8 of Guti’s filthiest assists for Real Madrid ft. backheel for Zizou & more

Guti spent 15 years as a Real Madrid player after graduating from their academy, winning five La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues. And during that time, he played some of the finest passes the Santiago Bernabeu has ever seen.

Guti was not always the first name on the teamsheet at Madrid and was not even universally popular among fans. He had a turbulent private life and was accused of lacking work rate and consistency by some of his managers.

But Guti was two things above all else: a die-hard Madridista and an absolute genius with the ball at his feet.

In 2016, he famously said: “I’d prefer 30 minutes at [Real] Madrid than 90 at another team.” That, of course, endeared him to anyone of a Merengue persuasion. If, indeed, they needed endearing.

For many – Madrid fans and neutrals alike – Guti had already won a permanent place in our hearts with the outrageous assists he conjured during his 15-year residency on one of the grandest stages of Spanish football.

Here, we’ve rounded up eight of his finest. Who needs consistency or work rate when you can produce moments like these?

This is Guti’s personal favourite and it’s so good we’ve given you two angles of it because it deserves to be watched twice over.

Zinedine Zidane scored a hat-trick that day. Unfortunately for Zizou, all anyone is ever going to care about is this backheel.

On this day in 2006, Guti decided to really take the piss with his assist for Zinedine Zidane in Real Madrid's 4-2 win over Sevilla…pic.twitter.com/FFG9o5CEHv

— Planet Football (@planetfutebol) January 15, 2020

16 years ago this week, Guti took absolute liberties with this outrageous assist pic.twitter.com/XDBnqbd8HY

— Fanzine (@Fanzine_com) January 10, 2022

A last-minute winner from Raul