Clément Pédron, Media365, published on Saturday December 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Friday evening, Karim Benzema's Al-Ittihad got the better of Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr (2-1). The two former Madrid players scored and the former Lyonnais had sympathetic words towards his former teammate at Real.
Karim Benzema was happy to see Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday evening during the 13th day of the Saudi Pro League. In addition, the former Blues center forward “won” his long-distance duel against his ex-teammate at Real Madrid. Moreover, the Frenchman did not fail to greet the Portuguese after the match. “It’s nice to see Cristiano again, we’ve come a long way together,” smiles the Habs. Nine years at Real Madrid, goals, trophies… We wished each other good luck for the future with our clubs and to continue to make a difference. » With ten goals each, “KB9” and “CR7” are tied for second place in the scorers’ standings behind Aleksandar Mitrovic (11 goals). The former OL player confirmed how he was an essential element of Al-Ittihad since his arrival in July 2023, he has been ultra decisive with 23 goals and 11 assists in 40 matches in all competitions. For comparison, since January 1 of the same year, the Portuguese has scored 74 goals and 18 assists in 83 matches (TCC).
The good dynamics of Al-Ittihad
With this victory for Al-Ittihad against Al-Nassr (2-1), Laurent Blanc's gang has kept its distance from its pursuers since it is five units ahead of its runner-up Al-Hilal. As a reminder, Karim Benzema perfectly took a cross from Muhannad Shanqeeti at the far post following a very good movement initiated by N'Golo Kanté. Al-Nassr woke up and equalized two minutes later thanks to ex-“KB9” teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. Like the Frenchman, the Portuguese perfectly cut a back cross from Angelo Gabriel. The two teams then worked hard to get back in front on the scoreboard and in this game, it was the team coached by Laurent Blanc, Al-Ittihad, which had the last word with a single rider completed by a magnificent curling strike from Steven Bergwijn in added time of the game.
