Al Hilal make Asian
Champions League history
Champions...
AlHilalplayers
celebratewith
theirtrophy
Asia
JOHNDUERDEN
istorywas alwaysgoing
tobemadeintheAFC
ChampionsLeague
final on November 23
asAlHilalofSaudi
ArabiaandSouth
Korea’sPohangSteelersmetinRiyadh.
Thesewerethe only twoteamsthat
SaudiArabiansidebeatPohangSteelerstoclinchtheirfourthtitle
hadwon threeAsiantitlesandoneof
themwasgoingtomakeit four. As most
expected,thatteamwasAl Hilal,who
won 2 -0tosend 5 0,000orsofansat
theKingFahdInternationalStadium
notonlyhappy butalsofreefrom
stressafteracomfortablevictory.
Withthefinaltakingplaceonhome
turfandPohang’spoordomesticform
goingintothe final (the teamhadlost
seven of theirpreviousnineleague
games),Hilalwerealwaysfavourites. The
17-timeSaudichampions,who hadwon
theChampionsLeaguein 2019 andlost
thefinalin 2014 and 20 17,alsoboast
whatare probablythe best foreign
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