The title of champion was still closer to Al Ittihad and Karim Benzema. Sunday, Laurent Blanc's men indeed won 3-2 against Al-Ettifaq, taking advantage to consolidate his place as a leader. In the ranking, the Jeddah club posted six points ahead of Al-Hilal and Huir on Al-Nassr when there are only five games left to play. And once again, he can thank Karim Benzema well.
Because if Al Ittihad, surprised from the first minutes of the meeting, managed to reverse the situation in less than half an hour, it is largely thanks to the former Madrid. Decisive passer on the equalization of Danilo, the Frenchman turned into a scorer on the second goal of the tigers, Houssem Aouar scoring the goal of the station wagon just before the break.
Karim Benzema could therefore have a smile after the meeting. The Lyonnais nevertheless badly took a question on the title of top scorer, on which Cristiano Ronaldo took a serious option. The Portuguese is indeed in the lead with 23 goals and ahead of Abderrazak Hamdallah of three lengths. And while Ivan Toney completes the podium with 19 achievements, Karim Benzema must be satisfied with fourth place with 18 goals.
Karim Benzema has other priorities
But to believe it, KB9 has nothing to do with this ranking and especially the first place of Cristiano Ronaldo. “I don't care about my friend. The most important thing is the trophy, “he replied.
And proof that the classification of scorers is not an objective, Karim Benzema seems to accommodate not to draw the penalties. “What is most important, draw a penalty or win?” I don't care who is pulling in the end, “he said.
