Los Blancos Strong but Vinicius Junior Tensions Intensify – Key El Clasico Talking Points

It was nearly an ideal day for Real Madrid, who overcame Barcelona by a 2-1 scoreline during El Clasico to stretch their lead at the top of La Liga by five points.

Bellingham scored his inaugural league goal and assist of the season following a difficult period healing from a shoulder operation.

The French forward continued his deadly form in front of goal, and Alonso's tactics in his inaugural Clasico in the dugout worked perfectly.

However the Vinicius Junior question emerged again another time.

Frustrated at coming off, the Brazilian winger complained on his way right by his manager before headed down the tunnel, before returning to the substitute area several minutes.

Alonso System Gets Results from the Midfielder

In his first derby, Alonso did well, given that the majority of Real's previous eight bosses lost their debut league match with Barcelona.

After the player-focused style from the previous coach fell short in the previous campaign, Alonso's positional game-model produced a significant outcome.

A specialist noted, “He got it spot on. Madrid performed excellently, and Barca were off-color due to the home team's approach.”

Defensively, they pressed high for as long as they could, and when bypassed, they fell back in a structured manner, all players even Vinicius.”

“They defended in two lines spaced by 5-10 meters. Barca could not find a way through.”

The new system seems good news for the midfielder, as he previously was essentially asked to carry the midfield in midfield and additional duties.

On paper the 22-year-old played on the right, but actually he was allowed to come inside and assist the attack or crash the penalty area.

The analyst continued, With Eduardo Camavinga in the middle, this provides more dynamism and more ways to close down the channels.”

This led to them to position Jude wide right. I'm sure he was instructed to track the runs of Mbappe in possession and found openings, connecting with him repeatedly.”

“He was asked to enter the area and position himself near the edge of the box, where he is very dangerous. He also came inside to close the inside channels and make the opponent's play challenging.”

Strained Relations Revealed

It's clear that Madridistas adore Vinicius, his name were sung repeatedly by a fervent Bernabeu crowd.

But recently there were numerous stories lately that Los Blancos would consider letting him leave if an attractive proposal arrived.

Vinicius will have one season to go on his contract at the end of the campaign, yet negotiations for an extension are at a standstill.

The player's reaction after coming off late in the game spoke of tension. When the match ended, he had to be restrained when he moved toward the Barcelona player.

Balague noted, Many will criticize him and justifiably, since it displayed a lack of respect for Rodrygo who replaced him.”

Yet, growing up, he has existed in a challenging environment, and he feels that he faces opposition.”

This mindset is tough to overcome, particularly since you feel close to being the best player, then the club redirects attention towards Mbappe as the key figure.”

During this campaign he's felt that the organization is not defending him. Rumors indicate, possibly leaked by the club, or with the club not denying it, that they would be open an offer worth 250m euros to sign him and allow him to leave.”

“He feels all that, and after the coach substituted him – reasonably, because Vinicius stopped dropping back as he should – in his mind he thinks ‘why me, why me again?.”

“It will be difficult to mend relations with the club and him at the moment.”

Their System “Struggles”

Following victories in each of the previous campaign's matches, the latest display represented Barcelona's unconvincing early form.

Injuries have left without Hansi Flick of crucial contributors including Raphinha, Lewandowski and Dani Olmo, and the approach isn't working in their absence.

The analyst commented, The squad seems lack sharpness when not in possession, less hungry to recover it, softer to reclaim the ball.”

“It's easier to attack them. If the defensive line is not organized, like on the first goal because Alejandro Balde failed to step up, they are not helped by teammates not challenging the ball-carrier adequately.”

Lamine Yamal, tormentor-in-chief of Real last season, was well contained.

“Their stars were below par. Yamal appears he's in good form, possibly because of a groin issue