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AFC Champions League Elite Championship: 0-1 big upset, 37-year-old Benzema is silent, Ronaldo s strong rival suffered two consecutive defeats

5:24am, 1 October 2025【Football】

Ronaldo's championship rival in Saudi Arabia United, and the Jeddah United team led by the 3rd and 37-year-old French star Benzema, ushered in the second round of the Champions League Elite League stage. Jeddah United sits at home in this game to face the Dubai Youth Nationals, which ranked fourth in the UAE United before the game.

Jeddah United has 2 wins and 1 loss in all three games before the match, while Dubai Youth Nationals has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in all three games before the match. It can be seen that Jeddah United is in better shape than Dubai Youth Nationals. In terms of paper strength, Jeddah United team is stronger than Dubai Youth Nationals, because Jeddah United team is worth more than 130 million euros, while Dubai Youth Nationals’ entire team is worth less than 50 million euros, so more than 70% of fans were full of confidence in Jeddah United team defeating Dubai Youth Nationals at home.

In the 40th minute of the first half, Katavia made a wonderful pass, and Ezatolahi took the lead to help the Dubai Youth National Team take the lead.

In the end, Dubai Youth Nationals became a guest and overturned the Jeddah United team and ushered in the first victory in the AFC Elite Championship, while Jeddah United suffered a two-game losing streak in the AFC Elite Championship.

In this game, the Jeddah United team will be played first by Benzema, Mitai, Kante, Fabinho, Berwin, Moussa and other strong players.