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It was almost a perfect outing for the Madrid side, as they beat Barcelona two goals to one during the famous derby to extend the gap in first place in La Liga to five points.

The English midfielder notched his first league goal along with setup this term after a tough few months healing from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe continued his deadly touch in attack, while the manager's strategy in his inaugural Clasico in the dugout proved perfectly.

Yet the issue surrounding Vinicius emerged again once more.

Frustrated at being substituted, the star forward ranted as he walked right by his manager and headed to the dressing room, then coming back to the bench several minutes.

Alonso System Gets Results from the Midfielder

In his first derby, this wasn't a bad one, considering seven of Real's previous eight bosses lost their debut league meeting with their rivals.

Following the player-focused style of Carlo Ancelotti fell short in the previous campaign, his structured approach produced an important victory.

An expert noted, The strategy worked brilliantly. Madrid performed excellently, while the visitors didn't play well because of Madrid's tactics.”

When not in possession, they applied pressure as much as possible, if overcome, they retreated with discipline, everybody even Vinicius.”

Their defensive setup with two banks spaced by a short distance. Barca could not find a way through.”

This approach appears to be good news for Jude, who previously was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in midfield and more.

Theoretically the 22-year-old played on the right, but actually he was allowed to drift inward and link with Mbappe or get into scoring positions.

The expert added, Employing the French midfielder in the middle, this provides more dynamism and additional options to shut down the passing lanes.”

As a result the team to put Jude wide right. Undoubtedly his role included to track the runs of Mbappe in possession with room, and he located him a few times.”

“He was asked to enter the area and be around the outskirts of the area, where he poses a threat. He also drifted in to block central spaces creating the opponent's play very difficult.”

Strained Relations Exposed

Undoubtedly that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, calls for him rang out on several occasions by a fervent Madrid fans.

However recently there were numerous stories in recent months that Los Blancos might think about allowing his departure if an attractive proposal were to come in.

Vinicius has one season to go on his deal at the end of the campaign, yet talks over a new deal have stalled.

His response after coming off with 20 minutes left spoke of strained relations. After the full-time whistle, teammates intervened when he moved toward Yamal.

The analyst commented, He will face backlash for good reason, since it displayed disrespect for Rodrygo who came on for him.”

“But since being a kid, he has existed in a challenging environment, and he believes that he faces opposition.”

This mindset is hard to change, especially when you feel close to being the best player, and the organization redirects attention to Mbappe as the main man.”

“This season he has perceived that the club is not defending him. Reports suggest, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they might accept an offer worth a quarter-billion euros for him and sell him.”

“He feels all that, and after he was taken off – justifiably, as he ceased tracking back as expected – in his mind he questions ‘why me, why me again?.”

Building bridges will be tough to build a bridge between the club and Vinicius at the moment.”

Barca's Approach “Crumbles”

Following victories in each of the recent Clasicos, Sunday's performance was emblematic of Barca's shaky beginning of the season.

Fitness issues have robbed the Barcelona coach of important stars including Raphinha, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the approach isn't working in their absence.

The analyst stated, Barcelona appear are slightly off when not in possession, less hungry to recover it, with reduced intensity to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to attack them. If the defensive line is not perfect, which was the case Mbappe's strike since the defender played him onside, they receive little support by teammates not challenging opponents in possession as expected.”

Yamal, tormentor-in-chief in previous meetings, was kept largely in check.

Key players weren't at their best. The youngster appears he's in good form, perhaps he's suffering from injury issues