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The Saudi Pro League champions, Al-Hilal, have been a dominant force this season as they managed a 12-point lead over the second-placed Al-Nassr in the league while they defeated Saudi rivals Al-Ittihad in the AFC Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. With their 2-0 win against Nuno Espírito Santo's side, the Blue Waves set a world record for the most consecutive wins.
In the AFC Champions League quarter-final, Al-Hilal beat Al-Ittihad 2-0 in the first leg at the Kingdon Arena followed by their 2-0 victory at the King Abdullah Sports City. Aleksandr Mitrovic's side have faced Al-Ittihad in three of their last four matches across all competitions, winning all the matches.
The reigning Saudi Pro League champions defeated Al-Ittihad to qualify for the Asian Champions League semi-final, marking their 28th consecutive win across all competitions. Al-Hilal surpassed Cymru Premier (Welsh Premier League) club The New Saints and set a world record.
Aleksandr Mitrovic is the star of Jorge Jesus' side as the 29-year-old forward scored 29 goals in 28 games for Al-Hilal. The Serb is currently two goals behind Saudi Pro League 2023-24 top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo (22) of Al-Nassr in this season's top goal-scorers list.
In another AFC Champions League quarter-final clash, Saudi giants Al-Nassr led by Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a disappointing exit from the competition after losing 3-1 in the penalty shootout against UAE side Al-Ain on Monday night. After suffering a 1-0 loss in the first leg, the Knights of Najd defeated Al-Ain 4-3 to force the game to penalties, which they ultimately lost as no Al-Nassr player apart from Cristiano Ronaldo could score from the spot.
