It was practically a flawless performance for Xabi Alonso's squad, who beat their arch-rivals two goals to one in the Clasico and stretch their advantage at the summit of the domestic championship by five points.
Bellingham got his first goal in the league and setup this term following a challenging spell coming back from shoulder surgery.
Kylian Mbappe continued his lethal touch when scoring, and the coach's game plan during his debut El Clasico as coach functioned perfectly.
But then the issue surrounding Vinicius reared its head yet again.
Dissatisfied at being substituted, the Brazilian winger ranted while walking straight past Xabi Alonso and headed to the dressing room, then reappearing to the bench after a short while.
For a debut Clasico, this wasn't a bad one, given that seven of Real's recent managers were defeated in their first league match against Barcelona.
Following the relaxed method of Carlo Ancelotti failed to get results in the previous campaign, the new tactical system delivered an important victory.
An expert commented, “He got it spot on. Real Madrid performed excellently, and the visitors didn't play well because of what Real Madrid were doing.”
Defensively, they pushed up consistently, if overcome, they fell back with discipline, all players even Vinicius.”
The team's shape with two banks with a gap of five to 10 metres. The opposition could not find a way through.”
The tactical change seems positive for Jude, who previously was essentially asked to cover multiple roles in the engine room and more.
In the lineup the young star was positioned on the right, but actually he could to drift inward and support Mbappe or get into scoring positions.
The expert added, Employing Eduardo Camavinga in the middle, you get increased movement and more ways to shut down the spaces.”
“That forced the team to deploy Jude wide right. I'm sure his role included to monitor the runs of Mbappe on the ball and found openings, and he located him on several occasions.”
His instructions included to get into the box and operate on just outside the box, his most effective zone. He also came inside to close the inside channels and make the opponent's play very difficult.”
Undoubtedly that Madridistas adore Vinicius, his name were sung on several occasions by an enthusiastic Madrid fans.
Yet recently there were numerous stories in recent months that Los Blancos could entertain allowing his departure should a suitable bid arrived.
Vinicius will have one season to go under his current terms come the end of the season, yet negotiations for an extension are at a standstill.
His response after coming off with 20 minutes left suggested strained relations. After the full-time whistle, he was held back when he moved toward Lamine Yamal.
Balague noted, He will face backlash and rightly so, as it demonstrated a lack of respect for the substitute taking his place.”
“But since being a kid, his life has been in a hostile world, and perceives that he faces opposition.”
This mindset is hard to change, particularly since you feel on the verge of the top star, but the team drives the axis to Mbappe as the key figure.”
“This season he has perceived that Real Madrid has not supported him. Reports suggest, possibly leaked by the club, or unchallenged by officials, that they might accept a bid of a quarter-billion euros to sign him and let him go.”
He is aware of this, and after Alonso subbed him – fairly, since he wasn't defending as expected – to him he says ‘why me, why me again?.”
It may be challenging to reconcile with the club and Vinicius at the moment.”
Having triumphed in each of the recent Clasicos, this outing was emblematic of Barcelona's unconvincing start to the campaign.
Injuries have deprived the manager of key players including the Brazilian winger, the striker plus others, and his system isn't working when they are missing.
The expert stated, The squad seems lack sharpness defensively, not as eager to regain possession, less aggressive to get the possession back.”
Opponents find it simpler to attack them. When the backline is not organized, as it wasn't the first goal because Alejandro Balde played him onside, they receive little support from the attack not closing down the ball-carrier as well as they should.”
The young talent, the main threat earlier, was kept largely in check.
“Their stars did not perform well. Yamal seems not he's in good form, possibly because of a groin issue
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