Saudi Professional League 2023/2024

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After a long break, Ittihad FC managed to perform better in the last two matches, and Karim Benzema was played from the early minutes of the match but he didn't score a goal, but lucky for Ittihad FC because Abderrazak Hamdallah could be relied on by scoring two goals which brought Ittihad to win against Al-Riyadh, and Hamdallah has scored three goals in his two club matches after this long break.
Ittihad FC no longer has a chance to catch Al-Hilal so it is certain that they will fail to defend their title, but they still have a chance to get the title in another competition, namely the Asian Champions League, but they will have a tough match because they will face Al Hilal in the quarter-finals, Al Hilal is one of the strong teams this season. Ittihad's struggle to qualify for the semifinals is quite tough.

Al-ittihad has indeed won 2 consecutive victories at the beginning of this second half season. And well that is indeed a good development for this club which had slumped at the end of the first half of the season. But unfortunately Al-ittihad is already far behind in points from al-Nassr and Al-hilal in the SPL. So for Al-ittihad maybe they just have to fight harder in the AFC champions league. And fortunately Al-ittihad has managed to qualify from the round of 16 in the AFC Champion League. But well the real problem does arise in the quarter-finals because Al-ittihad must face the strongest opponent there, AL-hilal. And obviously it will be a difficult match for AL-ittihad. But that doesn't mean Al-ittihad doesn't have a chance. It's just that the chances of beating Al-hilal are quite small.

it seems this depends on whether Al Hilal will also chase the title in the AFC champions league?
the answer is of course that Al Hilal will try to get the title there because this very strong performance will be put to good use to get the title in the SPL and even in the AFC Champions League.
Ittihad has a very slim chance of beating Al Hilal, while we don't need to bother betting on the match between the two teams in the AFC competition because before the AFC Champions League match starts, these two teams will meet to compete for 3 points in the SPL and from these results we We can already predict how Ittihad will look, which will have difficulty beating Al Hilal.

I have never had bad thoughts about Ittihad but for this season it is very impossible for any team to beat Al Hilal unless this team makes a serious mistake in causing 1 defeat but for the time being Al Hilal remains the favorite.

[marcous]

Al Hilal is indeed in very good performance this season and has not even suffered a defeat in the Saudi League so it is only natural that Al Hilal will end up getting the league title because Al Hilal itself dominates more titles in the league, even though Al Nassr had threatened Al Hilal but Now the difference in points between the two is quite big so I don't think Al Nassr can catch up and will have to give up the league title early to Al Hilal even though they still have a lot of time left in the season.

For the AFC Champions League title, clubs like Al Hilal and Al Nassr still have the same chance of getting the title but we also don't know how far they will go because the competition in the AFC Champions League is quite tough if only compared with the Saudi League, especially if seeing Saudi clubs like Al Nassr and Al Hilal reach the final and fight for the title, I think Al Hilal will beat Al Nassr again and embarrass Ronaldo as usual

I think that Al Hilal has more potential to win the Asian Champions League trophy, I certainly don't mean to underestimate Al Nassr in this matter. However, looking at the current consistency of the two teams in the SPL, it shows that Al Hilal is indeed the favorite. The Ronaldo factor is indeed very influential, he can make a difference and improve the mentality of the players in the squad, but the head to head record shows that Al Hilal is still too strong this season.

On the other hand, it is very difficult for Al Nassr to overtake Al Hilal in the SPL, I predict Al Hilal will create an unbeaten record throughout the season. Apart from that, Al Ittihad as the defending champions failed to maintain their existence to lead the standings this season, and it also looks like they will be eliminated by Al Hilal in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League.

However, if the three SPL representatives fail to win the Asian Champions League trophy then it will be a big surprise, because PIF has invested a lot of money to build Al Hilal, Al Nassr and Al Ittihad.

[nurilham]

Talisca is a good and experienced player who performs best at forward level, but the forward Talisca is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, he scores goals with his foot magic in every match. Al Nassr, one of the best teams of Jayant Saudi Professional League, can definitely win with South Korean clubs in particular. If it is to win with a unique club then of course I think it is better to leave the Taliska forward level place. Now the performance of Al Nassr team is very good so the name of Al Nassr team will definitely be at the top as the best team in AFC league.

