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It was practically a flawless day for the Madrid side, who beat Barca 2-1 in the famous derby to stretch their advantage at the top of La Liga with a five-point cushion.

Jude Bellingham scored his first league goal along with key pass of the season following a tough few months coming back from shoulder surgery.

Mbappe showed his deadly touch when scoring, and the coach's game plan during his debut El Clasico on the sidelines functioned like a charm.

However the Vinicius Junior question reared its head yet again.

Frustrated at being substituted, the star forward ranted on his way straight past his manager and marched down the tunnel, before reappearing to the substitute area later.

Manager's Approach Delivers Positive Outcomes from Jude Bellingham

In his first derby, this wasn't a bad one, considering the majority of Real's previous eight managers lost their debut La Liga match against Barcelona.

Following the player-focused method of Carlo Ancelotti did not deliver in the previous campaign, the new tactical system produced an important victory.

A specialist observed, “He got it spot on. Madrid were very good, while Barca were off-color because of the home team's approach.”

“Without the ball, they applied pressure for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they tracked back in a structured manner, everybody even the forward.”

The team's shape in two lines separated by a short distance. Barca could not find a way through.”

The new system seems beneficial for the midfielder, who previously was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in midfield and more.

Theoretically the young star was positioned on the right, but actually he was allowed to come inside and either link with Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The analyst stated, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in the center, it brings greater energy and better ability to shut down the channels.”

This led to them to position Jude on the right flank. Undoubtedly he was instructed to monitor the runs of Mbappe when he had the ball and had space, and he located him on several occasions.”

“He was asked to enter the area and position himself near the outskirts of the area, his most effective zone. Additionally, he moved centrally to cut off passing options creating the opponent's play challenging.”

Conflict Issues Exposed

It's clear that supporters are fond of the Brazilian, his chant rang out on several occasions by an enthusiastic Bernabeu crowd.

But there have been countless reports lately that Los Blancos might think about allowing his departure should a suitable bid were to come in.

The winger has one year remaining under his current terms when this term concludes, but discussions on a renewal are at a standstill.

The player's reaction to being replaced in the second half indicated tension. After the full-time whistle, he had to be restrained when he moved toward the Barcelona player.

The expert said, Many will criticize him for good reason, because it showed a lack of respect for the substitute who replaced him.”

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

“That mentality is difficult to shake, particularly since you feel near the top star, then the club redirects attention towards Mbappe as the star.”

Recently he believes that the organization has not supported him. Reports suggest, potentially club-sourced, or unchallenged by officials, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth 250m euros for his transfer and let him go.”

He is aware of this, and after he was taken off – reasonably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as expected – in his mind he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to build a bridge among the parties and Vinicius now.”

Barcelona Style “Struggles”

After winning all four of recent Clasicos, the latest display highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing beginning of the season.

Absences have robbed the Barcelona coach of important stars including the Brazilian winger, Robert Lewandowski and Olmo, and the tactical setup is not effective without them.

The expert commented, Barcelona appear is a little bit less sharp defensively, not as eager to regain possession, with reduced intensity in pressing.”

They are more vulnerable to create chances against them. Should the defense is not organized, which was the case the first goal as Balde played him onside, they are not helped by teammates not closing down the ball-carrier adequately.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief of Real last season, was neutralized.

Key players weren't at their best. Yamal appears in top condition, perhaps he's suffering from groin problems