Benzema gets bitter end when challenging Ronaldo

On the evening of August 19, Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad played with one more player but still lost 1-2 to Al Nassr in the Saudi Arabia Super Cup semi-final.

Ronaldo determined to conquer the first official title at Al Nassr.

Before the semi-final, Benzema challenged Cristiano Ronaldo: "No need to say much. The best will win." Contrary to his confident statement, the French striker had a lackluster performance. He didn't even have a single shot on target in the entire match.

On the other hand, Ronaldo played with great effort in front of the cheers of a large audience at the Hong Kong stadium.

The Portuguese superstar made his mark with a move that broke the offside trap in the 60th minute. With only the goalkeeper in front of him, CR7 still played as a teammate. He passed the ball across for new signing Joao Felix to comfortably tap the ball into the empty net, raising the score to 2-1.

This was also the decisive moment in the Saudi Arabian Super Cup semi-final. Al Nassr won despite having to play with 10 men from the 26th minute. Sadio Mane opened the scoring for the yellow team but he was also sent off after a situation where he stepped on the Al Ittihad goalkeeper's stomach. The Saudi Pro League champions had a big advantage in terms of numbers but all they got was an equalizer from Steven Bergwijn to make it 1-1.

Al Nassr has won a ticket to the 2025 Super Cup final. Ronaldo and his teammates will face either Al Ahli or Al Qadisiya. This is an opportunity for the Portuguese veteran to conquer the first official title since arriving in the Middle East.

In this tournament, Al Hilal - Al Nassr's nemesis did not participate because before that, they participated in the FIFA Club World Cup.

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