Al-Hilal Brazilian player Gabriel Martinelli expressed his happiness with the team's reaction and the performance they delivered against Al-Taawoun, confirming that the players succeeded in applying what the technical staff asked for, and said: "It was a very great reaction from the team, and this is what the coach told us during the week; to come today and play our way, and that's what we did, and I think we deserved the three points, and a performance like this shows our character and our quality on the pitch."

Regarding the win and the course of the match, Martinelli explained that his greatest happiness came from securing the three points, and said: "I am very happy, but my greatest happiness is with the three points, the team put in a great performance from the start of the match, we started well and put pressure on the opponent from the first minute, and I think that was one of the reasons for achieving this result."