I don't want to compare Talisca and Ronaldo but I agree if Talisca is a great player. This player often makes the different in the match, they often scored goals or delivered assists. And Talisca also can play in some positions, this makes Talisca be a very useful player. It is the right decision that Al Nassr always keeps him in the squad although they already have Ronaldo and Mane. Talisca again showed his contribution in every match this season. I'm sure Al Nassr will score more goals in the match against Al Feiha if Talisca can play at the moment.

Yes, Al Nassr becomes one of the top teams in AFC league this season. I guess we will have the final match between Al Nassr vs Al Hilal. I really expect this two teams won't meet each other in the semi final round.

[QueenVera]

It's incorrect, the correct amounts should be three. How can you forget that if ittihad was also winning against nahbavor? This is why there will another interesting match to happen in the AFC champion league. This match will be about al ittihad against al hilal. Im not concerning the match from al nassr caused by im surely it will be winning the match.
I think that we will have the most awaited match in the final between al hilal and al nassr. I hope that if these clubs will be facing in the final. Al hilal is obvious to winning against al ittihad. It's caused by ittihad has not uppering its standard and it keeps to perform so badly.

The most awaited match from all of eyes will be al nassr vs al hilal. These clubs have big border in the saudi pro league right now. Im thinking that will be continue caused by al hilal is far leading the competition and al nassr was always losing once it faced al hilal.
We will be having some interesting match to happen soon. The first one will be al ittihad vs al hilal, then if hilal will qualify and we will be also having another hyped match between al nassr vs al hilal.

The competition from mitrovic is not yet ended. Things are going even perfect compared to the last season. The chance owned by the club is very big too. Im picking al hilal to get the trophy this season. It's superior compared to the rest of club in the competition.

Well the AFC Champions League is on and we’ve got some big matches to focus on especially as we’ve had great improvement from the Saudi League. The Saudi League is one league that’s enjoyed a great investment from the governing bodies and the respective clubs. Investment in every business is what gets the business to the limelight and this is what the Saudi government understood and had to take necessary actions. Now you can see the improvement in both the league and the rippled effect in the National team. The National Team has had massive improvement to the style of their play because of the massive exposure most of them have gotten from the European stars signed to the league. Now let’s shift our focus to the AFC Champions League and we’re looking at the performance of 3 clubs ; Al Ittihad who are the league’s defending champions, Al Hilal who’re leading the league and Al Nassr the league chasers who houses Ronaldo in the team.

 Al Ittihad vs Al Hilal match has it’s own feelings and vibes especially as it’s a match if defending champions against current league leaders and We’ll love to see how Al Ittihad have improved after the internal crisis that happened at the club. That not withstanding, we all know the final match would be between Al Nassr and Al Hilal and that’s one match that’s now having the massive views of the SPL. Especially because each time Al Nassr haven’t been able to get the win over this Al Hilal side m. I’m having high hopes on Ronaldo to be able to clinch this title at least to have him win something in the Saudi League. Ronaldo has at least won a trophy in every league is played and is yet to win any here in Saudi. For this reason, I’m having very high hopes and also the team is looking refreshed and reenergized and I wish they’ll-be able to keep up this determination level for a very long while that way they can be able to defeat this Al Hilal side. On the other hand, we can’t fail to overlook on the strength of this Al Hilal side which is majorly in their attack, headed by Mitrovic who’s in search of the league’s golden boot as he’s getting the required cooperation from his teammates. Well with that kind of massive cooperation they’re seeming unstoppable though. Well for me I have great hope on Ronaldo and his boys to be able to clinch this title in the final and I’ll sure have this confidence to stake on the Al Nassr team to win the final.

