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

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Hilal
  • 25': Yusuf Akcicek
  • 40': Kalidou Koulibaly
  • 81': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
FT
3 - 1
Al Sadd
  • 63': Roberto Firmino

About

Al Hilal are hosting Al Sadd 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.
  • 1': Foul by Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal).
  • 1': Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
  • 3': Kaio César (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Abdullah Al Hamddan (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Claudinho (Al Sadd).
  • 5': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
  • 5': Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Yusuf Akçiçek.
  • 9': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Tarek Salman.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Kaio César (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Neves following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by Theo Hernández (Al-Hilal).
  • 12': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Offside, Al-Hilal. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
  • 17': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamddan.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Kanno.
  • 24': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd).
  • 24': Theo Hernández (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Goal! Al-Hilal 1, Al Sadd 0. Yusuf Akçiçek (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly following a set piece situation.
  • 29': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd).
  • 29': Theo Hernández (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Claudinho (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd). Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with a cross.
  • 32': Akram Afif (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal).
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Akram Afif (Al Sadd).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
  • 39': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Giovani.
  • 40': Goal! Al-Hilal 2, Al Sadd 0. Kalidou Koulibaly (Al-Hilal) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 42': VAR Decision: Goal Al-Hilal 2-0 Al Sadd (Kalidou Koulibaly).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
  • 45'+2': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal).
  • 45'+3': Foul by Tarek Salman (Al Sadd).
  • 45'+3': Kaio César (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal).
  • 45'+5': Tarek Salman (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+7': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Al-Hilal 2, Al Sadd 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al-Hilal 2, Al Sadd 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Guilherme.
  • 47': Offside, Al Sadd. Paulo Otávio is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 49': Mohamed Camara (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Foul by Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal).
  • 50': Guilherme (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Claudinho (Al Sadd) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Otávio.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Marcos Leonardo (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd). Assisted by Abdullah Al Hamddan.
  • 55': Kaio César (Al-Hilal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Paulo Otávio.
  • 58': Foul by Kaio César (Al-Hilal).
  • 58': Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Foul by Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
  • 61': Theo Hernández (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Goal! Al-Hilal 2, Al Sadd 1. Roberto Firmino (Al Sadd) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Miguel with a cross.
  • 66': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal).
  • 67': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd).
  • 67': Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Miguel (Al Sadd).
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Offside, Al Sadd. Pedro Miguel is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Al Sadd. Agustín Soría replaces Mohamed Camara.
  • 74': Substitution, Al Sadd. Hassan Al Haydos replaces Giovani.
  • 75': Foul by Kaio César (Al-Hilal).
  • 75': Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 76': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Kanno.
  • 77': Foul by Claudinho (Al Sadd).
  • 77': Kaio César (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Darwin Núñez replaces Marcos Leonardo.
  • 78': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Nasser Al Dawsari replaces Mohamed Kanno.
  • 78': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Ali Lajami replaces Abdullah Al Hamddan.
  • 79': Offside, Al-Hilal. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Agustín Soría (Al Sadd).
  • 80': Moteb Al Harbi (Al-Hilal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Goal! Al-Hilal 3, Al Sadd 1. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Yusuf Akçiçek (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Kaio César (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd).
  • 86': Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal).
  • 87': Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Suhail (Al Sadd).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abdulelah Al Malki replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
  • 87': Substitution, Al Sadd. Rafa Mújica replaces Akram Afif.
  • 87': Substitution, Al Sadd. Abdullah Al Yazidi replaces Pedro Miguel.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Nasser Al Dawsari (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
  • 90': Corner, Al Sadd. Conceded by Yassine Bounou.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Penalty Al-Hilal. Darwin Núñez draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Abdullah Al Yazidi (Al Sadd) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+2': Abdullah Al Yazidi (Al Sadd) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Penalty saved. Kaio César (Al-Hilal) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd).
  • 90'+4': Corner, Al-Hilal. Conceded by Meshaal Barsham.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, Al-Hilal. Abdulkarim Darisi replaces Theo Hernández.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Meshaal Barsham (Al Sadd). Assisted by Moteb Al Harbi.
  • 90'+10': Delay in match because of an injury Paulo Otávio (Al Sadd).
  • 90'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+12': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Al-Hilal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abdulelah Al Malki following a fast break.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Al-Hilal 3, Al Sadd 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Al-Hilal 3, Al Sadd 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 1
51.9 Possession 48.1
4 SHOTS 23
2 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
367 Accurate Passes 329
428 Passes 397
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 38
20 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 11
17 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 8
24 Effective Clearances 22
24 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Kingdom Arena
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 25,083

AFC Champions League Elite Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 5 +9 15
2 Al-Wahda 5 +6 13
3 Traktor Sazi FC 5 +7 11
4 Al Ahli 5 +6 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

HIL Al Hilal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
37 Yassine Bounou (GK)
4 Yusuf Akcicek
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
19 Theo Hernández
24 Moteb Al-Harbi
22 Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
8 Rúben Neves
28 Mohamed Kanno
9 Marcos Leonardo
99 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
11 Kaio
Al Hilal Substitutes:
Darwin Núñez, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Mohammed Al-Yami, Abdulkarim Darisi, Abdullah Radif, Ali Lajami, Hassan Al-Tombakti, Ahmad Abu Rasen, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Malcom, Abdulelah Al-Malki.

SAD Al Sadd (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
5 Tarek Salman Yellow Card
37 Ahmed Suhail
6 Paulo Otávio Yellow Card
2 Ró-Ró
33 Claudinho
18 Guilherme
4 Mohamed Camara Yellow Card
9 Roberto Firmino
7 Akram Afif
21 Giovani
Al Sadd Substitutes:
Pau Prim, Abdulrahman Al-Ameen, Ali Asad, Agustín Soría, Yousef Balideh, Mohammed Waad, Abdulla Badr Alyazidi, Hashim Ali, Hassan Al-Haydos, Rafa Mújica, Moustafa Tarek, Saad Al-Sheeb.

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