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Al-Hilal have said there is "so much done" and "more to come" after Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema marked his arrival at the Saudi Pro League giants with a video message to fans. Benzema - the recipient of the most prestigious individual prize in football in 2022 - signed for the top-flight leaders on Monday, coinciding with Cristiano Ronaldo missing an Al-Nassr game amid reports suggesting the Portugal captain is disgruntled by his club's lack of transfer activity.

Al-Nassr defeated Al-Wahda 4-2 in a friendly that featured six first-half goals during Saudi Arabia's winter break. Cristiano Ronaldo, Coman, Camara and Al-Nassr scored for the visitors, while Kruspzky and Tadic struck for Al-Wahda before the break. Al-Nassr opened the scoring within the first ten minutes.

Cristiano Ronaldo will turn his focus back to Al-Nassr and the Saudi Pro League tomorrow when his side take on Al-Khaleej. It has been quite the week for the Portuguese, who spent some of it hob-nobbing with US president Donald Trump in the White House as part of a Saudi delegation to Washington that also included crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman. Ronaldo is now back in the Middle East ahead of Al-Nassr's game tomorrow.

Al-Nassr can move three points clear at the top of the Saudi Pro League when Cristiano Ronaldo's side visit top-flight newcomers NEOM on Saturday. Jorge Jesus's side have won all of their first seven league games, although their 2-1 home victory over Al-Fayha last time out came only courtesy of a 104th-minute penalty by Ronaldo for the five-time Champions League winner's second goal of the game.

Cristiano Ronaldo's son, Cristiano Ronaldo Júnior, scored his first goal for Portugal's under-16 side in a 3-0 victory over Wales at the weekend. He will line up for Portugal U16s against their England counterparts on Tuesday. At the weekend against Wales, in just his second appearance for Portugal's U16 side, the Al Nassr academy forward started and struck the opener in the 42nd minute with a right-footed finish.

The match marks a significant occasion for Indian football, with the Saudi Pro League heavyweights visiting Indian soil for the first time in this competition. Cristiano Ronaldo has not travelled with the team to India, but Al-Nassr's squad remains packed with international stars capable of turning the game on its head. Portuguese forward Joao Felix is expected to spearhead the attack after his recent hat-trick against Al Fateh, supported by Senegalese veteran Sadio Mane and French winger Kingsley Coman.

Joao Felix scored his second Saudi Pro League hat-trick of the season as Al-Nassr thrashed Al-Fateh 5-1 at Al-Awwal Park. The Portugal international's opener was cancelled out by Sofiane Bendebka early in the second half, but Cristiano Ronaldo sparked a run of four goals in 20 minutes as Al-Nassr extended their lead at the top of the league to four points.