Despite falling behind in the 9th minute after Oumar Gonzalez scored for Al Raed, the home team at King Abdullah Sports City quickly regained control of the game.

In the 21st minute, Steven Bergwijn equalized for Al Ittihad after a pass from Abdulrahman Al Aboud. Before the first half ended, Danilo Pereira scored to make it 2-1. Right at the beginning of the second half, Al Oboud continued to shine with a finish to increase the gap to 3-1, helping the home team secure victory.

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Benzema won the championship with Al Ittihad, while Ronaldo will have to wait another year to win the title in Saudi Arabia - Photo: Marca

Despite not playing in this match, Karim Benzema is still an important factor in Al Ittihad's journey to the title this season. The French striker scored 21 goals and had 9 assists after 28 appearances, only behind Cristiano Ronaldo (23 goals) in the race for the Golden Boot.

After a disappointing 5th place finish in the 2023/24 season, Al Ittihad has made a strong comeback under coach Laurent Blanc. With 77 points after 32 rounds, they are 9 points ahead of Al Hilal and have the advantage in the head-to-head match, thereby winning the championship convincingly. This is the 10th time in history that Al Ittihad has won the domestic championship.

Notably, it took Benzema just two seasons to win his first title in Saudi Arabia, while his former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to do the same with Al Nassr, who are currently ranked 4th and at risk of not qualifying for the AFC Champions League Elite next season.

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