February 8 (Reuters Sports Service) - Karim Benzema scored a hat trick on his debut for Al Hilal in the Saudi Professional League, while Al Nassr waited until the last moments to beat Al Ittihad in a top-of-the-table clash.

Here are the highlights of the tour:

Benzema's generosity
Benzema not only scored a hat-trick against Al-Akhdoud, but also provided a crucial assist in the 6-0 victory.

After his sudden departure from Al-Ittihad to Al-Hilal, the fans were eagerly awaiting his return, hoping to end a series of three draws that had caused coach Simone Inzaghi's team to lose their significant lead at the top of the table.

But Benzema quickly proved his worth, scoring a hat-trick for the third time this season after two hat-tricks with Al-Ittihad this season, bringing his goal tally to 11.

Al-Hilal occupies the top spot in the league with 50 points.

Mane is on the cover
Cristiano Ronaldo was absent from Al-Nassr's lineup again, but Sadio Mane continued to score goals, leading his team to a 2-0 victory over defending champions Al-Ittihad.

The Senegalese striker remained calm when he stood to take a penalty kick near the end and confidently stepped up, shooting powerfully into the right corner to give Al Nasr the lead, before his teammate Angelo scored the goal that secured the victory.

Mane had scored the winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Al-Riyadh in the previous round, which Ronaldo also missed.

Despite his absence, Ronaldo was present in the minds of the fans, who chanted for him in the seventh minute and raised banners bearing his name, and then Angelo celebrated his goal in his own way.

Al-Nasr has 49 points in second place, while Al-Ittihad has dropped to seventh place with 34 points.

Tony the Goalscorer
Ivan Toni returned to scoring form and netted the opening goal in Al Ahli's 2-0 win over visiting Al Hazm.

After scoring in eight consecutive matches, the former Brentford striker failed to find the net against Al-Hilal in the last game, but he quickly rediscovered his scoring touch, strengthening his lead in the league's top scorers list with 19 goals.

*Winnaldum shines in Al-Ettifaq's victory

Georginio Wijnaldum scored a goal and provided an assist to lead Al-Ettifaq to a 2-0 victory over Damac.

The Dutch midfielder capitalized on a cross from Khalid Al-Ghannam to score in the first half before setting up his teammate Mukhtar Ali, who scored the winning goal for Al-Ettifaq with a powerful shot.

The former Liverpool player increased his tally to 11 goals in 19 appearances this season. He also scored a goal and provided an assist in the same match for the second time this season.