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This proved to be nearly an ideal outing for the Madrid side, as they defeated Barcelona 2-1 in the famous derby and increase their lead in first place of La Liga by five points.

Jude Bellingham notched his first league goal along with setup this campaign after a difficult period recovering from surgery on his shoulder.

The French forward continued his clinical form in attack, and the coach's game plan in his inaugural Clasico as coach functioned like a charm.

Yet the Brazilian's situation reared its head another time.

Unhappy at coming off, Vinicius ranted while walking straight past the coach and stormed down the tunnel, then returning to the bench several minutes.

Manager's Approach Yields Positive Outcomes from Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, this wasn't a bad one, given that seven of Real's previous eight managers lost their debut league encounter against their rivals.

Following the laissez-faire approach from the previous coach did not deliver in the previous campaign, the new tactical system delivered a significant outcome.

An expert observed, His plan was perfect. The home side performed excellently, and Barca didn't play well due to the home team's approach.”

Defensively, they pressed high as much as possible, if overcome, they retreated in an organised way, everybody including Vinicius.”

“They defended in two layers spaced by a short distance. The opposition were unable to break through.”

The new system looks to be beneficial for the midfielder, as he previously had been tasked to cover multiple roles in midfield and more.

On paper the young star played on the right, however he had the freedom to move centrally and either support Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The analyst stated, Employing the French midfielder in the center, it brings greater energy and more ways to block the channels.”

As a result the team to deploy Bellingham wide right. Certainly he would have been asked to monitor the forward's positioning when he had the ball and had space, and he found him on several occasions.”

His instructions included to move into the penalty area and operate on the edge of the box, his most effective zone. He also came inside to close the inside channels creating the opponent's play tough.”

Conflict Issues Laid Bare

There's no doubting that supporters adore Vinicius, his name was chanted repeatedly by the passionate Bernabeu crowd.

Yet multiple various accounts lately that Los Blancos would consider allowing his departure if an attractive proposal was made.

The winger will have one year remaining on his contract at the end of the campaign, but talks over a new deal have not progressed.

His response after coming off with 20 minutes left suggested strained relations. When the match ended, teammates intervened when he moved toward Yamal.

Balague noted, “Everyone will have a go at him and rightly so, as it demonstrated disrespect for Rodrygo who replaced him.”

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

“That mentality is hard to change, notably when you feel close to being number one in the world, then the club drives the axis in favor of Mbappe as the main man.”

Recently he's felt that the organization is not defending him. There are stories, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they might accept a bid of 250m euros to sign him and let him go.”

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

“It will be difficult to build a bridge among the parties and the player currently.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

After winning each of the recent matches, this outing represented Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Fitness issues have left without Hansi Flick of important stars including Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski plus others, and his system isn't working without them.

Balague stated, “It's like the whole team are slightly off without the ball, less hungry to recover it, softer to get the possession back.”

Opponents find it simpler to create chances against them. If the defensive line is flawed, like on the Mbappe goal since the defender played him onside, they receive little support from the attack not closing down the ball-carrier as well as they should.”

Lamine Yamal, the main threat in previous meetings, was kept largely in check.

The big names weren't at their best. The youngster doesn't feel like he is at his best, possibly because of injury issues