Sin Karim BenzemaMarcelo Gallardo’s Al-Ittihad fell 3 to 1 against Al-Hilal, the absolute leader of the Saudi Pro League, which achieved its twenty-fifth consecutive victory.
Al-Hilal continues its steady path towards the Saudi Pro League title. Disclosure/Al Hilal Saudi Club
The classic started favorably for the Muñeco team, since after 12 minutes N’Golo Kanté – The Best Of N’Golo Kanté He completed a good counterattack and put the visitors ahead at the Kingdom Arena. But Saleh Al-Shehri (39′), Malcom (59′) and Saud Abdulhamid (67′) They completed the comeback of the team of Milinkovic-Savic and Rubén Neves, among others.
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The pupils of Jorge Jesuswho reunited with Gallardo after the 2019 CONMEBOL Libertadores final, won agonizingly by Flamengo, reached the 62 points in the championship, the product of 20 wins and 2 draws, moving away from Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr, absent due to suspension in the 4-4 draw against Al-Hazm, which totals 53 points. Al-Ittihad is fifth with 37.
But the Tigres, who today did not have Benzema, who did rejoin the squad after the controversy, are still alive in the AFC Champions League, where they will face Al-Hilal in the quarterfinals, during the next two Tuesdays (first leg and lap).
The blue team, which does not have Neymar Jr due to injury, continues to make history: it has 25 wins in a row, counting all competitions (Saudi Pro League, AFC Champions League and King Cup), and was on the verge of the historical football record male, belonging to The New Saint of Wales (27).
The greatest winning streaks in history
27 wins: The New Saints (Wales), in 2016
26 wins: Ajax (Netherlands), in 1971/72
25 victories: Ajax (Netherlands), in 1955, and Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), in 2023/24 -active-
24 victories: Coritiba (Brazil), in 2011
23 wins: Bayern Munich (Germany), in 2020
22 victories: Real Madrid (Spain), in 2014
21 wins: Manchester City (England), in 2020/21
20 wins: Rangers (Scotland), in 2013