Karim Benzema had a great match with Al-Ittihad against Al-Hilal, and led his club to a big victory over the Blue Wave 4-1 in the Saudi League on Saturday.
The French international scored the fourth goal, which made him achieve a number of wonderful numbers that reveal how his level has developed with Al-Ittihad after the difficult start last season.
This goal was Benzema’s fifth goal against Al-Hilal, making him the Saudi team he has scored the most goals against, tied with Al-Wehda.
At the same time, this was his third consecutive goal against Al-Hilal, after his goal in the first round, and in the King’s Cup quarter-final match.
Thus, it seems that Benzema treats Al-Hilal the same way he treats Barcelona, as the Catalan club is the only one against which Benzema has scored in 3 consecutive matches.
This happened in the 2022-23 season, when Benzema scored a goal in the La Liga Clasico, another in the Spanish Super Cup, and then a hat-trick in the King’s Cup semi-final.
It remains to be noted that with Benzema’s goal, he is now tied with Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of the Roshn League scorers list, with 16 goals each.
