Karim Benzema lit up the world of football last night after he produced another footballing masterclass in Al-Ittihad’s 2-1 Arab Club champions cup win over Esperance of Tunisia.

The reigning Ballon d’Or winner last month departed Spanish giants Real Madrid. He was involved in both of his new team’s goals, setting up the first and scoring the second – a goal of the highest quality.

Praise has since been heaped onto the 35-year-old and his former teammates ensured they were not left out, as they hailed the marquee number 9.

A host of Real Madrid players, including Vinicius Jr., David Alaba, and Aurelien Tchouameni reacted to their former teammate's performance.

As posted by Madrid Zone on Twitter, Vinicius posted the words: "EL Mejor", to which Benzema responded: "hermanito ????".

Former left-back and captain Marcelo also responded to Benzema’s Instagram post with three fire emojis.

For many, his stellar performance is a sign of things to come and the Saudi fans will hope he can replicate this form in future matches.

As per reports from Footy Stats, Benzema is billed to make his league debut for Al-Ittihad against Al Raed on 14th August.

R1 + O ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/1dsLEySvsK

— Ittihad Club (@ittihad_en) July 27, 2023

???? Real Madrid squad showed love to Karim Benzema after his amazing debut. ???????? pic.twitter.com/CzhAJ6RXWz

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) July 28, 2023