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It was nearly an ideal outing from Real Madrid, as they defeated their arch-rivals by a 2-1 scoreline during the famous derby to extend their lead in first place of La Liga by five points.

The English midfielder notched his maiden goal in the league along with setup this campaign following a challenging period healing from surgery on his shoulder.

Kylian Mbappe showed his lethal performance when scoring, and the coach's game plan in his first derby in the dugout proved like a charm.

Yet the Brazilian's situation came to the forefront another time.

Frustrated at coming off, the Brazilian winger complained on his way straight past his manager before headed off the pitch, before returning to the substitute area several minutes.

Alonso System Gets Results for Jude Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, it was a solid start, especially since the majority of Real's last eight coaches lost their initial La Liga meeting with Barcelona.

Following the player-focused style of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver in the previous campaign, his structured approach produced a significant outcome.

Spanish football analyst noted, His plan was perfect. Madrid were impressive, and Barca were off-color due to Madrid's tactics.”

Defensively, they applied pressure as much as possible, and if they were beaten, they fell back in a structured manner, everybody even the forward.”

The team's shape in two lines spaced by 5-10 meters. Barcelona struggled to penetrate.”

The tactical change appears to be good news for Jude, who in the past had been tasked to carry the midfield in the center and additional duties.

On paper the young star was positioned on the right, but in practice he had the freedom to come inside and support Mbappe or enter the box.

Balague continued, Employing the French midfielder in central midfield, it brings greater energy and additional options to close down the spaces.”

This led to them to position Bellingham wide right. I'm sure he would have been asked to keep an eye on Mbappe's movements on the ball and found openings, and he found him on several occasions.”

He was told to get into the box and be around the edge of the box, his most effective zone. Additionally, he moved centrally to block central spaces creating Barcelona's life very difficult.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

Undoubtedly that supporters are fond of the Brazilian, his name rang out repeatedly by an enthusiastic Bernabeu crowd.

However there have been various accounts over the past period that Los Blancos could entertain selling him if the right offer were to come in.

The winger has one season to go under his current terms when this term concludes, yet negotiations for an extension have not progressed.

The player's reaction after coming off late in the game indicated issues. After the full-time whistle, teammates intervened as he attempted to confront Lamine Yamal.

The expert noted, He will face backlash and justifiably, as it demonstrated disrespect toward his replacement who replaced him.”

However, from a young age, he has lived in a hostile world, and perceives that the world is hostile.”

Such thinking is difficult to shake, especially when you consider yourself near number one in the world, but the team shifts the focus to Mbappe as the star.”

“This season he has perceived that Real Madrid is not defending him. Rumors indicate, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they wouldn't be unhappy a bid of 250m euros for him and allow him to leave.”

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

It may be challenging to build a bridge between the club and him at the moment.”

Barca's Approach “Crumbles”

Having triumphed in all four of previous campaign's derbies, Sunday's performance highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Absences have robbed the manager of crucial contributors including Raphinha, the striker and Olmo, and the tactical setup isn't working when they are missing.

The expert commented, The squad seems are slightly off defensively, less hungry to recover it, with reduced intensity to reclaim the ball.”

Opponents find it simpler to break them down. Should the defense is not organized, as it wasn't the first goal since the defender failed to step up, they are not helped by teammates failing to press opponents in possession as well as they should.”

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

Key players were below par. Lamine appears he's in good form, perhaps he's suffering from injury issues