Al Hilal beat Jeddah rivals Al Ittihad 2-0 within the Asian Champions League quarterfinals to document their twenty eighth consecutive win.
Saudi Arabian soccer membership Al Hilal have set a world document for a top-tier workforce by profitable their twenty eighth straight recreation in a 2-0 victory over Al Ittihad to succeed in the Asian Champions League semifinals.
Tuesday evening’s match at King Abdullah Sports activities Metropolis in Jeddah was the second leg of the quarterfinal between the 2 metropolis rivals. Al Hilal received the primary leg of the quarterfinals by the identical rating to advance 4-0 on combination.
The 18-time Saudi champions broke the earlier recognised document of 27 straight wins set by The New Saints within the 2016-17 season. The Welsh workforce took the mark from the good Ajax workforce impressed by Johan Cruyff in 1971-72.
“Everybody at Al Hilal is delighted to attain world soccer historical past by profitable 28 consecutive matches,” Al Hilal coach Jorge Jesus stated.
“That is actually an unimaginable achievement and I need to thank everybody on the membership for his or her half on this momentous profitable document.”
🔝The longest profitable streak in soccer historical past is now in #AlHilal’s identify … Asia’s Chief data proceed 💙 pic.twitter.com/WSic05SM4W
— AlHilal Saudi Membership (@Alhilal_EN) March 12, 2024
Al Hilal’s dominating season follows the membership spending about $380 million on participant transfers after being successfully nationalised by the Saudi sovereign wealth operation, the Public Funding Fund.
The final time the workforce didn’t win was on September 21 in a 1-1 draw towards league rivals Damac.
Al Hilal, already champion of Asia 4 occasions, are 12 factors clear atop the Saudi Professional League.
“As I’ve stated all through this era, nevertheless, data don’t matter as a lot as trophies,” Jesus stated.
“It’s as much as everybody at Al Hilal to make sure that we shut out the season as Roshn Saudi League champions and meet our targets within the cup competitions. Solely then can we actually have fun.”
Second-half targets from Yasser Al-Shahrani and Brazilian winger Malcom sealed the win for Al Ittihad, who had striker Abderrazak Hamdallah despatched off late within the recreation.
Al Hilal will face Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates within the semifinals in April. Al Ain eradicated Al Nassr on Monday, beating Cristiano Ronaldo’s workforce in a penalty shootout.
Within the japanese zone, Ulsan HD moved into the final 4 with a 1-0 second-leg win over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in an all-South Korean matchup.
After the primary leg ended 1-1, Seol Younger-woo scored to offer Ulsan, champions in 2012 and 2020, a 2-1 combination victory.
Ulsan will meet both Yokohama F. Marinos of Japan or China’s Shandong Taishan within the semifinals.
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— #ACL (@TheAFCCL) February 22, 2024
