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It was practically a flawless day from the Madrid side, who beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Clasico and increase their lead at the summit of the domestic championship with a five-point cushion.

The English midfielder scored his maiden goal in the league along with key pass this term after a challenging spell coming back from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe continued his deadly performance in attack, and the manager's strategy in his first Clasico in the dugout worked brilliantly.

Yet the issue surrounding Vinicius emerged again yet again.

Frustrated at being substituted, the Brazilian winger ranted as he walked directly past his manager and headed down the tunnel, before reappearing on the sidelines later.

Alonso System Gets Positive Outcomes from the Midfielder

In his first derby, this wasn't a bad one, especially since the majority of Madrid's last eight coaches lost their debut league meeting with Barca.

Following the relaxed approach under Ancelotti fell short last season, Alonso's positional game-model produced its first major result.

Spanish football analyst noted, His plan was perfect. The home side were impressive, and the visitors didn't play well because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

“Without the ball, they pushed up for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they retreated in a structured manner, everybody including the forward.”

Their defensive setup with two banks with a gap of five to 10 metres. Barcelona struggled to penetrate.”

The tactical change appears to be positive for the midfielder, as he previously was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in the engine room and beyond.

In the lineup the young star started wide right, however he had the freedom to move centrally and either support Mbappe or enter the box.

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

“That forced the team to put Jude on the right-hand side. I'm sure his role included to monitor the runs of Mbappe in possession with room, and he found him on several occasions.”

He was told to enter the area and position himself near the outskirts of the area, his most effective zone. He also drifted in to cut off passing options and cause Barca's task challenging.”

Vinicius Tensions Laid Bare

There's no doubting that Madridistas love Vinicius, his name rang out repeatedly by a fervent home supporters.

However recently there were numerous stories lately that Los Blancos would consider selling him if the right offer arrived.

The winger has a year left on his contract come the end of the season, but discussions on a renewal have not progressed.

His response after coming off with 20 minutes left spoke of tension. Post-game, teammates intervened when he moved toward Lamine Yamal.

The analyst commented, He will face backlash and rightly so, since it displayed poor sportsmanship for Rodrygo taking his place.”

However, from a young age, his life has been in a challenging environment, and he believes that the world is hostile.”

“That mentality is difficult to shake, particularly since you feel near number one in the world, and the organization drives the axis to Mbappe as the main man.”

Recently he's felt that Real Madrid is not defending him. There are stories, potentially club-sourced, or with the club not denying it, that they would be open a bid of 250m euros for him and let him go.”

He is aware of this, and when Alonso subbed him – reasonably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – in Vinicius' head he questions why single me out?’.”

Building bridges will be tough to reconcile among the parties and him currently.”

Their System “Struggles”

Having triumphed in all four of previous campaign's matches, Sunday's performance highlighted Barcelona's unconvincing start to the campaign.

Absences have robbed Hansi Flick of crucial contributors including Raphinha, Lewandowski and Olmo, and the approach is not effective when they are missing.

The expert stated, “It's like the whole team are slightly off when not in possession, not as eager to regain possession, softer to get the possession back.”

Opponents find it simpler to attack them. Should the defense is not organized, like on the first goal because Alejandro Balde failed to step up, they receive little support by the midfield and forwards failing to press opponents in possession as well as they should.”

Yamal, the main threat earlier, was neutralized.

The big names were below par. The youngster doesn't feel like in top condition, possibly because of injury issues