Los Blancos Commanding but Vinicius Junior Issues Grow – Important Clasico Takeaways

The match represented almost an ideal day for Xabi Alonso's squad, as they defeated Barcelona two goals to one in the Clasico and stretch the gap at the summit of the domestic championship with a five-point cushion.

Jude Bellingham scored his maiden domestic strike and assist of the season after a difficult spell recovering from surgery on his shoulder.

Mbappe maintained his lethal form when scoring, and Alonso's tactics during his debut El Clasico as coach functioned perfectly.

However the issue surrounding Vinicius emerged again yet again.

Unhappy with being substituted, Vinicius ranted on his way straight past Xabi Alonso before stormed off the pitch, before coming back to the bench later.

Manager's Approach Yields Results from the Midfielder

In his first derby, it was a solid start, given that seven of Madrid's previous eight coaches were defeated in their initial La Liga meeting with their rivals.

After the laissez-faire approach from the previous coach fell short earlier, his structured approach yielded its first major result.

A specialist noted, His plan was perfect. Madrid performed excellently, and Barcelona struggled because of Madrid's tactics.”

Defensively, they pushed up for as long as they could, if overcome, they fell back with discipline, all players even Vinicius.”

Their defensive setup with two banks with a gap of 5-10 meters. Barcelona could not find a way through.”

The new system seems positive for the midfielder, as he last season was essentially asked to do everything in the engine room and additional duties.

In the lineup the 22-year-old was positioned on the right, however he was allowed to drift inward and either support Mbappe or crash the penalty area.

The analyst continued, Employing the French midfielder in the center, it brings increased movement and more ways to shut down the passing lanes.”

This led to them to deploy Bellingham wide right. I'm sure he was instructed to monitor Mbappe's movements in possession and found openings, and he found him repeatedly.”

“He was asked to move into the penalty area and be around the outskirts of the area, where he is very dangerous. He also drifted in to block central spaces and cause Barca's task tough.”

Vinicius Tensions Revealed

It's clear that Madridistas are fond of the Brazilian, his name were sung on several occasions by the passionate Bernabeu crowd.

However recently there were various accounts over the past period that Los Blancos could entertain selling him should a suitable bid were to come in.

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

The player's reaction after coming off in the second half spoke of strained relations. Post-game, he had to be restrained as he tried to approach Yamal.

The expert commented, He will face backlash for good reason, because it showed disrespect toward his replacement who replaced him.”

“But since being a kid, he has lived in a challenging environment, and he believes that the world is hostile.”

Such thinking is hard to change, particularly since you believe near number one in the world, and the organization redirects attention in favor of Mbappe as the main man.”

Recently he believes that the organization has not supported him. Rumors indicate, potentially club-sourced, or with the club not denying it, that they wouldn't be unhappy an offer worth 250m euros for his transfer and sell him.”

“He feels all that, and when Alonso subbed him – fairly, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as required – in Vinicius' head he says why always me?.”

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

Barca's Approach “Falls Apart”

After winning all four of last season's Clasicos, the latest display highlighted Barca's shaky start to the campaign.

Absences have left without the manager of important stars such as Raphinha, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the approach isn't working in their absence.

The expert stated, “It's like the whole team lack sharpness without the ball, not as eager to regain possession, softer to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to create chances against them. Should the defense is flawed, as it wasn't the Mbappe goal since the defender kept him onside, they receive little support from the attack not challenging those on the ball as expected.”

Yamal, who troubled Madrid earlier, was neutralized.

Key players did not perform well. Yamal seems not he's in good form, maybe due to groin problems