The first football team of Al-Ittihad Jeddah Club is preparing for a strong confrontation against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Club from Iraq, as part of the group stage matches of the AFC Champions League on tomorrow, Monday, November 6, 2023.
Picture of French star Karim Benzema - Source: Saudi Citizen website
The manager of Al-Ittihad Jeddah Club, Nuno Santo, stated that the French star Karim Benzema will be present during that match against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Club as a starter, and thus it will be Benzema’s first match in the AFC Champions League.
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— نادي الاتحاد السعودي (@ittihad) November 5, 2023
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— نادي الاتحاد السعودي (@ittihad) November 5, 2023
It is worth mentioning that Benzema was absent from Al-Ittihad Jeddah Club’s first matches in the group stage due to injury and the player’s technical readiness.
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Club is currently at the top of Group 3 table with 9 points, after playing 3 matches and achieving a perfect record, They have scored 7 goals and have not conceded any goals so far.
As for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Club from Iraq, they are in second place in the group standings with 4 points, They have won one match, drawn in one match, and suffered one defeat as well.
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Club managed to achieve a victory in the twelfth round of the Saudi Pro League against Al-Shabab Club with a clean goal, with Carlos Junior scoring the only goal of the match in the 14th minute of the first half.
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Club is currently in sixth place in the Saudi Pro League table with 21 points after playing 12 matches.
