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Al‑Hilal Defeated Al-Wahda with a Brace in the Champions League

Al-Hilal’s first football team defeated its guest, UAE’s Al Wahda by two goals, scored by Darwin Nunez, in the match held on Monday evening at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, as part of Matchday 8 of the group stage of the AFC Champions League Elite.

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Simone Inzaghi began the match with the following lineup: Mohammed Al‑Yami, Moteb Al‑Harbi, Yusuf Akcicek, Ali Lajami, Pablo Marí, Abdulkarim Darsi, Rúben Neves, Murad Al‑Hawsawi, Saimon Bouabre, Mohammed Meite, and Darwin Nunez.

In the second half, Inzaghi brought on Sultan Mandash, Hamad Al‑Yami, Sergej Savić, Nasser Al‑Dawsari, and Salem Al‑Dawsari.

With this result, Al-Hilal finished the league stage of the Western Group in the first place with 22 points, having achieved 7 wins out of 8 matches, in addition to one draw, and scoring 17 goals during the competitions of this stage.

Al-Hilal will face Al‑Ittihad on Saturday, 21 February, as part of Matchday 23, in the Founding Day Round, of the Saudi Pro League.

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