[Josefjix]

I don't want to compare Talisca and Ronaldo but I agree if Talisca is a great player. This player often makes the different in the match, they often scored goals or delivered assists. And Talisca also can play in some positions, this makes Talisca be a very useful player. It is the right decision that Al Nassr always keeps him in the squad although they already have Ronaldo and Mane. Talisca again showed his contribution in every match this season. I'm sure Al Nassr will score more goals in the match against Al Feiha if Talisca can play at the moment.
Yes, Al Nassr becomes one of the top teams in AFC league this season. I guess we will have the final match between Al Nassr vs Al Hilal. I really expect this two teams won't meet each other in the semi final round.

Al Nassr is preferred as the second best team in Saudi Pro league this season, the first team on the list is Al Hilal because they're unbeaten and have continue to thrashed their opponents, even Al Nassr that would have meet their taste prove everyone wrong when Al Hilal humbled them. Perhaps the vast majority enjoyed the games of Al Nassr due to the big names in the club. Talisca and Cristiano Ronaldo are teammates and they've a good chemistry going between both of them, more especially on the pitch were we see the good cooperative signs moving. Ronaldo and Talisca contributative stellar performance have aides the team winning crucial games and they stand strong enough to withstand any formidable opposition coming their way.

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Al Hilal definitely looks like the better team and I am guessing that they will win the league, not sure if they will win the AFC, but they are doing their best as well. In the end, wea re going to see them dominate AFC with all saudi teams because they are spending so much money on the players so they should be getting the wins anyway, it should be the thing that people expect.

Al-Nassr or Al Hilal should be getting the win there and the cup too. A situation where AL Hilal wins both the league and AFC at the same time could be something amazing for them, they are going to end up with a great situation and that would show the world that you do not need to get aging old stars to be a good team if you can offer players who are on their prime a lot of money as a salary, they did that and they spent less than what Al Nassr pays for Ronaldo.

Al Hilal and Al nassr are both progressing smoothly in the Saudi Arabian league because in the last 5 matches they were able to sweep it by winning. Al Hilal is already 7 points ahead of Al Nassr and looking at this season matches, which only have 10 games remaining, I think Al Hilal will be able to achieve their target of becoming champions this season. But with their strength this season, I'm sure Al Hilal will also maximize their strength to continue advancing in the AFC. In the previous match, Al hilal managed to beat sepahan with an aggregate of 6-2 and Al Hilal advanced to the quarter-finals.

Looking at the opponents they face in the quarter-finals, it is likely that they will have to work hard because the opponents they face are Al ittihad. But I'm sure al hilal can make their best work in AFC and also al nassr where they will target the AFC trophy for this season. I think the two Saudi arabian league teams are strong candidates to win the AFC trophy this season.

[wiss19]

I think that Al Hilal has more potential to win the Asian Champions League trophy, I certainly don't mean to underestimate Al Nassr in this matter. However, looking at the current consistency of the two teams in the SPL, it shows that Al Hilal is indeed the favorite. The Ronaldo factor is indeed very influential, he can make a difference and improve the mentality of the players in the squad, but the head to head record shows that Al Hilal is still too strong this season.

On the other hand, it is very difficult for Al Nassr to overtake Al Hilal in the SPL, I predict Al Hilal will create an unbeaten record throughout the season. Apart from that, Al Ittihad as the defending champions failed to maintain their existence to lead the standings this season, and it also looks like they will be eliminated by Al Hilal in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League.

However, if the three SPL representatives fail to win the Asian Champions League trophy then it will be a big surprise, because PIF has invested a lot of money to build Al Hilal, Al Nassr and Al Ittihad.

Even Al Hilal is leading the Saudi League but in last few matches we have Al Nassr and Al Hilal on same level with things are going interested for the AFC Champions League and most chances we will have these both teams in last two which could be interested because now last three matches are going to play in Saudi Arab which will make things more entertaining and with any team can go through for the title even mostly are feeling Al Hilal is strong and better but in this competition we will have challenging performance from the Al Nassr as well because they are also looking for the end of this season with trophy and this can give them good end after having problems in Saudi League for the title.

In quarterfinals, we have Al Nassr vs Al Ain which is from the UAE and then two Saudi League teams Al Hilal vs Al Ittihad winner from these matches are going to face each other in semifinal with this all most chances we will have winner from the Saudi League because other teams are not good enough to handle these both Al Hilal and Al Nassr but still it's too early to talk about winner with current performance any team from these two can win title.

