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This proved to be nearly a perfect performance from the Madrid side, who beat Barca 2-1 in the famous derby and increase the gap at the top in La Liga by five points.

Jude Bellingham got his first league goal along with setup this term after a challenging period healing from surgery on his shoulder.

Kylian Mbappe maintained his clinical performance in attack, and the coach's game plan in his inaugural Clasico in the dugout functioned perfectly.

However the Vinicius Junior question came to the forefront another time.

Dissatisfied with coming off, the Brazilian winger protested as he walked directly past his manager and stormed off the pitch, before returning to the bench after a short while.

Manager's Approach Gets Results from Bellingham

In his first derby, this wasn't a bad one, considering seven of Real's previous eight managers lost their debut league encounter against their rivals.

After the laissez-faire approach of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver earlier, the new tactical system yielded an important victory.

A specialist observed, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid were impressive, and Barca were off-color because of Madrid's tactics.”

Defensively, they pushed up as much as possible, if overcome, they tracked back with discipline, all players including Vinicius.”

“They defended in two layers spaced by five to 10 metres. Barca struggled to penetrate.”

This approach looks to be positive for Jude, who previously was essentially asked to carry the midfield in the center and beyond.

On paper Bellingham was positioned on the right, but actually he had the freedom to come inside and support Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

Balague added, Employing Eduardo Camavinga in the center, this provides increased movement and better ability to shut down the spaces.”

As a result them to position Jude on the right-hand side. I'm sure he would have been asked to monitor the runs of Mbappe when he had the ball and had space, connecting with him on several occasions.”

His instructions included to move into the penalty area and be around just outside the box, where he poses a threat. He also came inside to block central spaces and make the opponent's play challenging.”

Conflict Issues Revealed

Undoubtedly that the fans adore Vinicius, calls for him rang out on several occasions by an enthusiastic Bernabeu crowd.

But recently there were various accounts over the past period that Real Madrid might think about letting him leave if the right offer were to come in.

The winger has 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 in the second half suggested strained relations. Post-game, he was held back as he attempted to confront Yamal.

The expert noted, Many will criticize him and rightly so, because it showed a lack of respect toward his replacement who replaced him.”

“But since being a kid, his life has been in a challenging environment, and he believes that everyone is against him.”

Such thinking is tough to overcome, particularly since you feel close to being the top star, then the club drives the axis towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he has perceived that the organization is not defending him. Rumors indicate, possibly leaked by the club, or unchallenged by officials, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth €250 million to sign him and sell him.”

This affects him, and after the coach substituted him – fairly, as he ceased tracking back as he should – to him he says why single me out?’.”

Building bridges will be tough to mend relations among the parties and Vinicius at the moment.”

Barcelona Style “Falls Apart”

Following victories in all four of recent derbies, this outing highlighted Barca's shaky early form.

Injuries have deprived the manager of important stars including the Brazilian winger, Lewandowski and Olmo, and the tactical setup is failing in their absence.

The expert commented, “It's like the whole team is a little bit less sharp without the ball, with less desire to win it back, softer in pressing.”

They are more vulnerable to attack them. Should the defense is flawed, which was the case the Mbappe goal because Alejandro Balde played him onside, they are not helped from the attack not closing down those on the ball adequately.”

Yamal, who troubled Madrid earlier, was neutralized.

“Their stars were below par. The youngster appears he's in good form, maybe due to a groin issue