VIDEO: Assist of the year? Without a fired coach, Karim Benzema shines with a hat trick and an assist in the style of Zidane!

Karim Benzema masterminded Al Ittihad’s first league win since September when he brought down Abha with an extraordinary performance. He scored a hat-trick without the sacked manager and particularly entertained the fans with an incredible assist in the manner of Zinedine Zidane.

Karim Benzema “fired” the coach and after a few days he shone

He fired his manager in a week and after a few days his star shone brightly. The French cannonballer drove his team to their first league win in seven weeks. Is the departure of the Portuguese coach to blame for his blossoming?

Just a few days ago, the news that Al Ittihad had sacked Portuguese coach Nuno Espírito Santo had swept the football world. The reason was the disappointing results of the star-studded team in recent weeks.

Al Ittihad failed to win even once from the last five league matches and dropped to sixth place in the Saudi Pro League table. They then lost to Iraq in the AFC Champions League in the week, although they still hold the top spot in the group stage table.

However, there has been speculation on the sidelines about problems with Karim Benzema. And it was the row with the club’s biggest star after the Asian Champions League loss that was to be the final straw for the Saudi management.

In the league match, he drove Al Ittihad to victory with a hat-trick and an assist, in the manner of Zidane

Friday’s league match was led by the team’s assistant coach for now, but the former Portuguese coach’s absence had a huge impact on the French cannonballer’s performance. Karim Benzema put in an extraordinary performance to secure an important 4-2 win.

During the match against Abha, he opened the scoring in the first half when he converted a penalty kick seven minutes before going to the booths. Although the visitors equalised after the change of sides, he showed some of his mastery only shortly afterwards.

In the 54th minute, Brazilian midfielder Igor Coronado drove a great action through the middle of the pitch and the ball went to Benzema in the penalty area. He made an incredible ‘Zidane’ tackle on the last defender and Coronado sent Al Ittihad back into the lead. A wonderful moment of football.

The two men then switched roles twice more before the end of the game, and Benzema’s hat-trick and assist sealed the victory for his team.

Unsurprisingly, he was man of the match and earned the highest possible rating from the Sofascore website with the number 10. Will his form be the engine for a better tomorrow for the Saudi club?

Source: Saudi Pro League, Twitter / X