Arda Güler’s free kick leads to a goal against Elche, which is credited to Dituro

Arda Güler put Real Madrid ahead with a free kick in the Elche–Real Madrid match played on September 15, 2026, in the sixth week of LaLiga.

Scraper SystemSeptember 16, 2026, 12:57 AM

Arda Güler helped Real Madrid take the lead with a free kick in the match between Elche and Real Madrid during the sixth week of LaLiga on September 15, 2026. The ball touched Elche goalkeeper Dituro before finding the net, putting Real Madrid 1-0 ahead.

The match ended with Real Madrid winning 3-2. The incident once again highlighted Arda Güler’s impact from set pieces, while different descriptions were used regarding the official credit for the goal.

In match reports, the goal was recorded as an own goal by Dituro following Arda Güler’s free kick. Therefore, rather than describing the incident directly as an Arda Güler free-kick goal, it is more accurate to say that the free kick taken by Güler led to the goal.

Arda Güler has one goal in the 2026–27 LaLiga season according to Real Madrid’s official player statistics. The same statistics show zero goals scored directly from free kicks, indicating that the contact with the goalkeeper was taken into account when determining the scorer for the incident against Elche.

Güler’s set-piece performance

Arda Güler continues to take responsibility for set pieces as a Türkiye national team player in the Real Madrid squad. Güler’s club career began in 2023, and he played in LaLiga during the 2026–27 season.

Güler scored a goal from approximately 68 metres in another match against Elche on March 14, 2026, which Real Madrid won 4-1. LaLiga selected the goal as the best goal of March in the 2025–26 season. Güler also delivered a notable set-piece performance for Real Madrid with a free kick against Bayern Munich on April 15, 2026.

The incident in the Elche match has once again drawn attention to Arda Güler’s role in set pieces following these performances. However, considering the official statistics, the goal should be recorded not as a direct free-kick goal for Güler but as an own goal that came after his free kick.

Arda Güler’s free kick leads to a goal against Elche, which is credited to Dituro

Arda Güler put Real Madrid ahead with a free kick in the Elche–Real Madrid match played on September 15, 2026, in the sixth week of LaLiga.