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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Al-Ittihad beaten 3-1 by Al Ahly</li><li>Benzema missed a penalty at 1-0</li><li>Club World Cup campaign ends</li></ul>

A bad night for Karim Benzema! Al-Ittihad star misses awful penalty as Saudi champions go crashing out of Club World Cup with Al Ahly defeat

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Ali Maaloul put the Egyptian side 1-0 up from the spot in the 21st minute but just before half-time, Benzema had the chance to equalise with a penalty of his own. However, the French striker had his spot kick saved by goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Penalty saved! 🤯 Karim Benzema fails to equalise from the spot ❌ 📺 Watch the FIFA Club World Cup live on <a href="https://twitter.com/tntsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tntsports</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/discoveryplusUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@discoveryplusUK</a> <a href="https://t.co/qQJFNMiKCn">pic.twitter.com/qQJFNMiKCn</a>— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1735734316175405384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

Benzema's miss proved costly for the Saudi Pro League outfit as goals either side of the hour mark from Hussein El Shahat and Emam Ashour gave Al Ahly a 3-0 lead on Friday night. Benzema chipped in with a stoppage time goal to make it 3-1, but the damage had already been done and Al Ahly now advance to the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Benzema was off to a good start in the Club World Cup as he scored to help the Saudi Arabian team beat Auckland City in their first game of the competition. The French forward already has 12 goals to his name from 17 matches in all competitions for Al-Ittihad.

DID YOU KNOW

Benzema's Al-Ittihad return to Saudi Pro League action next Saturday against Al-Raed. The reigning Saudi champions have not been at their best this season as they currently sit fifth in the table - 19 points behind leaders Al-Hilal, who have played one game more.

WHAT NEXT? 

A bad night for Karim Benzema! Al-Ittihad star misses awful penalty as Saudi champions go crashing out of Club World Cup with Al Ahly defeat | Goal.com English Qatar

Karim Benzema&apos;s penalty was saved as Al-Ittihad crashed out of the Club World Cup after a heavy loss to Al Ahly.

A bad night for Karim Benzema! Al-Ittihad star misses awful penalty as Saudi champions go crashing out of Club World Cup with Al Ahly defeat

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