In Al Hilal‘s resounding victory over Esteghlal, Neymar claimed a negative leading role. Despite the upheavals and irritation among the Brazilian, his team won thanks to a hat trick from Aleksandar Mitrovic. On the same evening, Al Ahli also played in the AFC Champions League. Roberto Firmino and Riyad Mahrez fired their team to a 5-1 victory over Al Shorta.
Mitrovic held, Neymar schlemiel
In the tournament for club teams from Asia and Australia, Al Hilal had an easy evening against Esteghlal. The opponent from Iran was unable to cope with the scoring drive of Serbian top striker Mitrovic, who scored all three goals.
Neymar also made an appearance in the 57th minute, but claimed a negative leading role. The 32-year-old Brazilian got into trouble with several opponents and threw bottles in frustration. To make matters worse, he had to retire injured again four minutes before the end.
The victory puts Al Hilal in the lead in the western group of the AFC Champions League. They achieved the full haul of twelve points from four games.
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Samenvatting Al Ahli – Al Shorta
Summary of the match in the AFC Champions League.
Firmino and Mahrez score in spades
On the same evening, Al Ahli, which is equal on points with Al Hilal, had no relation to Iraq’s leader. After fourteen minutes it was already a hit for Firmino, who also scored the halftime score of 2-1 after the Iraqi equalizer. In the second half it was his Algerian colleague’s turn.
Riyad Mahrez made it 4-1 for the team from Saudi Arabia in the 61st minute and also scored 5-1 four minutes later. The former Manchester City player has already scored three goals and provided three assists in four matches in the Champions League.
