Karim Benzema failed to move over Cristiano Ronaldo in the top score of the Saudi championship, as Al-ITtihad acknowledged a 96-minute equalizer on a 1-1 equalizer with a side of Al-Khaleej 27 points below them in Dammam’s Prince Mohamed Bin Fahd Stadium.
Al-ITtihad only managed their first attempt at the target in the 34th minute, when Benzem The low strike from the inside of the box was held by former Bosnia and goalkeeper Herzegovina Ibrahim Sehic.
Al-Khaleej, who is closer to the relegation zone than the first five, had the best from the first half and was unfortunate not to move forward when Abdulla Al Salem’s Drive turned by Predrag Rajkovic.
Laurent Blanc’s team was very improved after the break and looked at the most dangerous, with former N’golo Kante Premier League player leading them forward.
Winger Abdulrahman Alobud threw them in front of the 78th minute on the day Benzema was presented with the target of the week’s award section for the attempt of the former French Striker in Al-ITihad’s 4-1 win over Al-Hilal’s opponents four days earlier.
After the center of the Saad al-Mousa handled in the box, former Greece’s former midfielder Kostas Fortounis fell on the guests’ beat to win the ninth team worth a office.
Make this 4⃣ 🇬🇷
Kostas Fortounis gave Al Khaleej the equalizer deep in time ⏱्#Rshnsaudileague pic.twitter.com/eeqtxixhs
– Roshn Saudi League (@Spl_en) 26 February 2025
Benzem vs. Ronaldo
2022 Ballon d’Or The winner Benzema has 16 goals and seven assists in 2024/25 Pro League, with Ronaldo Also, marking 16 but contributing four fewer assists to Al-Nassr.
Five times Ballon d’Or Ronaldo’s recipient put his team in front of the 48th minute of their 2-0 win at Al-Wehda on Tuesday, with twice African footballer of the year Sadio Mane, adding the second during the additional time period.
Benzema failed to score for the first time in four matches, having given three goals and two aids in his previous three games.
With 12 remaining matches, Al-ITtihad’s failure to win only for the fourth time in 22 league games this season means that they are five points from Al-Hilal and nine over Ronaldo’s al-Nassr, which is a level with Al-Qadisiyah.
Benzema Real Madrid Statistics
Benzema’s 354 goals in 14 years for Real Madrid make him the second highest scorer of the Spanish giants behind former teammate Ronaldo, who hit 451.
THE 2022 World Cup runner -up With France he said in interviews that he considers himself as an ambassador to football in Saudi Arabia, which can help attract more elite European players to the league.
After leaving Madrid a year before the end of his contract, Benzema joined Al-ITtihad in a three -year contract in 2023.
Benzem in Saudi Arabia
The first season of the 37-year-old in Saudi Arabia produced a return of 13 goals and eight assists in 29 matches that were low in his productive standards, as Al-ITtihad endured a turbulent 2023/24, ending without a trophy and removal of current Nuno Forest Espirit Director.
Former Barcelona Athletic Director Ramon Planes joined the champions nine times in the same role he owned in the Spanish giants in January 2024 and former PSG Blanc manager led them to the top of the table since replacing Argentina Marcelo Gallardo.
Benzema’s goals this season have included one against Al-Nassr in a 2-1 win in the final match of Al-ITtihad before their winter break.
