Real Madrid’s latest attacking evolution is turning heads across Europe, with Arda Güler and Kylian Mbappé forming what might soon be the most dangerous link-up in football. Softfootball understands that the 20-year-old Turkish midfielder has found a new rhythm under Xabi Alonso, who clearly sees something special in his chemistry with the French superstar.
Since Alonso’s appointment, Güler has gone from a fringe player to a consistent starter. He’s featured in six of Real’s eight La Liga matches this season, delivering three goals and three assists, numbers that show how quickly he’s grown into his role. His understanding with Mbappé feels almost natural, the kind of connection that can’t really be coached.
That dynamic was seen again in Real’s 5–0 Champions League thrashing of Kairat Almaty, when a neat exchange between the pair led to Mbappé’s opener. It’s the sort of football that gets the Bernabéu on its feet.
Arda Güler himself admitted to this in an interview quoted by Fabrizio Romano, via his official X account, claiming that their chemistry is divine and it just feels like they are built to play together.
He said:
Arda Güler: Me and Mbappé? Our skill sets were made for each other. We understand each other perfectly; it’s so fluid. Sometimes, before a game, we talk a little and decide what we’ll do… Other times, one look between us is enough.
Some fans have questioned Mbappé’s tendency to drop deeper, but Güler doesn’t see a problem with it. In fact, he seems to thrive on it, adjusting his positioning to open spaces where Mbappé can strike.
Alonso’s flexible 4-3-3 system allows that freedom, with Güler moving wide or cutting inside and Mbappé drifting between lines, both constantly pulling defenders out of place and together. God knows what they will achieve together in the future, with Gular recent saying he wants to win the UCL again.
With Mbappé already on nine goals in seven matches and Güler quickly maturing into a complete playmaker, Madrid’s attack feels fresh, unpredictable, and alive again. There’s an energy around the team, a sense that something new is building — and right now, it speaks in the language of beautiful football.
