The international media was interested in the news of the return of Brazilian star Neymar da Silva, a player for Al Hilal’s first football team, to the green rectangle again, after participating in the second half of his team’s match against Al Ain, UAE, in the third round of the AFC Elite Champions League, to announce his official recovery from the injury. The knee that kept him out of action for a whole year.
The Brazilian newspaper Globo reported that Jorge Jesus, the Al Hilal coach who previously led Flamengo, is able to rely on the Brazilian star, who participated in the Asian Gulf confrontation, after recovering from injury, to confirm his participation on the continent with his team, before returning to play locally. After registering next January.
The Spanish newspaper “Marca” expressed great happiness with Neymar’s return to the field, and wrote: “Football smiled again. Neymar returned to the game after recovering for 12 months from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.” The Brazilian participated in 13 minutes of regular time, in addition to The stoppage time lasted for about another 15 minutes, during which he shot one ball on goal, touched the ball 13 times, and was close to scoring and scored in one of the crescent chances against Al Ain.
The Canadian “TSN” network wrote: “Neymar returned to the field after an absence of a year or more due to injury, and he participated in Al Hilal’s 5-4 victory over Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates in the group stage of the AFC Champions League.” The sports news network completed its report: “Neymar signed with Al Hilal in August 2023, but he played only five times before suffering a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament last October. The Brazilian came off the bench after 369 days, with 13 minutes remaining in the match against Al Ain, and he almost scored immediately, but his shot did not find a way. “The window.”
The Singaporean CNA network also referred to the match between Al Hilal and Al Ain in the AFC Champions League for the Elite, when the 32-year-old Brazilian striker came on as a substitute for the injured Nasser Al-Dosari in the 77th minute, to participate after a long absence and confirm his recovery from the knee injury.
The Asian Network quoted the Brazilian star’s statements after the match, when he said while he was inside Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium: “I feel good. It is very difficult. I always have a good team, but I am very happy. I am back.”
As for the Turkish newspaper “Sabah”, it confirmed that coach Jesus was now able to rely on his Brazilian star, after he recovered and participated in several minutes in front of Al Ain in Asia.
The Turkish newspaper wrote: “Neymar cannot be registered in the Saudi Roshan League until January, but coach Jesus will begin to rely on him gradually in the Asian Championship, until he regains his usual level and is able to play strongly in the league championship during the second round.”
Al Hilal coach Jorge Jesus said about Neymar: “I need to prepare Neymar for matches. This is the only possible way to return him to his level, and this is the idea constantly. “It’s the only way to get one of our important players back to the highest level.”
Neymar’s return was the most important event on social media as well, as the American CBS network posted a video of the Brazilian Neymar’s entry in the 76th minute against Al Ain, noting his family’s happiness at his return, which was present inside the stands of the Emirati team’s stadium.
As for the famous “eFootball” game account, it posted a picture of Neymar with the phrase: “Everyone at eFootball feels happy and proud after our ambassador Neymar returns to the field again.” We are happy to see the Brazilian star again.”
The “French League” account also celebrated, via “X”, the return of Neymar, as it posted a picture of him in the shirt of the Paris Saint-Germain team, for which he previously played before moving to the ranks of Al Hilal, with a happy face on the Brazilian’s return.
Likewise, the “Brazilian Football” account did, which reported the most important events of the Al Hilal and Al Ain match, and specifically mentioned the news of the return of Brazilian star Neymar to the stadiums after an absence of nearly a year, due to a knee injury during his participation with the first Brazilian football team.
Neymar has participated in 6 matches with Al Hilal team so far in various competitions, during which he was able to score a goal and assist 3 goals. However, he played for the first time in the 2024-2025 season during the match between Al Hilal and Al Ain, which his team won 5-4.
