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Al Hilal advances to the round of 16 |
This morning, the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage officially ended with the final two matches of Group H. There were no surprises, as the teams that were considered stronger all won. While Real Madrid easily defeated Salzburg 3-0, Al Hilal also defeated Pachuca 2-0 to become the remaining Asian club of this year's tournament.
Previously, the three Asian representatives Ulsan HD, Urawa Reds and Al Ain were all eliminated early. Ulsan HD and Urawa Reds even lost all three matches.
Al Hilal, with a squad of top players recruited from Europe, under the guidance of coach Simeone Inzaghi, continued to impress. After 2 draws against Real Madrid and Salzburg, they won their first victory at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup with a pragmatic style of play.
Despite losing Mitrovic to injury, Al Hilal still easily controlled the game against Pachuca thanks to the excellence of Ruben Neves and Milinkovic-Savic in midfield. After opening the score through Al Dawsari in the 22nd minute, Al Hilal switched to an extremely annoying defensive counter-attack. They even tried to waste time very early, frustrating the Mexican team.
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Al Hilal will meet "rock" Man City |
In the second half, Al Hilal gave the game to Pachuca and focused on defense, causing the opponent to fall into a stalemate. Pachuca had 57% possession, 10 shots but only 1 on target in this half. Towards the end of the match, Pachuca focused on attacking with all their squad and left their flanks exposed. In the 90+5 minute, Leonardo scored the winning goal for Al Hilal 2-0 after a simple counterattack.
With this result, Al Hilal finished second in Group H. They will face Man City in the round of 16. This promises to be a very exciting match. Meanwhile, Real Madrid will face Juventus.
Source: https://tienphong.vn/al-hilal-tro-thanh-clb-chau-a-duy-nhat-vao-vong-18-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-post1755125.tpo
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