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Just days after the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo, Al-Ittihad returned to winning ways with a 4-2 win thanks to a Karim Benzema hattrick.

Karim Benzema and Nuno Espirito Santo were reportedly involved in a heated dressing room clash before the manager's Al-Ittihad sacking.

Al-Ittihad boss Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked after a dire run of results which culminated in a dressing room clash with captain Karim Benzema.

Karim Benzema's Al-Ittihad 1-0 suffered another blow to their Saudi Pro League title defence as they went 1-0 down to Al-Shabab on Friday.

An interesting story is brewing in the SPL - and it's got nothing to do with the eye-watering transfer fees that put the competition on the map

Despite spending big over the summer, the defending champions have slumped to sixth in the table and are in danger of falling out of the title race

The Inter Miami and Argentina star was announced by France Football as the winner in Paris - and GOAL tracked the race througout

The Brazilian has scored 14 goals in 11 games so far this season, with he and Ronaldo having fired their side up to second in the table

A virtuoso display from Karim Benzema was not enough to secure Al-Ittihad all three points as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Al-Hazm.

Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner, Lionel Messi, expressed his thoughts on Karim Benzema winning the accolade in 2022.

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