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It was practically a perfect day from Xabi Alonso's squad, who defeated Barcelona two goals to one during the famous derby and increase their lead at the top of the domestic championship by five points.

Bellingham notched his maiden domestic strike and key pass this campaign following a tough spell coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward maintained his lethal touch when scoring, and the coach's game plan during his debut derby on the sidelines proved perfectly.

But then the Vinicius Junior question reared its head yet again.

Dissatisfied with his substitution, Vinicius complained as he walked directly past the coach before headed off the pitch, before returning to the substitute area several minutes.

Alonso System Gets Success for Bellingham

In his first derby, Alonso did well, considering the majority of Real's recent bosses lost their debut La Liga match with Barca.

Following the laissez-faire style of Carlo Ancelotti failed to get results in the previous campaign, his structured approach delivered an important victory.

An expert commented, “He got it spot on. Madrid were very good, while Barcelona struggled because of the home team's approach.”

When not in possession, they pushed up for as long as they could, and if they were beaten, they fell back in a structured manner, everybody including Vinicius.”

Their defensive setup in two layers spaced by five to 10 metres. Barca were unable to break through.”

The new system appears to be beneficial for Jude, as he last season had been tasked to carry the midfield in midfield and more.

In the lineup Bellingham started wide right, however he could to drift inward and support Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

Balague added, Employing the French midfielder in the center, it brings increased movement and additional options to shut down the channels.”

This led to the team to deploy Bellingham on the right flank. Certainly he would have been asked to track the runs of Mbappe on the ball with room, connecting with him on several occasions.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and operate on just outside the box, where he poses a threat. Additionally, he moved centrally to block central spaces and cause Barca's task very difficult.”

Strained Relations Revealed

It's clear that supporters love Vinicius, calls for him was chanted multiple times by an enthusiastic Madrid fans.

But there have been various accounts lately that Real Madrid could entertain letting him leave if an attractive proposal were to come in.

Vinicius has one year remaining on his contract come the end of the season, yet talks over a new deal have not progressed.

His response after coming off with 20 minutes left indicated tension. After the full-time whistle, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach the Barcelona player.

The expert commented, Many will criticize him and rightly so, as it demonstrated disrespect for Rodrygo taking his place.”

Yet, growing up, he has existed in a challenging environment, and he believes that everyone is against him.”

“That mentality is tough to overcome, notably when you feel close to being number one in the world, but the team redirects attention in favor of Mbappe as the star.”

Recently he has perceived that the organization has not supported him. Rumors indicate, perhaps from within, or with the club not denying it, that they would be open an offer worth a quarter-billion euros to sign him and let him go.”

This affects him, so when he was taken off – reasonably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as required – in his mind he says why single me out?’.”

“It will be difficult to build a bridge between the club and him currently.”

Barcelona Style “Falls Apart”

After winning each of the recent derbies, this outing highlighted Barca's shaky early form.

Fitness issues have left without Hansi Flick of crucial contributors including Raphinha, the striker plus others, and his system is not effective in their absence.

Balague stated, The squad seems are slightly off defensively, less hungry to recover it, with reduced intensity to get the possession back.”

They are more vulnerable to break them down. If the defensive line is flawed, which was the case the first goal because Alejandro Balde played him onside, they are not helped from the attack failing to press the ball-carrier as expected.”

Yamal, who troubled Madrid earlier, was neutralized.

The big names weren't at their best. Yamal appears he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems