"Salem Al Dawsari drew the foul that saw Al Haleel sent off, and then clipped in a fine left-wing cross for Benzema to power home his header at the near post two minutes before the break."
"Milinkovic-Savic met Al Dawsari's teasing cross only to be denied by Victor Braga on the hour, but the Serbian played a brilliant ball across the face of goal for Benzema to flick home his second with nine minutes remaining."
"Benzema was at his clinical best for Al-Hilal, scoring with both of his shots on target and outperforming a personal xG of 1.38. Milinkovic-Savic had a big impact with a goal and an assist."
Al-Hilal dominated Al-Najma 4-0 in a Saudi Pro League match at Kingdom Arena. Nasser Al-Haleel's red card early in the match gave Al-Hilal a significant advantage. Karim Benzema scored twice, once in each half, demonstrating clinical finishing. Salem Al Dawsari provided crucial assists, setting up Benzema's first goal with a left-wing cross. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic contributed both a goal and an assist, while Malcom added a third goal. Benzema outperformed his expected goals, converting both shots on target. Al-Najma offered minimal offensive threat, registering just one shot on goal with an xG of 0.02. The victory moved Al-Hilal to third place, one point behind the league leaders.
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