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The match represented nearly an ideal outing for the Madrid side, who defeated Barca two goals to one in the famous derby to increase the gap at the top of the Spanish league to five points.

Bellingham scored his inaugural goal in the league and setup this term following a tough period healing from surgery on his shoulder.

Kylian Mbappe continued his lethal form in front of goal, and the coach's game plan in his first derby on the sidelines worked brilliantly.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius came to the forefront another time.

Frustrated with coming off, the Brazilian winger complained as he walked directly past Xabi Alonso before headed off the pitch, then reappearing to the bench several minutes.

Manager's Approach Gets Positive Outcomes from the Midfielder

In his first derby, Alonso did well, considering seven of Real's last eight coaches lost their first La Liga encounter against their rivals.

After the laissez-faire method from the previous coach did not deliver earlier, his structured approach delivered its first major result.

A specialist noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. Real Madrid performed excellently, and the visitors were off-color because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they applied pressure for as long as they could, and if they were beaten, they fell back with discipline, everybody even Vinicius.”

The team's shape in two lines spaced by five to 10 metres. Barcelona were unable to break through.”

The tactical change looks to be good news for the midfielder, as he last season was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in midfield and additional duties.

In the lineup the young star was positioned on the right, but in practice he had the freedom to drift inward and assist the attack or get into scoring positions.

Balague continued, Employing the French midfielder in central midfield, this provides more dynamism and better ability to close down the spaces.”

“That forced the team to position Jude wide right. Undoubtedly he would have been asked to keep an eye on the runs of Mbappe on the ball and found openings, and he found him a few times.”

His instructions included to get into the box and position himself near just outside the box, where he is very dangerous. Additionally, he moved centrally to close the inside channels creating Barcelona's life very difficult.”

Conflict Issues Exposed

There's no doubting that the fans love Vinicius, his chant were sung multiple times by an enthusiastic home supporters.

But multiple various accounts in recent months that the club might think about letting him leave if an attractive proposal were to come in.

Vinicius has one season to go under his current terms come the end of the season, but talks over a new deal have stalled.

His response after coming off in the second half spoke of tension. When the match ended, teammates intervened as he attempted to confront Yamal.

Balague noted, Many will criticize him for good reason, since it displayed a lack of respect for Rodrygo who came on for him.”

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

This mindset is difficult to shake, notably when you believe close to being the best player, then the club shifts the focus to Mbappe as the key figure.”

“This season he has perceived that the club has not supported him. There are stories, possibly leaked by the club, or not denied by the club, that they might accept if someone paid €250 million to sign him and let him go.”

“He feels all that, so when the coach substituted him – fairly, as he ceased tracking back as he should – to him he thinks why single me out?’.”

It may be challenging to mend relations with the club and him at the moment.”

Their System “Struggles”

Having triumphed in each of the previous campaign's derbies, the latest display highlighted Barca's shaky start to the campaign.

Fitness issues have deprived Hansi Flick of crucial contributors such as the Brazilian winger, the striker and Olmo, and his system is failing without them.

The analyst stated, Barcelona appear are slightly off defensively, with less desire to win it back, less aggressive to get the possession back.”

They are more vulnerable to attack them. When the backline is not organized, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal as Balde kept him onside, the midfield doesn't assist by the midfield and forwards not closing down the ball-carrier adequately.”

The young talent, the main threat of Real last season, was neutralized.

The big names did not perform well. The youngster doesn't feel like he's in good form, possibly because of groin problems