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This proved to be practically a flawless outing for the Madrid side, as they beat Barca by a 2-1 scoreline in the Clasico and increase the gap at the summit of La Liga to five points.

Bellingham scored his inaugural goal in the league and setup of the season after a tough spell recovering from shoulder surgery.

Kylian Mbappe continued his lethal form in front of goal, and the coach's game plan during his debut El Clasico on the sidelines functioned brilliantly.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius emerged again yet again.

Frustrated at coming off, the star forward protested on his way right by the coach and marched to the dressing room, before returning to the substitute area several minutes.

Manager's Approach Yields Results for Bellingham

As first Clasicos go, it was a solid start, given that the majority of Madrid's previous eight bosses were defeated in their debut league encounter against Barca.

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

An expert noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. The home side were very good, and Barcelona struggled because of the home team's approach.”

“Without the ball, they pressed high as much as possible, and when bypassed, they retreated with discipline, all players including Vinicius.”

Their defensive setup with two banks separated by 5-10 meters. The opposition were unable to break through.”

The tactical change looks to be positive for Jude, who previously was essentially asked to do everything in the center and additional duties.

Theoretically Bellingham was positioned on the right, but actually he was allowed to move centrally and support Mbappe or enter the box.

The expert continued, “By using Eduardo Camavinga in the center, you get increased movement and more ways to shut down the spaces.”

“That forced the team to deploy Jude on the right flank. Certainly his role included to keep an eye on Mbappe's movements in possession and had space, connecting with him on several occasions.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and be around just outside the box, his most effective zone. Additionally, he moved centrally to close the inside channels and make Barcelona's life challenging.”

Vinicius Tensions Revealed

Undoubtedly that the fans adore Vinicius, his chant were sung repeatedly by an enthusiastic home supporters.

Yet multiple countless reports lately that the club would consider letting him leave if the right offer was made.

The winger has one season to go on his contract come the end of the season, but negotiations for an extension are at a standstill.

The player's reaction after coming off in the second half spoke of issues. When the match ended, teammates intervened when he moved toward the Barcelona player.

The expert noted, He will face backlash for good reason, because it showed poor sportsmanship for Rodrygo who replaced him.”

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

This mindset is hard to change, especially when you consider yourself on the verge of the best player, but the team drives the axis towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

Recently he believes that Real Madrid has not supported him. There are stories, potentially club-sourced, or not denied by the club, that they wouldn't be unhappy a bid of 250m euros for him and sell him.”

This affects him, and after Alonso subbed him – fairly, as he ceased tracking back as expected – in his mind he says why always me?.”

“It will be difficult to build a bridge between the club and Vinicius at the moment.”

Their System “Struggles”

Having triumphed in each of the previous campaign's matches, Sunday's performance highlighted Barca's shaky early form.

Absences have left without Hansi Flick of crucial contributors including Raphinha, Lewandowski and Olmo, and his system isn't working when they are missing.

Balague said, The squad seems are slightly off when not in possession, less hungry to recover it, softer to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to create chances against them. When the backline is flawed, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal because Alejandro Balde failed to step up, they receive little support by teammates failing to press those on the ball as well as they should.”

The young talent, tormentor-in-chief of Real last season, was neutralized.

Key players did not perform well. Yamal doesn't feel like he's in good form, maybe due to injury issues