Karim Benzema has heaped praised on Cristiano Ronaldo as a legend of the game before they lock horns in Saudi Super Cup. Al-Nassr is scheduled to face Al-Ittihad in the semifinal to be held in Hong Kong on August 19 where it has already garnered international headlines.
In an interview to the reporters, Benzema of the Al-Ittihad team denied a dispute with his former teammate at one of Spaniards club, Real Madrid. This is not Karim vs Cristiano. He is one of the legends in football who has been enormous in this sporting field. Success I wish him only. We are only interested in Al-Nassr versus Al-Ittihad” he added.
The fixture will pit together in Madrid two icons who used to command the European football. Their clash with each other is one of the most anticipated moments of the tournament by the fans around the world.
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In the meantime, Marcus Rashford expressed his feeling that Barcelona can add more hardware to their trophy cabinet this year. The English striker who is on loan showered confidence over the team to compete in all levels. They have already demonstrated their quality as they won three trophies in the last year. This attitude and encouragement make it just impossible that we cannot compete in every contest, Rashford said.
With the Saudi Super Cup semifinal drawing near, the focus has been resolute on two icons, Benzema and Ronaldo who set an epoch of football excellence.
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