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Al Hilal definitely looks like the better team and I am guessing that they will win the league, not sure if they will win the AFC, but they are doing their best as well. In the end, wea re going to see them dominate AFC with all saudi teams because they are spending so much money on the players so they should be getting the wins anyway, it should be the thing that people expect.

Al-Nassr or Al Hilal should be getting the win there and the cup too. A situation where AL Hilal wins both the league and AFC at the same time could be something amazing for them, they are going to end up with a great situation and that would show the world that you do not need to get aging old stars to be a good team if you can offer players who are on their prime a lot of money as a salary, they did that and they spent less than what Al Nassr pays for Ronaldo.

Al Hilal and Al nassr are both progressing smoothly in the Saudi Arabian league because in the last 5 matches they were able to sweep it by winning. Al Hilal is already 7 points ahead of Al Nassr and looking at this season matches, which only have 10 games remaining, I think Al Hilal will be able to achieve their target of becoming champions this season. But with their strength this season, I'm sure Al Hilal will also maximize their strength to continue advancing in the AFC. In the previous match, Al hilal managed to beat sepahan with an aggregate of 6-2 and Al Hilal advanced to the quarter-finals.

Looking at the opponents they face in the quarter-finals, it is likely that they will have to work hard because the opponents they face are Al ittihad. But I'm sure al hilal can make their best work in AFC and also al nassr where they will target the AFC trophy for this season. I think the two Saudi arabian league teams are strong candidates to win the AFC trophy this season.

Al Hilal and Al Nassr actually have almost the same performances, it's just that Al Hilal defense is stronger than Al Nassr due to the fact that both of them have active strikers who can create lots of goals. But because Al Nassr defense is not as strong as Al Hilal, that why Al Nassr has several times lost points and it is difficult to catch up with Al Hilal which is quite big, while Al Hilal itself is trying as hard as possible so as not to experience defeat and can run smoothly to wins the Saudi Pro League title because the remaining matches this season will be a big obstacle for Al Hilal because they have to appear consistent amidst the busy schedule they face.

Al Hilal, Al Nassr and Al Ittihad managed to qualify for the quarter-finals and these three clubs are clubs that have a lot of experience in the AFC Champions League and they also have a big chance of winning this big title, Al Nassr has opponents who are not quite difficult, namely Al Ain, however, cannot be underestimated, while Al Hilal will face its toughest rival Al Ittihad. But because Al Ittihad performance is not as strong as last season, I think Al Hilal will beat Ittihad in the quarter finals this times and the possibility that will advance is Al Nassr and Al Hilal in the fight for the title.

[Hirose UK]

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it seems this depends on whether Al Hilal will also chase the title in the AFC champions league?
the answer is of course that Al Hilal will try to get the title there because this very strong performance will be put to good use to get the title in the SPL and even in the AFC Champions League.
Ittihad has a very slim chance of beating Al Hilal, while we don't need to bother betting on the match between the two teams in the AFC competition because before the AFC Champions League match starts, these two teams will meet to compete for 3 points in the SPL and from these results we We can already predict how Ittihad will look, which will have difficulty beating Al Hilal.

I have never had bad thoughts about Ittihad but for this season it is very impossible for any team to beat Al Hilal unless this team makes a serious mistake in causing 1 defeat but for the time being Al Hilal remains the favorite.

Al Hilal is the most successful team with 4 titles in the AFC Champions League, it will be very possible for Al Hilal to be able to pursue becoming champions in this competition, but it will be much more difficult for them because the AFC Champions League is not the same as the SPL.
But for this season it seems that Al Hilal will try to target winning the AFC Champions League title, they are already at the top of the standings in the SPL with points which are quite safe so they can focus on other competitions.
Al Hilal vs Ittihad will take place at the beginning of March and there are still two SPL matches remaining, however the two will meet first in the SPL match after Al Hilal against Al Ettifaq.
I think Al Hilal will be able to gain an advantage by winning the three matches they will face Ittihad.

