The Saudi Al Hilal team will host its Iranian counterpart, Sepahan Isfahan, at eight o’clock this evening, Thursday, at the Kingdom Arena, in the second leg of the round of 16 matches of the AFC Champions League for the current season 2023-24.
Al Hilal Saudi Arabia snatched an exciting victory from its host, the Iranian team Sepahan Isfahan, by three goals to one, in the first leg that brought them together at Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium in the city of Isfahan, in the first leg of the AFC Champions League final.
The Al Hilal team put one foot forward in the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League, with a great 3-1 victory over Sepahan in the first leg, which facilitates its mission in the second leg, as the Saudi leader seeks to confirm his superiority and repeat his victory over his guest, and a draw with any result or a loss by one goal is enough for Al Hilal to ensure promotion. For the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
It is expected that Al Hilal’s lineup against Sepahan in the AFC Champions League will be as follows:
Goalkeeper: Yassine Bounou.
Defense: Saud Abdul Hamid, Hassan Timbukti, Ali Al Balaihi, Yasser Al Shahrani.
Midfield: Ruben Neves, Mohamed Kanno, Serge Savic, Salem Al-Dosari, Malcolm Oliveira.
Attack: Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Al Hilal Saudi Club met Sepahan in the AFC Champions League 5 times, and succeeded in winning two matches, while losing two matches and drawing one time.
The Al Hilal team qualified after topping its group in the group stage with 16 points, while Isfahan qualified as second in its group with 10 points, and enters today’s match after defeating Al-Nasr 2-0 last Thursday, in the final of the Riyadh Season Cup, which brought together the American team Inter Miami alongside them.
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