'EXTRAORDINARY' TEENAGER SCORED ON DEBUT START AS REAL MADRID NEAR LA LIGA TITLE

Real Madrid's Turkish teenager Arda Güler scored on his debut La Liga start. Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty Images

 

 While Arda Güler’s first season with Real Madrid may have been relatively uneventful, on Friday the 19-year-old nevertheless helped push Los Blancos one step closer to another La Liga title.

Munich, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti opted to rest key players for the game.

Real Madrid stars Jude Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior and Antonio Rüdiger were all relegated to the bench to keep them as fresh as possible for the midweek semifinal.

As expected with the changes, Real Madrid was far from its best. But a sign of a champion is managing to get over the line despite struggling, and Real Madrid managed to do so while keeping a clean sheet away from home.

“I’m very happy for the goal and the victory,” Güler said postgame, per Real Madrid.

Real Madrid boss Ancelotti said of Güler: ” … he is going to be a very important player for us in the future. There is no doubt that he will stay here next year. He has extraordinary quality and a great gift, which is his talent.”

“I’m very proud of the players because they have shown character and the desire to keep winning,” he added.

Real needs four points from its remaining five games to secure the league title.