You are right because Al Hilal is in very good condition, initially I thought Al Nassr would be strong competitor but they also couldn't beat Al Hilal.

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Al Hilal definitely looks like the better team and I am guessing that they will win the league, not sure if they will win the AFC, but they are doing their best as well. In the end, wea re going to see them dominate AFC with all saudi teams because they are spending so much money on the players so they should be getting the wins anyway, it should be the thing that people expect.

Al-Nassr or Al Hilal should be getting the win there and the cup too. A situation where AL Hilal wins both the league and AFC at the same time could be something amazing for them, they are going to end up with a great situation and that would show the world that you do not need to get aging old stars to be a good team if you can offer players who are on their prime a lot of money as a salary, they did that and they spent less than what Al Nassr pays for Ronaldo.

Al-Hilal is very strong wherever their competition is and they have not experienced the slightest difficulty until now. Of course, this is all due to the increase in squad depth they have had since last season and the results will still continue to improve without any problems that will hinder them. Al-Hilal will definitely win the Saudi league and at the same time the Asian Champions League if they continue on the right track.

Regarding the allocation of funds made by these two teams, I think Al-Hilal is more targeted in terms of performance and achievements because they focus their players on winning titles and do not mean to demean Al-Nassr, but they are quite different from Al-Hilal. Maybe the only advantage of Al-Nassr is that it has a star as big as Ronaldo and in terms of investment or whatever, it will definitely be very profitable. So there's not much we can compare because these two teams have their own ways of achieving each desired target.

[Jody.Drummer]

Yes, as previously predicted, Al Hilal will be able to overtake Al Nassr to be in the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League after successfully eliminating Sepahan. They managed to win the 2 legs of the match with an aggregate of 6-2, that is a very promising score for Al Hilal. Now they are in the quarter-finals and preparing to face Al Ittihad which is a club from the SPL as well. Looking at their current chances, I think we will all agree that Al Hilal's chances in eptadningan are much greater than Al Ittihad. We can see it from the SPL as well which can be the basis for our considerations.

Al Ittihad themselves are in the quarter-finals after successfully beating Navbahor Namangan with a narrow score of 2-1, which means they need to work harder to really be here. However, they had bad luck because they had to face the unbeaten club Al Hilala in the quarter-finals. If they play like what they showed in the SPL, then they will be able to lose easily to Al Hilal. They have to improve their game if they want to give Al Hilal a fight in the Asian Champions League.

For Al Hilal themselves, this is luck for them because they will face a club they already know and have also beaten in the SPL this season, so of course they already know Al Ittihad's strengths well, that will make it easier for them to be able to apply strategies in matches. This. Al Hilal have the upper hand now, they are preparing to advance to the semifinals, and I have great confidence they will be able to do it.

[Uruhara]

Al-ittihad has indeed won 2 consecutive victories at the beginning of this second half season. And well that is indeed a good development for this club which had slumped at the end of the first half of the season. But unfortunately Al-ittihad is already far behind in points from al-Nassr and Al-hilal in the SPL. So for Al-ittihad maybe they just have to fight harder in the AFC champions league. And fortunately Al-ittihad has managed to qualify from the round of 16 in the AFC Champion League. But well the real problem does arise in the quarter-finals because Al-ittihad must face the strongest opponent there, AL-hilal. And obviously it will be a difficult match for AL-ittihad. But that doesn't mean Al-ittihad doesn't have a chance. It's just that the chances of beating Al-hilal are quite small.

it seems this depends on whether Al Hilal will also chase the title in the AFC champions league?
the answer is of course that Al Hilal will try to get the title there because this very strong performance will be put to good use to get the title in the SPL and even in the AFC Champions League.
Ittihad has a very slim chance of beating Al Hilal, while we don't need to bother betting on the match between the two teams in the AFC competition because before the AFC Champions League match starts, these two teams will meet to compete for 3 points in the SPL and from these results we We can already predict how Ittihad will look, which will have difficulty beating Al Hilal.

