Karim Benzema Post After Dumping Cristiano Ronaldo Out of Cup Sparks Debate

Karim Benzema's social media post after knocking Cristiano Ronaldo out of the King Cup of Champions has got fans talking.

On Tuesday, Ronaldo's Al Nassr took on Benzema's Al Ittihad in the round of 16 of the King Cup of Champions.

Thanks to goals by Benzema and Houssem Aouar, Al Ittihad came away 2-1 winners. Angelo Gabriel was on the scoresheet for Al Nassr.

As a result of Al Nassr's latest cup exit, Ronaldo's wait for an official trophy with the club continues, having only won the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, which is not recognised by FIFA as an official competition

On the back of Al Ittihad's victory, Benzema reposted a picture of him celebrating his goal, which featured a 'number 1' emoji, and Ronaldo could also be seen in the image.

Reacting on social media, one fan said: "Bro is trolling Ronaldo."

Another tweeted: "At this point Benzema just waking up to disturb Ronaldo’s peace."

A third fan added: "Benezema has won more trophies than Ronaldo while Ronaldo's team have spent more money. He's the only player yet to win anything in Saudi."

Someone else wrote: "Why? He has nothing over Ronaldo."

However, a fifth commented: "How is Benzema trolling Ronaldo? Hes just put a photo posted by a different account on his story, that shows him and happens to have Ronaldo in it."

Another fan said: "I’m not even a Ronaldo fan but this is disrespectful man. I really thought it was fake."

Image: Instagram/@karimbenzema

Speaking after the match, Benzema said: "It was a big game against a very good team. It was not easy to win here because Al Nassr do great today but, from the first minute, we show we want to win this game.

"We did exactly what the coach said before, and we are happy because we showed it’s still here."

Meanwhile, Al Nassr star Sadio Mane stated: "It's part of football; it can happen. It's our first loss, but the season is far from the end. So, we are going to keep going. We're going to stick together to do everything possible to win something."