Benzema and Romarinho return to Jeddah Union training before the Club World Cup.. Pictures – Youm7

Arafa Al-Daba wrote

Friday, December 8, 2023 08:52 PM

The French star is back Karim BenzemaAl-Ittihad Jeddah striker, to participate in his team’s training in preparation for facing its counterpart, the New Zealand team Auckland, in the opening match of the Club World Cup, which is scheduled to be held next Tuesday, December 12th.

The official account of the Jeddah Ittihad Club on the “X” platform published pictures of the return of the duo, Benzema and Romarinho, to training, and wrote, “See who is back.”

Argentine Marcelo Gallardo, the technical director of the Jeddah Al-Ittihad team, confirmed Benzema’s readiness to participate in the Club World Cup, saying: “I believe that Frenchman Karim Benzema will be ready for the next match in the 2023 Club World Cup.”

Benzema was injured during the Gulf confrontation, which the Tigers won, with four goals to two, in the fifteenth round of the Saudi Professional League..

Benzema was forced to leave the match field in the 37th minute of the match, due to suffering from a muscle injury, which prevented him from completing the match..

Al-Ittihad begins its participation in the Club World Cup, facing the New Zealand team Auckland City, on December 12, and the winner will face Al-Ahly, the African Champions League champion, on Friday, the 15 of the same month, in the second round of the tournament..