Al Hilal vs Al Duhail, 2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Hilal
  • 57': Darwin Núñez
  • 67': Theo Hernández
FT
2 - 1
Al Duhail
  • 37': Adil Boulbina

About

Al Hilal are hosting Al Duhail at Kingdom Arena, King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Youssouf Sabaly (Al Duhail).
  • 3': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Youssouf Sabaly.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Luis Alberto (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adil Boulbina.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Malcom (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 13': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by João Cancelo.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 19': Offside, Al-Hilal. João Cancelo is caught offside.
  • 20': Foul by Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail).
  • 20': Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Homam El Amin (Al Duhail).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Malcom (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Salah Zakaria (Al Duhail). Assisted by Marcos Leonardo.
  • 26': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Salah Zakaria.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Hassan Al Tambakti (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Foul by Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal).
  • 30': Youssef Ayman (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Krzysztof Piatek (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adil Boulbina with a headed pass.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nasser Al Dawsari with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Salah Zakaria (Al Duhail). Assisted by Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 36': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Salah Zakaria.
  • 37': Goal! Al-Hilal 0, Al Duhail 1. Adil Boulbina (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssouf Sabaly following a fast break.
  • 40': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Hamad Al Yami replaces João Cancelo because of an injury.
  • 41': Foul by Hassan Al Tambakti (Al-Hilal).
  • 41': Krzysztof Piatek (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Hassan Al Tambakti.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Karim Boudiaf (Al Duhail).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Substitution, Al Duhail. Luiz Ceará replaces Karim Boudiaf because of an injury.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (Al-Hilal) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Hamad Al Yami (Al-Hilal).
  • 45'+2': Luis Alberto (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Al Duhail. Homam El Amin is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Leonardo with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
  • 45'+4': Handball by Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal).
  • 45'+4': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Yusuf Akçiçek (Al-Hilal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 45'+6': VAR Decision: No Goal Al-Hilal 0-1 Al Duhail.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Al-Hilal 0, Al Duhail 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Hilal 0, Al Duhail 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Al Duhail. Ibrahima Bamba replaces Jean-Charles Castelletto.
  • 45': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Darwin Núñez replaces Hassan Al Tambakti.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 48': Adil Boulbina (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Yusuf Akçiçek (Al-Hilal).
  • 49': Foul by Youssouf Sabaly (Al Duhail).
  • 49': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Bassam Al Rawi (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal).
  • 54': Offside, Al-Hilal. Theo Hernández is caught offside.
  • 57': Goal! Al-Hilal 1, Al Duhail 1. Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hamad Al Yami.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 59': Foul by Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal).
  • 59': Luiz Ceará (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Youssouf Sabaly.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Adil Boulbina (Al Duhail) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Alberto.
  • 63': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Al Duhail) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal).
  • 64': Attempt saved. Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Salah Zakaria (Al Duhail). Assisted by Malcom.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Krzysztof Piatek (Al Duhail) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 66': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Kaio César replaces Marcos Leonardo.
  • 67': Goal! Al-Hilal 2, Al Duhail 1. Theo Hernández (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 70': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Al Duhail).
  • 70': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Youssef Ayman (Al Duhail).
  • 71': Malcom (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Youssef Ayman (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 73': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Krzysztof Piatek.
  • 75': Foul by Youssouf Sabaly (Al Duhail).
  • 75': Salem Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Kaio César (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 76': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Homam El Amin.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal).
  • 77': Youssouf Sabaly (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal).
  • 78': Substitution, Al Duhail. Sultan Al Brake replaces Youssouf Sabaly.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Mohamed Kanno replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
  • 81': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Ali Lajami replaces Malcom.
  • 83': Foul by Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal).
  • 83': Luis Alberto (Al Duhail) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Adil Boulbina (Al Duhail) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
  • 83': Corner, Al Duhail. Conceded by Yusuf Akçiçek.
  • 88': Foul by Luiz Ceará (Al Duhail).
  • 88': Kaio César (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Luis Alberto (Al Duhail) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Homam El Amin (Al Duhail).
  • 90'+1': Hamad Al Yami (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Luiz Ceará (Al Duhail).
  • 90'+3': Kaio César (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Luiz Ceará (Al Duhail) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Kaio César (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Al-Hilal. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Al-Hilal 2, Al Duhail 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Hilal 2, Al Duhail 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 0
37.2 Possession 62.8
9 SHOTS 20
1 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
307 Accurate Passes 570
381 Passes 642
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 22
0.1 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 56
26 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
5 Blocked Shots 8
8 Effective Tackles 4
11 Tackles 6
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 5
32 Effective Clearances 16
32 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Kingdom Arena
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 18,802

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 3 +4 9
2 Al Ahli 3 +6 7
3 Shabab Al-Ahli 3 +4 7
4 Al-Wahda 3 +3 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

HIL Al Hilal (4-3-3)

No. Name
37 Yassine Bounou (GK)
4 Yusuf Akcicek
87 Hassan Al-Tombakti
19 Theo Hernández
20 João Cancelo
8 Rúben Neves
16 Nasser Al-Dawsari
22 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
9 Marcos Leonardo
29 Salem Al-Dawsari
10 Malcom
Al Hilal Substitutes:
Darwin Núñez, Mohamed Kanno, Mathieu Patouillet, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Mohammed Al-Yami, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Kaio, Moteb Al-Harbi, Hamad Al-Yami, Ali Lajami, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Abdulelah Al-Malki.

ALD Al Duhail (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Salah Zakaria (GK)
21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
4 Youssef Ayman Yellow Card
5 Bassam Al-Rawi
24 Homam Ahmed
17 Youssouf Sabaly
12 Karim Boudiaf
10 Luis Alberto
19 Benjamin Bourigeaud
77 Adil Boulbina
9 Krzysztof Piatek
Al Duhail Substitutes:
Mubark Shanan, Abdullah Al Ahrak, Bautista Burke, Tahsin Jamshid, Ghanem Al Minhali, Amir Hassan, Luiz Ceará, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Ibrahima Bamba, Sultan Al-Brake.

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