Karim Benzema could not move about Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro-Liga Top Torschütz, when Al-Ortihad conceded a 96th minute in a 1-1 draw with an al-Khaleej page 27 points among them in Damm’s Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium.
Al-Ortihad only managed her first attempt for the goal in the 34th minute when Benzema Low strike from the penalty area was held by the former goalkeeper of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ibrahim Sehic.
Al-Khaleej, who is closer to the relegation zone than the TOP 5, had the better one of the first half and was unhappy to do not continue when Abdulla Al Salem’s journey was turned back from Predrag Rajkovic.
Laurent Blanc’s team was much improved after the break and looked more dangerous, with the former player of the Premier League of the season N’Golo edge.
Wing player Abdulrahman Alobud knocked in one day in the 78th minute when Benzema presented the Week Prize of the Division for the efforts of the former striker of France in Al -ittihads 4: 1 comeback against the title competitor Al-Hilal earlier.
After the central defender Saad Al-Mousa acted in the box, the former Greece midfielder Kostas Fortounis beat the host’s spot kick to earn a deserved point for the ninth team.
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– Roshn Saudi League (@Spl_en) February 26, 2025
Benzema against Ronaldo
2022 Ballon d’Or winner Benzema scored 16 goals and seven templates in the Pro -League 2024/25, with Ronaldo Also 16 points, but four less templates for al-Nassr.
The five-time balloon d’Or receiver Ronaldo put his team in the lead in the 48th minute of her 2-0 victory at Al-Zwa on Tuesday. The two -time African footballer of the year, Sadio Mane, added her second during the additional time.
Benzema was able to score a goal for the first time in four games after scoring three goals and two templates in his last three games.
With 12 remaining games, Al-Ortihad’s failure means to win the fourth time in 22 league games in 22 league games this season.
Benzema Real Madrid Statistics
Benzemas 354 goals in 14 years for Real Madrid make him the second highest scorer of the Spanish Giants behind the former team -mate Ronaldo, who reached 451.
The 2022 World Cup second With France, he said in interviews that he watches himself as an ambassador for football in Saudi Arabia and can help to lure more European elite footballers into the league.
After Madrid left a year before the end of his contract, Benzema joined al-afterihad In a three -year contract in 2023.
Benzema in Saudi Arabia
The first season of the 37-year-old in Saudi Arabia achieved a return of 13 goals and eight templates in 29 games that were low after his productive standards when Al-Ortihad had a turbulent 2023/24, without trophy and in November the current Nottingham Forest Manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
The former sports director of Barcelona, Ramon Planes, joined the nine-time champion in the same role that he held at the Spanish Giants in January, and ex-PSG manager Blanc had led her to the top of the table in July.
Benzema’s goals this season included a last game against Al-Nassr in a 2-1 win in Al-Ortihad’s last game before their winter break.
