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This proved to be almost a flawless day for Real Madrid, as they beat Barca two goals to one in the Clasico to stretch their advantage at the summit of La Liga to five points.

The English midfielder got his maiden league goal along with key pass of the season following a challenging period healing from shoulder surgery.

The French forward showed his clinical touch when scoring, while Alonso's tactics in his first derby on the sidelines worked perfectly.

Yet the Brazilian's situation came to the forefront another time.

Unhappy with coming off, the star forward ranted while walking right by his manager before stormed off the pitch, before returning on the sidelines several minutes.

Alonso System Delivers Positive Outcomes for the Midfielder

In his first derby, this wasn't a bad one, given that seven of Madrid's previous eight managers were defeated in their first league match against their rivals.

Following the player-focused method from the previous coach did not deliver earlier, the new tactical system delivered an important victory.

A specialist commented, “He got it spot on. The home side performed excellently, and Barca struggled because of what Real Madrid were doing.”

When not in possession, they pushed up consistently, and if they were beaten, they fell back in a structured manner, everybody even Vinicius.”

The team's shape with two banks spaced by 5-10 meters. Barca could not find a way through.”

The new system appears to be positive for the midfielder, who previously was expected to cover multiple roles in the center and beyond.

Theoretically the young star was positioned on the right, but actually he was allowed to come inside and support Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The analyst stated, With Camavinga in central midfield, you get greater energy and more ways to close down the passing lanes.”

As a result the team to position Bellingham wide right. Certainly his role included to monitor the runs of Mbappe on the ball and had space, and he found him on several occasions.”

He was told to enter the area and operate on the outskirts of the area, where he is very dangerous. He also came inside to block central spaces and cause Barca's task tough.”

Vinicius Tensions Exposed

Undoubtedly that Madridistas adore Vinicius, calls for him rang out repeatedly by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

But recently there were various accounts over the past period that Los Blancos could entertain allowing his departure if an attractive proposal was made.

Vinicius will have one year remaining under his current terms at the end of the campaign, yet talks over a new deal have not progressed.

The player's reaction when substituted with 20 minutes left indicated issues. Post-game, he was held back as he tried to approach the Barcelona player.

The analyst said, “Everyone will have a go at him and rightly so, as it demonstrated poor sportsmanship for Rodrygo who replaced him.”

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

“That mentality is tough to overcome, notably when you feel near number one in the world, and the organization redirects attention towards Mbappe as the main man.”

During this campaign he believes that the organization has not supported him. Reports suggest, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth 250m euros for him and let him go.”

“He feels all that, so when Alonso subbed him – justifiably, since he wasn't defending as expected – in his mind he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

It may be challenging to build a bridge between the club and him at the moment.”

Their System “Crumbles”

Having triumphed in each of the last season's derbies, Sunday's performance was emblematic of Barca's shaky beginning of the season.

Absences have deprived Hansi Flick of key players including Raphinha, Lewandowski plus others, and his system isn't working when they are missing.

The expert commented, Barcelona appear are slightly off when not in possession, with less desire to win it back, softer to get the possession back.”

“It's easier to attack them. If the defensive line is not perfect, like on the first goal as Balde kept him onside, the midfield doesn't assist by teammates failing to press opponents in possession as well as they should.”

Yamal, the main threat of Real last season, was neutralized.

The big names did not perform well. Yamal appears he is at his best, perhaps he's suffering from injury issues