allow him to leave.”

This affects him, so when Alonso subbed him – fairly, since he wasn't defending as he should – in his mind he questions why always me?.”

It may be challenging to build a bridge among the parties and Vinicius now.”

Their System “Crumbles”

Having triumphed in all four of recent derbies, the latest display represented Barcelona's unconvincing beginning of the season.

Injuries have deprived the manager of crucial contributors including Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski plus others, and the tactical setup is not effective when they are missing.

The expert stated, The squad seems lack sharpness without the ball, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive in pressing.”

They are more vulnerable to create chances against them. If the defensive line is not perfect, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal as Balde played him onside, they receive little support by teammates failing to press those on the ball as well as they should.”

The young talent, who troubled Madrid earlier, was neutralized.

Key players were below par. Lamine appears in top condition, maybe due to groin problems