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The match represented almost a flawless outing from the Madrid side, who defeated Barca two goals to one during El Clasico to stretch their lead in first place in the domestic championship with a five-point cushion.

Bellingham notched his inaugural domestic strike and key pass this campaign after a challenging spell recovering from a shoulder operation.

Kylian Mbappe showed his clinical touch in front of goal, and the coach's game plan in his inaugural El Clasico in the dugout worked like a charm.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius reared its head yet again.

Dissatisfied at coming off, Vinicius complained on his way right by the coach before stormed off the pitch, before reappearing to the bench several minutes.

Manager's Approach Delivers Results for the Midfielder

In his first derby, this wasn't a bad one, considering seven of Real's last eight managers were defeated in their first La Liga meeting against their rivals.

Following the relaxed style of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver earlier, his structured approach delivered an important victory.

A specialist noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. The home side were very good, while Barcelona struggled because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up for as long as they could, and if they were beaten, they fell back in a structured manner, all players even the forward.”

The team's shape with two banks spaced by a short distance. Barcelona could not find a way through.”

The tactical change seems beneficial for Jude, as he previously had been tasked to do everything in midfield and beyond.

On paper the young star started wide right, however he could to come inside and either link with Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The expert stated, “By using Camavinga in the center, this provides increased movement and better ability to block the spaces.”

“That forced the team to deploy Jude wide right. I'm sure his role included to keep an eye on Mbappe's movements when he had the ball with room, and he found him repeatedly.”

His instructions included to move into the penalty area and position himself near just outside the box, where he is very dangerous. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options and make Barcelona's life tough.”

Vinicius Tensions Exposed

There's no doubting that the fans love Vinicius, calls for him rang out repeatedly by the passionate Madrid fans.

Yet there have been various accounts lately that the club might think about letting him leave should a suitable bid were to come in.

Vinicius has a year left on his contract at the end of the campaign, but discussions on a renewal have stalled.

Vinicius' behavior to being replaced in the second half indicated tension. When the match ended, he had to be restrained when he moved toward Lamine Yamal.

The analyst said, Many will criticize him and justifiably, as it demonstrated poor sportsmanship for Rodrygo who replaced him.”

Yet, growing up, his life has been in a challenging environment, and he believes that the world is hostile.”

“That mentality is tough to overcome, particularly since you believe close to being the top star, then the club redirects attention towards Mbappe as the main man.”

Recently he has perceived that the organization has not supported him. Rumors indicate, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they would be open if someone paid €250 million to sign him and sell him.”

“He feels all that, so when Alonso subbed him – fairly, since he wasn't defending as required – in his mind he thinks why single me out?’.”

It may be challenging to mend relations among the parties and him at the moment.”

Their System “Crumbles”

Following victories in each of the previous campaign's Clasicos, this outing highlighted Barca's shaky beginning of the season.

Absences have deprived the manager of crucial contributors including the Brazilian winger, Lewandowski plus others, and the approach is failing in their absence.

Balague commented, Barcelona appear are slightly off defensively, not as eager to regain possession, with reduced intensity to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to create chances against them. If the defensive line is flawed, which was the case the first goal as Balde kept him onside, they are not helped by teammates failing to press opponents in possession as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief earlier, was neutralized.

The big names weren't at their best. The youngster seems not he's in good form, possibly because of injury issues