Spanish press puts Arda Güler's goal on the front page

Our A National Football Team lost 2-1 to Belgium at the İzmir Gürsel Aksel Stadium in Matchday 5 of Group 1 of the UEFA Nations League. It was the first match under Sergen Yalçın, and it ended in a negative result for Turkish fans.

Arda Güler's free kick in the 20th minute became a topic in the Spanish press. AS newspaper put the goal on its front page and described his strike as a pure David Beckham-style shot.

Mundo Deportivo and Marca compared the goal with the iconic goal Lionel Messi scored against Liverpool in the 2018/19 Champions League semi-final. NTN24 nominated the goal for the FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal of the year.

DAZN and El Desmarque drew attention to Arda Güler's performance at Real Madrid under José Mourinho. Commentators stressed that his left foot had arrived to leave a mark on an era, but that the quality of the Turkish national team was far from able to keep up with him.