2024-04-15 23:00:00
Al Hilal Saudi Arabia and Al Ain UAE teams went through a strong journey towards qualifying for the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League competition in the current season 2023-2024. Al Hilal will meet Al Ain of the Emirates in the fiery confrontation scheduled to be held at six in the evening today, Tuesday, at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the current version of the AFC Champions League competition.
His career in Al Ain, UAE
Al Ain started their campaign in Group A with a big win away from home over Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan 3-0, then overcame Al Ahal from Turkmenistan (4-2) and Al-Fayhaa from Saudi Arabia (4-1), in addition to a 3-2 victory over Al-Fayhaa in the return match in the fourth round. .
Al Ain ended its campaign in the group stage, with a 1-3 loss to Pakhtakor, then a 2-1 victory over Al Ahal, to end the first round with 15 points in the lead, six points behind Al Fayhaa, which is in second place.
In the round of sixteen, Al Ain tied 0-0 in the first leg with Nasaf of Uzbekistan, then won the second leg with a score of 2-1.
Al Ain Club of the Emirates qualified for the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League at the expense of Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia, after deciding the second leg of the quarter-final match that brought them together at Al Awal Park Stadium with a score of 3-1 on penalties, after the end of regular and extra time, with Al-Nasr winning 4-3 at the time the match ended. Al Ain won 1-0, with the two teams going to penalty kicks after the two matches were tied 4-4 on aggregate.
Al Hilal’s journey in the 2024 AFC Champions League
Al Hilal drew 1-1 with Uzbekistan’s Navbahor in their opening Group D match, but the four-time Asian champions have not looked back since.
Al Hilal achieved five victories in a row, which put them at the top of the group, three points behind Navbahor, to qualify for the round of 16.
In the round of sixteen, Al Hilal defeated Iranian Sepahan 3-1, then Al Hilal repeated the leader at home a week later.
In the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League, the Al Hilal team achieved a well-deserved victory over its professional counterpart, the Egyptian international Ahmed Hegazy, with a score of 2-0 in the match that was held between them at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (the Radiant Jewel), to qualify with a score of 4-0 after The first leg was also decided 2-0.
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