Benzema bags a hat-trick on his Al-Hilal debut 💥

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This Thursday evening, Karim Benzema made his debut with his new club, Al Hilal.

Having arrived just two days earlier after a dramatic turn of events—which saw Cristiano Ronaldo go on strike to protest his transfer to the leader of the Saudi league—the Nueve was already in the starting lineup against Al-Okhdood.

He didn’t need a long adaptation period with his new team, as the 2022 Ballon d'Or winner scored a hat-trick in just an hour of play (30th, 60th, and 64th minutes) before providing an assist to Malcom.

As a result, Al Hilal won 0-6 and strengthened their lead at the top of the league.

As a reminder, despite ending his training strike, Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly still very annoyed by the situation in the Saudi league, according to Fabrizio Romano. The Portuguese star might even snub the match against Al-Ittihad this Friday.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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