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Benzema Hat-Trick Powers Al-Ittihad To Opening Day Victory Over Al-Okhdood

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August 31, (THEWILL) — Al-Ittihad began their Saudi Pro League title defence in commanding style, defeating Al-Okhdood 5-2 in an entertaining season opener. The reigning champions wasted little time establishing control, with Karim Benzema opening the scoring within four minutes before Steven Bergwijn doubled the advantage three minutes later following a deflected free-kick. The French
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The "middle" of the hat-trick he just scored was Benzema's 500th career goal - not many had done that before him.

RIYADH (DPA) - French captain Karim Benzema said his team played a great match against Al-Akhdoud and achieved a well-deserved victory that gave them more confidence at the start of their journey in the Saudi Professional League. Al-Ittihad began their title defense with a 5-2 away win over Al-Akhdoud at the end of the first round of the league. Benzema scored a hat-trick to complete the big win for his team. Benzema said in statements after the…

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thewillnews.com broke the news in on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
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