He scored a marvellous goal: Flies like a butterfly and stings like a bee
Real Madrid, which continues to follow the leader Barcelona in Spanish La Liga, hosted Getafe away from home. Arda Güler started the game in the starting 11 and scored a goal from long distance to lead his team to victory. After the match, the Spanish press talked about Arda Güler. Here are the details...

Real Madrid, who does not want to break away from the top race in Spanish La Liga, hosted Getafe away from home. National star Arda Güler started the match in the first 11.
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Arda Güler, who met the ball outside the penalty area in the 21st minute of the match, hit the corner with his right foot and the ball went into the net despite the intervention of goalkeeper Soria: 0-1.
Real Madrid won the match 1-0 with Arda Güler's goal, where both teams found clear positions. The capital team made 72 points and reduced the gap with the leader Barcelona to four. Arda Güler's performance also graced the headlines of the Spanish press. Here are the reflections:
MARCA: ARDA FREEZES LA LIGA CALCULATIONS
"Real Madrid's Turkish star's right-footed strike and Courtois' save in Getafe's final attack led to the win."
"It was an important goal and it had a message. Because Arda Guler's joy was very special and caught Ancelotti's attention. After scoring the goal, he left his teammates behind and ran to the centre of the pitch, where after a brief embrace with Lucas Vázquez, he went to the Madrid bench and embraced Ancelotti. With this gesture, the Turkish player ended a dispute with his coach over his absence from the team during the season and at the same time wanted to show his support for the Italian coach, whose future is uncertain and who is going through a complicated period. Ancelotti thanked him for the gesture and was very enthusiastic as he embraced Arda, whom he gave a loving kiss."
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AS: ARDA WORKS LIKE KROOS
"So far this season he hasn't had many chances. And the few chances he has had, he hasn't capitalised on them. But that changed against Getafe. At the Coliseum we saw the best version of Arda Güler. The version of an omnipresent player, who directs Madrid's game with criteria and gives it rhythm, speed and verticality. And at the same time a force in front of goal, a player who last season counted every shot he sent between the posts as a goal. Ancelotti's side took all three points against Getafe thanks to the Turkish international's classy right-footed strike."
"Madrid are in search of a lighthouse after the departure of Toni Kroos. The 20-year-old Guler's performance at the Coliseum was reminiscent of the German, although comparisons with the German are difficult."
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RELEVO: WHY DIDN'T THIS BOY PLAY MORE?
"As Arda Güler dominated the first half at the Coliseum, after Madrid's poor start and Getafe's euphoric start, many within the club were asking the same question: Why didn't this kid play more? The Turk demolished Getafe with a stunning right-footed shot and the kind of relational football Los Blancos have lacked all season."
EL PERIODICO: FLYED LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STINGED LIKE A BEE
"Arda Guler took on the guise of Kroos and flew like a butterfly over the Coliseum pitch. And in the 21st minute, after a poorly managed counter-attack by the Whites, he took the ball to his right on the edge of the area. And from there, with his bad leg, Arda Guler hit a right-footed shot that surprised Soria and put Madrid ahead. Flying like a butterfly, stinging like a bee. This goal gave the Whites some relief against a Bordalás team that was half a second late in pressing because the Madrid players appeared to be in the gaps."
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On the other hand, after the goal Arda Guler went to Carlo Ancelotti, who is constantly criticised in Spain, and hugged the Italian coach. After the referee's final whistle, Ancelotti entered the pitch and kissed Arda Güler.