I have never had bad thoughts about Ittihad but for this season it is very impossible for any team to beat Al Hilal unless this team makes a serious mistake in causing 1 defeat but for the time being Al Hilal remains the favorite.

There is no doubt that Al-hilal will indeed be the favorites in the match against al-ittihad. It's just the same as what you asked, whether Al-Hilal will target the AFC Champions League. And my answer may turn out to be not so sure. Yes, although I also think that any team will definitely try well in all competitions. But sometimes there are teams that can only focus on one competition, like Barcelona last season, who lost in the UCL and in the European League and only won in Laliga. Well, I think Al-hilal could do that, but most likely Al-hilal will try to make their unbeaten record longer. And maybe they can win lots of trophies this season.

[Webetcoins]

Al-ittihad has indeed won 2 consecutive victories at the beginning of this second half season. And well that is indeed a good development for this club which had slumped at the end of the first half of the season. But unfortunately Al-ittihad is already far behind in points from al-Nassr and Al-hilal in the SPL. So for Al-ittihad maybe they just have to fight harder in the AFC champions league. And fortunately Al-ittihad has managed to qualify from the round of 16 in the AFC Champion League. But well the real problem does arise in the quarter-finals because Al-ittihad must face the strongest opponent there, AL-hilal. And obviously it will be a difficult match for AL-ittihad. But that doesn't mean Al-ittihad doesn't have a chance. It's just that the chances of beating Al-hilal are quite small.

Al Ittihad which is currently defending champions and also competing into AFC Champions League were in poor form, but this break brings good fortune for them with now things are improved, and their players are doing good in last few days they won few matches which give them good confidence because now they are having 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 games which is impressive.

But, now in upcoming week things are going to be challenging again because in their next five games they are going to face Al Hilal three times which is surely not easy and with the loses they can go down again because now we are heading for the last rounds of this season, and they needed to be at their best, but these matches are surely going to be not easy with two matches will be held at Al Hilal home and third one will be at their own home so they need to be on better level for the good results and having better momentum until end of this season which they lost and now having 5th spot in league table.

[indah rezqi]

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Al Ittihad which is currently defending champions and also competing into AFC Champions League were in poor form, but this break brings good fortune for them with now things are improved, and their players are doing good in last few days they won few matches which give them good confidence because now they are having 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 games which is impressive.

But, now in upcoming week things are going to be challenging again because in their next five games they are going to face Al Hilal three times which is surely not easy and with the loses they can go down again because now we are heading for the last rounds of this season, and they needed to be at their best, but these matches are surely going to be not easy with two matches will be held at Al Hilal home and third one will be at their own home so they need to be on better level for the good results and having better momentum until end of this season which they lost and now having 5th spot in league table.

Al Ittihad will be tested to the limit of their abilities when they meet Al Hilal three times in five matches in two different competitions. Benzema and his colleagues are required to use all their best potential to achieve victory, even though their current chances are considered lower than Al Hilal. It cannot be denied that Al Ittihad experienced a downturn this season, Benzema failed to maintain the team performance even though he was brought in at a high price. The ups and downs in their performance made Al Ittihad fail to defend the SPL trophy, Al Hilal is the favorite team this season and they have not experienced a single defeat in 20 weeks.

It is very likely that Al Ittihad will also be eliminated in the Asian Champions League (AFC), because Al Hilal is also highly favored in the semifinals. Al Ittihad fate this season has been very bad, it could be said that their investment in buying top European players failed because they were unable to win any trophies. On Al Hilal side, they were also unable to utilize Neymar services for the full season, due to the Brazilian star long injury. Al Ittihad will face Al Wahda, and Al Hilal will face Al Ettifaq, I think these matches can be a reference to see their strengths before facing each other next week.

[MusaMohamed]

Al Ittihad which is currently defending champions and also competing into AFC Champions League were in poor form, but this break brings good fortune for them with now things are improved, and their players are doing good in last few days they won few matches which give them good confidence because now they are having 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 games which is impressive.

They already lost the title of Saudi Professional League to either Al Hilal or Al Nassr. No chance for Al-Ittihad to defend their league title against these clubs in this season as their previous poor performances already contribute to make very big gaps of Al-Ittihad against these competitors.

