Ittihad's miserable night was summed up in the final minute of normal time, when striker Abderrazak Hamdallah was given a second booking for grabbing Hilal defender Ali Al Bulaihi by the throat. The confrontation sparked a number of clashes between the opposing sets of players.
Ronaldo’s Al Nassr dumped out of Asian Champions League quarters
Beaten 1-0 in the first leg in the United Arab Emirates, Ronaldo took the quarter-final to penalties when he held his nerve from the spot in the 118th minute. His calmly taken spot-kick made it 4-3 on the night to the hosts, who had Ayman Yahya sent off in the...
Neymar and Al Hilal suffer scare in Asian Champions League
Runners-up in last year’s Champions League, Hilal were fortunate not to lose their Group B opener having gone behind on 52 minutes at King Fahd International Stadium to Toma Tabatadze’s expert finish. Navbahor, the 2022 Uzbekistan Super League runners-up, were competing in the Champions League for the first time. However, Hilal defender Ali Al...
