Al Hilal, coached by Jorge Jesus, suffered a 4-2 defeat this Wednesday during their visit to Al Ain in the first leg of the Asian Champions League semi-finals and completed a world record 34 straight wins.
In the game, which was scheduled for Tuesday and was postponed to this Wednesday due to bad weather, the shining figure of the United Arab Emirates team was the Moroccan Soufiane Rahimi, who scored a hat-trick with goals in the 06th, 26th and 38th minutes, the last two penalties.
Paraguayan Kaku, 56, also suspended, extended the lead, while Brazilian Malcolm, 49, and Al Dawsari, 78, scored for the Saudis.
With this result, the team led by Jorge Jesus, which included Portugal international Ruben Neves, ended a run of 34 consecutive wins in various competitions, a world record, seven more than the previous maximum, held since the 2016/17 season. The Welsh from The New Saints are 27.
Al-Hilal have achieved a 100% winning record since September 25, 2023 between the Championship games (20 games), Asian Champions (nine), Saudi Cup (three) and Saudi Super Cup (two), which they won on April 11.
The second leg of the Asian Champions League semi-final is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, in Saudi Arabia.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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