Al Ittihad's victory and Benzema's lone goal
"Al Ittihad's victory and Benzema's lone goal", this time became the topic of football this time. France's top striker Karim Benzema is still on fire, even Benzema was able to score to win Al Ittihad over CS Sfaxien 1-0 in the Arab Club Champions Cup 2023.
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Benzema leads Al Ittihad when they host Sfaxien in Group A at the King Fahd Stadium. Al Ittihad's winning goal was created by the former Real Madrid forward in the 63rd minute.
CS Sfaxien played 10 men and Benzema's goal
Al Ittihad benefited after Sfaxien played with 10 men following Hussein Ali's red card five minutes from halftime. The number 10 player stepped on the opponent's face so that the referee sent him off.
This situation was exploited by Al Ittihad after the restart. The 2022 Ballon d'Or winner broke Sfaxien's goal with a beautiful goal.
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After Sfaxien's defensive line swept Al Ittihad's cross from the left wing, the ball was headed by Abderrazak Hamdallah into the net. Benzema controlled the ball with his left foot, flipped over, then finished with a right-footed flat shot that nestled in the bottom corner of the goal.
Sfaxien's goal was Karim Benzema's second in his second game for Al Ittihad since joining this summer. Benzema's streak was even shinier with one additional assist.
With the winning goal scored by Benzema, Al Ittihad has the right to top the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup Group A standings. The Jeddah club collected six points from two matches, two points ahead of Al Shorta.
In the next match, Al Ittihad will travel to Al Shorta on August 2. "Al Ittihad's Victory and Benzema's Single Goal" this time became the spirit to achieve the next victory.