Al Hilal seeks to compensate for its lackluster appearance in Asia by continuing to maintain its lead in the Saudi Professional League, when it lands in Abha, as a guest of the home team, Damak, in the seventh round of competitions.
The tour bears the name “We Dream and Achieve Tour” on the occasion of the 93rd National Day, and after a directive from Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports, to name the matches of this tour with the National Day slogan and identity.
Al Hilal appeared technically unconvincing in its first match in the AFC Champions League against its unknown guest, Nafbakhor of Uzbekistan, who was on their way to victory with a single unanswered goal at King Fahd International Stadium in the capital, Riyadh, before Ali Al Bulayhi succeeded in scoring an equalizer in stoppage time.
The team looking to restore the Saudi League title to its coffers has great technical potential that exceeds its host, the Damac team, and seeks to continue the journey of victories that began in the second round and continued until Al-Hilal sat at the top of the standings with 16 points, one point ahead of the two poles of Jeddah, Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly.
As for the home team, “Dhamk Team,” it enters the match looking for its first victory, as it is in penultimate place with three points coming from three draws, and lost in its last two matches to Al-Ettifaq and then Al-Wehda in a four-way match in the last round.
Neymar needs physical therapy after the Asian match (Al Hilal Club)
In the city of Jeddah, the Al-Ittihad team faces a difficult confrontation when it welcomes its guest, the Al-Fateh team, at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, amid the injury conditions surrounding the team. Moroccan Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah was the last, as he suffered a shoulder injury during the match against Uzbekistan’s Agmak in the AFC Champions League.
The picture is not clear regarding the ability of Brazilian Coronado to participate after the injury he sustained, while the return of Frenchman Karim Benzema is expected, who also missed the last confrontation before he missed group training (Tuesday) due to an illness as well.
Portuguese Nuno Santo, coach of the Al-Ittihad team, is working to lead his team to safety and emerge with the three points in the journey to defend the title it achieved last season after a long absence since the last title it attended in 2009.
Al-Ittihad lost to Al-Hilal in the fifth round, which was their first loss this season, and despite the technical capabilities possessed by the Al-Fateh team and the positive results it achieved recently, Al-Ittihad is armed with the staff of the ground and the public.
Al-Fateh enters the match after two exemplary victories achieved in the past two rounds, against Al-Ahly by five and against Al-Khaleej by three, as its Moroccan star, Mourad Batna, is experiencing ideal times with the team and showed tremendous technical abilities in scoring goals that enabled him to rise to compete for the top scorers.
The confrontation holds special memories for the Croatian coach Bilic, the coach of the Al-Fateh team, who returns to face his former team (Al-Ittihad), which he previously coached a period of time ago, and is trying to emerge victorious and snatch the three points despite the difficulty of the task.
Banega Youth Star (Al-Shabab Club)
Al-Fateh is missing the services of its newly joined player, Mukhtar Ali, who received a red card in the last round.
In the city of Buraidah, competition and conflict rages between the two rivals, Al-Taawoun and Al-Raed, in a “derby” confrontation between them at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.
Al-Taawoun enters to compensate for its first loss this season in the last round against Al-Ahly by a single goal, while Al-Raed is experiencing negative technical moments and arriving late in the standings.
Derby matches are not always subject to technical processes in a very precise manner, but Al-Taawoun has a great technical advantage compared to its leading rival, and the Brazilian coach Chamusca, Al-Taawoun coach, is seeking to return his team to the path of victories in order to come out on top.
Al-Taawoun has thirteen points, and is in fourth place after falling from second place in the standings in the last round. It relies a lot on the distinguished names it possesses, the most recent of which is Musa Barrow and Joao Pedro, who showed distinctive technical capabilities after their first participation with the team.
As for Al-Raed, he is trying to achieve his second victory after losing four matches, drawing one, and achieving a victory against Riyadh only. He is looking forward to returning in a big way against the traditional rival (Al-Taawoun).
In the capital, Riyadh, the Al-Shabab team hosts its counterpart Al-Hazm, looking to achieve its second victory after overcoming Al-Fayhaa in the last round and tasting the first three points in the league after a series of failures that contributed to the departure of the Dutchman Louis Kaiser, the team’s former coach, and the presence of the Argentine, Juan Brown, the youth coach.
Al-Shabab was revived with the arrival of Belgian Yannick Carrasco and Moroccan international Romain Saiss, as well as Senegalese Habib Diallo, but the team has injuries on the defensive side after the injury of Mutaib Al-Harbi and the expected lack of readiness of Hamad Al-Yami so far.
Al-Ettifaq players and a pass of honor for the new team star, Thamer Al-Khaibari (Al-Ittifaq Club)
Al-Shabab is trying to come away with the three points and continue its positive journey after a negative start, which may be the worst in the team’s history in the Saudi League.
Al-Hazm enters the confrontation looking for three points to revive its career in the league, as it sits in last place with three points that came from three draws without being able to achieve any win so far.
At Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam, Al-Ettifaq will host its guest Al-Tai in a confrontation in which the team, led by Englishman Steven Gerrard, aspires to continue the journey of victories and collect points.
Al-Ettifaq has recorded a very ideal start, which is unusual for many years, as it achieved victory in four matches and one draw, and lost only once to Al-Hilal, and currently has 13 points and is in fifth place.
Al-Taie has an exemplary record against Al-Ettifaq in the past two seasons, as he achieved victory in the four confrontations that brought them together, but things look different now in light of the technical excellence experienced by Al-Ettifaq.
Al-Taei is in ninth place on the standings with only seven points, and has not yet presented convincing levels to his supporters and fans.
2023-09-21 04:16:29
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