Al-Ittihad star, Karim Benzema, has reacted to his staff’s victory over Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr within the King’s Cup on Wednesday.
Benzema scored one of many objectives as his facet, regardless of being lowered to 10 males for a lot of the sport, ran out 2-1 winners within the Spherical of 16 encounter.
The Frenchman opened the scoring within the fifteenth minute to place Al-Ittihad in entrance, however Angelo Gabriel restored parity for Al Nassr on the half-hour mark.
Nonetheless, Hossam Aouar made it 2-1 in first-half stoppage time, and Al Nassr couldn’t discover the equaliser regardless of having Joao Felix, Sadio Mane, and Cristiano Ronaldo upfront.
Al Nassr got here out weapons blazing within the second half, however Al-Ittihad’s defence proved a tough nut to crack.
Benzema posted an image of himself celebrating his objective after the match, captioning it: “Huge win tonight… Necessary for the staff and our followers. When we talk, we do.”
Talking after the match, Benzema stated, “It was not straightforward to win right here as a result of Al Nassr did nice right now, however from the primary minute, we confirmed we needed to win this recreation. We did precisely what the coach stated earlier than, and we are glad as a result of we confirmed it’s nonetheless right here.”
The objective noticed Benzema take his tally for Al-Ittihad to 4 objectives in seven appearances this season.
