Ronaldo defeats Karim Benzema in the reunion of the Madridista legends.

The Portuguese attacker is still blazing, having scored the year’s greatest goal—number 53—in 2023. Benzema instigated the penalty.

Finally, Cristiano Ronaldo and former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema got back together. Al-Ittihad of him versus Al-Nassr of Ronaldo. The Portuguese player had an amazing evening, helping Al-Nassr win with two goals from the penalty spot.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the goal that gave his teammates the confidence they needed to win the game 5-2 over Benzema’s squad, just when it appeared to be the most evenly matched.

Benzema and Fabinho’s grave mistakes vs Al-Nassr 

Not only did Karim fail to score a goal, but he also gave up a penalty that was one of Ronaldo’s two goals. The first of two penalties that CR7 would score was brought on by the French striker’s kick to an Al-Nassr player inside the box. Just when it appeared that there was still no clear winner, Brazilian Fabinho made another error that allowed Al-Nassr and Cristiano Ronaldo to get their braces. After that, everything became twisted, allowing Sadio Mane to score two more goals for Al-Nassr.

Ronaldo is the 2023 team’s top scorer.With just five days remaining in the current year, Cristiano Ronaldo scored goals 52 and 53. Four players have been battling it out to see who can score the most goals. This season, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland were the only players to score 50 goals or more except Ronaldo. The PSG player finished 2023 with 52 goals, meaning he has no more games to play. Harry Kane is out of luck as well because Bayern Munich will play no more games in 2023. He also finished with fifty-two. 

With just Ronaldo and Haaland remaining, Erling has two more games left for Manchester City. One is at Goodison Park on Wednesday during the Boxing Day matchup with Everton. The second matchup is with Sheffield United at home. To tie Cristiano, Haaland would need three goals. However, the Portuguese player still has a match in 2023. Al-Nassr plays in the Saudi Pro League against Al-Taawoun. With this particular clash between two of the world’s top scorers, there will be plenty of action to enjoy........