Al Hilal, coached by Jorge Jesus, was defeated 4-2 today on their visit to Al Ain, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Asian Football Champions League, and ended a world record 34 consecutive victories.
In the game, which was scheduled for Tuesday and was postponed until today due to bad weather, the great figure of the United Arab Emirates team was Moroccan Soufiane Rahimi, who scored a hat-trick, with goals at 06, 26 and 38 minutes, the last two were pennies.
Paraguayan Kaku, at 56, also suspended, extended the advantage, while Brazilian Malcolm, at 49, and Al Dawsari, at 78, scored the Saudis’ goals.
With this result, the team led by Jorge Jesus, which included Portuguese international Rben Neves, ended a series of 34 consecutive victories in different competitions, a world record, seven more than the previous maximum, which had been held since 2016/17. , to the Welsh from The New Saints, with 27.
Al Hilal has been 100% victorious since September 25, 2023, between championship games (20 games), Asian Champions (nine), Saudi Arabian Cup (three) and Saudi Super Cup (two), which they won on 11 September. April.
The second leg of the Asian Champions League semi-finals is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, in Saudi Arabia.