US EditionKoulibaly on Target as Al-Hilal Remain Perfect in Asian Champions League
Al-Hilal leads the western league standings with nine points after three matches, securing victory through goals by Akcicek, Koulibaly, and Milinkovic-Savic against Al-Sadd.
- In the Asian Champions League Elite western league phase, Al-Hilal secured a three-one victory in Riyadh on Tuesday over Qatar's Al-Sadd.
- Leading the western group, Al-Hilal sit on a maximum nine points from three games, with the top eight finishers in the 12-team standings advancing to the knockout rounds in March and April.
- The opener came when Al-Sadd failed to clear a Theo Hernandez free kick, allowing Yusuf Akcicek to open scoring after 25 minutes with a close-range finish.
- Al-Sadd briefly threatened a comeback when Roberto Firmino scored in the 63rd minute, but Sergej Milinkovic-Savic curled a free kick past Meshaal Barsham with nine minutes remaining to confirm the win.
- Koulibaly reflected on the match, saying `It was a difficult game, we wanted to win and today I can be happy to score and get an assist and we keep going to the next game` after scoring from Ruben Neves' left-sided corner.
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Al-Hilal beat Al-Sadd to stay top of AFC Champions League Elite Group
RIYADH: Al-Hilal remain top of Group B in the AFC Champions League Elite after a 3-1 home victory over Al-Sadd of Qatar at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Tuesday night. The result means they are the only club in the 24-team competition with a 100 percent record of nine points from their opening three matches.
Soccer-Koulibaly on target as Al-Hilal remain perfect in Asian Champions League
(Reuters) -Al-Hilal sealed a 3-1 win over Qatar's Al-Sadd in Riyadh on Tuesday as the Saudi Pro League outfit side their perfect start to the western league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite. Read full story
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Koulibaly on target as Al-Hilal remain perfect in Asian Champions League
Al-Hilal sealed a 3-1 win over Qatar's Al-Sadd in Riyadh on Tuesday as the Saudi Pro League outfit side their perfect start to the western league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite.First-half goals from Yusuf Akcicek and Kalidou Koulibaly put Simone Inzaghi's side in control before Roberto Firmino pull
Al-Hilal beat Al-Sadd to stay top of AFC Champions League Elite Group B
RIYADH: Al-Hilal remain top of Group B in the AFC Champions League Elite after a 3-1 home victory over Al-Sadd of Qatar at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Tuesday night. The result means they are the only club in the 24-team competition with a 100 percent record of nine points from their opening three matches....
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