Guler Breaks Free Kick Drought as Real Madrid Finally Scores After 120 League Games

According to AS, Guler has become Real Madrid's main direct free kick taker, accounting for 2 of the club's last 4 free kick goals. In their match against Elche, he scored in the 25th minute from a direct free kick, ending Real Madrid's longest-ever direct free kick goal drought in La Liga history (120 consecutive league games without scoring from a direct free kick). Real Madrid's previous league free kick goal was scored by Rodrigo against Sevilla in Round 37 of the 2022-23 season. Over the past four seasons, Real Madrid has scored only 4 free kick goals in total, with Guler responsible for 2 of them. He and Alexander-Arnold are the club's main takers. Since the 2018-19 Champions League match against Roma, Real Madrid has not scored from a free kick at the Bernabeu. Mourinho has stated that Guler is not irreplaceable. In their next match against Atletico Madrid, Bellingham is expected to return to the starting lineup, while Guler will revert to the right flank.