They only can try to play well until the season ending and consider rest matches as chances for them to prepare for a next season. In AFC Champions League, they will meet Al Hilal in semi finals and it will be big challenge for a last chance for Al Ittihad to win a title in this season. Their chance looks not too good, first with poor performances in Saudi Professional League, second from their latest poor performance against Navbahor even they won the match, and lastly the outstanding forms of Al Hilal in this season.

[tusandii]

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Al Ittihad which is currently defending champions and also competing into AFC Champions League were in poor form, but this break brings good fortune for them with now things are improved, and their players are doing good in last few days they won few matches which give them good confidence because now they are having 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 games which is impressive.

But, now in upcoming week things are going to be challenging again because in their next five games they are going to face Al Hilal three times which is surely not easy and with the loses they can go down again because now we are heading for the last rounds of this season, and they needed to be at their best, but these matches are surely going to be not easy with two matches will be held at Al Hilal home and third one will be at their own home so they need to be on better level for the good results and having better momentum until end of this season which they lost and now having 5th spot in league table.

Al Ittihad will be tested to the limit of their abilities when they meet Al Hilal three times in five matches in two different competitions. Benzema and his colleagues are required to use all their best potential to achieve victory, even though their current chances are considered lower than Al Hilal. It cannot be denied that Al Ittihad experienced a downturn this season, Benzema failed to maintain the team performance even though he was brought in at a high price. The ups and downs in their performance made Al Ittihad fail to defend the SPL trophy, Al Hilal is the favorite team this season and they have not experienced a single defeat in 20 weeks.

It is very likely that Al Ittihad will also be eliminated in the Asian Champions League (AFC), because Al Hilal is also highly favored in the semifinals. Al Ittihad fate this season has been very bad, it could be said that their investment in buying top European players failed because they were unable to win any trophies. On Al Hilal side, they were also unable to utilize Neymar services for the full season, due to the Brazilian star long injury. Al Ittihad will face Al Wahda, and Al Hilal will face Al Ettifaq, I think these matches can be a reference to see their strengths before facing each other next week.

After taking a break and going through several matches, Ittihad was given a fairly strong opponent and facing Al Hilal was not something easy and it was certain that Al Hilal would be defeated.
Benzema, who was originally expected to provide improvement to Ittihad, has actually been unable to provide anything since the start of the season until now, he is just like an ordinary player, even though he has great experience in Europe and the Ittihad owner actually hopes that Benzema can have a positive impact like Ronaldo who was able to lift Al Nassr. and it looks like after failing to get the title this season and failing in the AFC champions league it looks like Ittihad will look for more talented European players and loan Benzema to another club.

For Neymar, it seems that Al Hilal doesn't really expect anything from this player because Al Hilal currently quite strong as long as they have Mitrovic, who currently really in great spirits, even in the AFC Champions League, this player managed to score 7 scores in 8 matches.
It seems like I don't need a reference in the upcoming match because I am still very confident that whatever happens Al Hilal will get rid of Ittihad.

[Blitzboy]

After a long break, Ittihad FC managed to perform better in the last two matches, and Karim Benzema was played from the early minutes of the match but he didn't score a goal, but lucky for Ittihad FC because Abderrazak Hamdallah could be relied on by scoring two goals which brought Ittihad to win against Al-Riyadh, and Hamdallah has scored three goals in his two club matches after this long break.
Ittihad FC no longer has a chance to catch Al-Hilal so it is certain that they will fail to defend their title, but they still have a chance to get the title in another competition, namely the Asian Champions League, but they will have a tough match because they will face Al Hilal in the quarter-finals, Al Hilal is one of the strong teams this season. Ittihad's struggle to qualify for the semifinals is quite tough.

