Karim Benzema’s 15th Senate in all competitions was only a consolation, since Al-afterihad surprisingly had to accept his second defeat of the defeat at Damac in the Saudi Pro League on Monday.
Winner of the Ballon d’Or 2022 Benzema Deep in added time of the first half, Abdulrahman Al Obud’s right flank found space to bring his team to compensate after Georges-Kevin Nkoudou scored the lead in the 17th minute.
Forms Besiktas, TottenhamIn the 94th minute, the wing player of Marseille and Nantes, Nkoudou, met again from a distance and thus sealed the team’s 2-1 win, which started four points above the relegation zone and eight defeats in their first 16 league games at the beginning of the afternoon had.
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Goals from Karim Benzema
Benzema’s fourth gate in five league games was his 13th in the highest division of this season, which lies a goal behind the 14 goals from top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo for the third-placed Al-Wetr.
The former striker of Fulham and Newcastle, Aleksandar Mitrovic, is the only other player in the double-digit area in Saudi Arabia and achieved 12 for Al-Hilal.
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Since his return, after missing three injury -related games in October and November, Benzema has achieved ten direct goal participations in six missions in all competitions.
The five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid has three assists more than Ronaldo and Mitrovic together in the league and prepared five goals.
Cameroonian international N’koudou is one of four players who have scored nine goals after having scored a goal for the first time for four games.
🇨🇲 @Gknkoudou was your MotM selection #DAMNED ⭐️#Roshnsaudileague pic.twitter.com/p5qcd2vesg
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Table of the Saudi Pro League
With the first defeat since the 1: 3 defeat at the leader on September 21, Al -ittihad missed the lead over three points ahead of Al-Hilal when Mitrovic scored two goals and Benzema scored the goal in the 86th minute.
Ronaldo was one of the scorers Al-Nassr won 3-1 against Al-Fateh at home On Sunday, but the team of Portuguese icon is eight points behind Al-Ortihad.
The reigning champions Al-Hilal can take advantage of the slip of al -ittihad if you visit the fourth-placed Al-Qadisiyah later on Monday (5:00 p.m. GMT).
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Benzema Real Madrid Statistics
Benzemas 354 goals in 14 years make him the second highest goal scorer Madrids ever behind his former team -mate Ronaldo, who scored 451.
The second place in the 2022 World Cup with France said in interviews that he sees himself as an ambassador for football in Saudi Arabia, who can help win more European top soccer players for the league.
After leaving Madrid a year before the end of the contract, Benzema 2023 changed with a three-year contract with Al-Ortihad.
📸 | @Benzema Cheers after the equalizer ⚽️#Alittihad_damak pic.twitter.com/resxlenwrp
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Benzema in Saudi Arabia
Benzema’s first season in Saudi Arabia brought a record of 13 goals and eight assists in 29 games, which is little for its productive conditions, since al-ittihad experienced a turbulent season 2023/24, ended without a trophy and the current Nottingham Forest trainer Nuno Espirito Santo dismissed November.
The former sports director of Barcelona, Ramon Planes, joined the nine-time master in the same function that he held in January with the Spanish giant, and former PSG coach Laurent Blanc had led her to the top of the table since July had replaced the Argentinian Marcelo Gallardo.
His goals this season included one against Al-Nassr in the 2-1 win in the last game of Al -ittihad before the winter break.
