Our national star Arda Güler, who plays for Real Madrid, stood out with the role he played in the El Clasico victory against Barcelona. Marca, one of the Spanish media, drew attention to the national football player's contribution to the winning goal and Mourinho's decision to keep him on the field for an unusually long time.
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Güler's unforgettable 90 minutes
Arda Güler, who was constantly taken off the game in the matches he played this season, reached the highest time of the season in this field by staying on the field for 94 minutes in El Clasico and played a decisive role in the winning goal in the 88th minute.
Arda Güler's involvement in the preparation of Mbappe's second goal, which gave Real Madrid the victory against Barcelona, was one of Mourinho's critical decisions in El Clasico. By that part of the match, the Turkish star was expected to have already moved to the bench under normal circumstances. As a matter of fact, season statistics showed many matches in which Güler was taken off the game before the 80th minute. However, the situation was different in El Clasico and Mourinho increased the playing time of his number 15 player far beyond the usual.
In fact, the player exceeded the 80-minute threshold, which he had never reached since the start of official competitions. This led to Güler taking the leading role in the position that determined the fate of El Clasico with two minutes remaining in normal time. The Turkish star received the pass that Camavinga sent him near the touchline. After giving the French player the opportunity to come forward with a powerful run, he left the ball in front of him with a deep, accurate pass. What happened next went down in Real Madrid history.
Güler followed the position next to the Real Madrid bench. When Mbappe scored, he hugged one of Mourinho's assistants and then ran to join his teammates in celebrating the goal.
He has not been on the field for this long in any match he started in the starting 11 this season. This decision of the coach brought a golden victory to Real Madrid. Güler could not avoid being taken off the game again, but he came to the side along with Diomande in the 94th minute, just one minute before the final whistle.
This is how Arda's happy 90 minutes passed. The young star showed that he could be decisive from the first minute to the last minute and become one of Mourinho's indispensable players. These are the players that the coach did not even consider taking off the game before the match was over: Valverde, Bellingham, Mbappe...
A repeated change
Because Güler had become an indispensable part of the first 11 in Madrid for a long time; but what he could not get rid of was that he was almost always one of the first players to be substituted. This led to controversy, especially when he left the field in competitive matches.
Until the El Clasico match, Güler was not only taken off the game in the eight matches he played in the first 11, but was removed from the game quite early. He was taken off in the 64th minute in the Espanyol and Betis matches, in the 68th minute in the Elche match and in the 54th minute in the derby against Atletico. Until the Barça match, where he was taken off in the 94th minute, the 78 minutes he played against Sevilla was his longest performance in a match in which he started in the starting 11.
He was not only decisive in El Clasico, but also clearly showed how effective he could be at any moment of the match. Güler's performance this season is extraordinary. In fact, he is the second player with the biggest offensive impact at Real Madrid; He is only behind the unattainable Mbappe.