Al-ittihad has indeed won 2 consecutive victories at the beginning of this second half season. And well that is indeed a good development for this club which had slumped at the end of the first half of the season. But unfortunately Al-ittihad is already far behind in points from al-Nassr and Al-hilal in the SPL. So for Al-ittihad maybe they just have to fight harder in the AFC champions league. And fortunately Al-ittihad has managed to qualify from the round of 16 in the AFC Champion League. But well the real problem does arise in the quarter-finals because Al-ittihad must face the strongest opponent there, AL-hilal. And obviously it will be a difficult match for AL-ittihad. But that doesn't mean Al-ittihad doesn't have a chance. It's just that the chances of beating Al-hilal are quite small.

In the SPL, they're behind Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal, which hurts their league hopes. Getting past the AFC Champions League round of 16 is impressive. Of course, Al-Hilal in the quarterfinals is intimidating. Form and history in the SPL and AFC Champions League make Al-Hilal tough opponents. I believe the underdog occasionally wins in football. Capitalize on Al-Hilal's mistakes. Football's unpredictability is its appeal, even though Al-ittihad is underdogs. Play with passion and strategy.

For me, the SPL encounter between Al-ittihad and Al-Hilal may be a preview of the AFC Champions League. This is Al-ittihad's chance to evaluate their plan against Al-Hilal. No doubt, Al-Hilal is dominant, but I believe in surprises. Remember, Al-ittihad must uncover and exploit every giant's weakness. Our fans should be hopeful and support our team during tough times.

[Nheer]

Despite his age, Ronaldo consistently displays remarkable skills. His Transitioning from the Premier League to La Liga, back to the Premier League, and now to the Saudi Pro League, he has excelled in each league, leaving a lasting impact wherever he goes.

The professionalism of Ronaldo is just on another level that is why he is still able to display what he is doing at this age, he is the kind of player that will decide for himself when to retire because it seems he is not caught up with age like other players. He always shows immense impact wherever he plays, he proves himself in England, Spain, Italy and now Saudi Arabia, he is currently leading the goal scorer chart and also probably leading Al Nassr to the Asian Champions League final.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Al Nassr again and he will have two AFC Champions League quarter finals with Al Nassr. He is going to continue chasing for more titles with Al Nassr.

With their performance I think they should be able to win a trophy for themselves this season, their performance is fantastic so far this season, all players are having a good season and beating almost every team they face. Al Hilal have been their most challenging opponent so far and they have lost a couple games against them, the only team i think is better than Al Nassr currently is Al Hilal.

[Tony116]

Finally have two Saudi Pro League teams qualified to AFC Champion League quarter final round, last night Al Nassr success qualified after winning aggregate 3-0 over Al Feiha and tonight Al Hilal success qualifying after defeating Sepahan 3-1 and aggregate won over 6-2. Its good start for Saudi Pro League teams in AFC Champion League journey this season, wish Cristiano Ronaldo can break out the fantastic record become the first players can winning AFC Champion League with Asian teams and he was win before with European clubs.

Saudi Pro League teams achieved in AFC Champion League not really bad, get two qualified teams and success qualified until quarter final round and waiting the drawing schedule which one team will face by Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Hilal are waiting for their opponent teams.

yes, Al Nassr had a great performance against Al Feiha. I have to say the attack was definitely better compared to the defense of Al Nassr. And I will also say that the performance from Christiano Ronaldo was also pretty good. He was getting in crucial areas of the field. He was also working hard. We could also say that he still has a lot of pace. And in the end he also got a goal which I think was definitely deserved. He might be pretty old at this point but he is still not obsolete in my opinion.

Will Al Nassr be able to win the trophy though?

you guys see Christiano Ronaldo goal highlight here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbx5c8LaohE

[Josefjix]

Despite his age, Ronaldo consistently displays remarkable skills. His Transitioning from the Premier League to La Liga, back to the Premier League, and now to the Saudi Pro League, he has excelled in each league, leaving a lasting impact wherever he goes.

Europe is the hoke of football, is the origins for most of these big names in football, and I would say Saudi Arabia is coming to limelight, the board will not trigger any actions to stop this new development. First, they signed the best outstanding played from Europe and now they are settling for other talented players. Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world of football. I've seen him countless time proofing this theory to be true. There are basis of football that should be acknowledged and Ronaldo comes in the picture in the progress of the Saudi Pro League.