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Ronaldo is embarrassed? 37-year-old Benzema is crazy: 2 goals in 60 minutes + lead the team to win the championship, 25 goals in 33 games

9:52am, 31 May 2025Football

37-year-old Benzema won all the battles in the Saudi League, unstoppable. In the early morning of May 31, the 2024-25 Sand Crown Finals kicked off, and Benzema led Jeddah United to defeat his opponent 3-1 and won the championship. Previously, Benzema also won the league championship.

In this game, Jeddah United's opponent is Caticia, and there is a big gap in strength between the two sides. In the 34th minute, Jeddah intercepted the ball and played a fast break. Berwin stepped forward and then made a cross from the bottom of the right. Benzema grabbed the point in the middle of the penalty area and scored a goal, 1-0!

In the 43rd minute, Benzema headed the ball, causing the goalkeeper to lose his shot and his teammates scored 2-0. Before the end of the half, Caticia recovered one point through a penalty kick. At the end of the first half, Jeddah United led 2-1. In the 94th minute, Jeddah broke through forcibly in the frontcourt, Diabi made a cross, Benzema threw away the defender, easily pushed the ball to score, 3-1!

In the end, Jeddah defeated his opponent 3-1 and won the championship of the Sand Crown. In this game, Benzema scored 2 goals and created 1 goal, directly participating in 3 goals, and was the team's first hero. After the game, Benzema scored 7.9 points, the highest in the game. At the award ceremony, Benzema walked to the center as the captain, held the trophy and accepted cheers from all the fans. This season, Benzema has made 33 appearances in various competitions, scoring 25 goals, assisting 9 goals, and directly creating 34 goals, which is the absolute core of Jeddah United.

Under his leadership, Jeddah United beat Riyadh Crescent and Riyadh to win the league championship. Benzema was also personally named the Saudi League’s Player of the Season, although he only ranked 3rd in the league scorer list.

In contrast, although Ronaldo won the league's scorer king, he once again had no championship. Ronaldo has played for Riyadh for two and a half years and has not won any official championship yet, which is a bit embarrassing.

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