Al-Hilal is looking forward to a new glory for itself and for Saudi football when it faces Spain’s Real Madrid on Saturday in the final of the 2022 Club World Cup hosted by Morocco. draw 1-1.
In the semi-finals, Al-Hilal scored a historic 3-2 victory over Flamengo of Brazil to advance to the final match for the first time in their history.
While Real Madrid participated in the semi-final round, as per the tournament regulations, and managed to eliminate Al-Ahly from Egypt after beating them 4-1.
This is the first time that Al-Hilal have reached the final of the tournament, which began in 2000, and it will also be the last 8-club match after the International Football Association Board decided to change the format of the tournament. tournament, starting in 2025, with 32 teams divided into four groups, and then it will be held by qualifying roles in the same way as the world championship for teams.
Although this will be the fifth Saturday final for Real Madrid, after having reached the final of the tournament four times before and won all of them in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018.
In Saturday’s match, Al Hilal will reinstate midfielder Mohamed Cano, who was absent from Flamengo’s match due to an expulsion he suffered against Vidad.
Karim Benzema and Eder Militao are also returning to Real Madrid after the two players recovered from injuries that each kept them out of the Egyptian Al-Ahli game.
Al Hilal and Real Madrid have never met before, but the Spanish team played against Al Nasr in the first edition of the tournament in 2000 and Real Madrid won it 3-1.
Al Hilal coach Ramon Diaz is expected to bet on the same basic formation he played with in the Flamengo match after the group showed great harmony and the players had a good match, finishing with a triple . goals, and the result is likely to increase if Al Hilal players take advantage of all the opportunities that were available to them.
On the other hand, Italian Carlo Ancelotti, the Real Madrid manager, is expected to push the same group he played in against Al Ahli of Egypt, leaving Karim Benzema and Militao next to him on the bench and giving them exact time. match as Real Madrid have some tough matches ahead of them as champions against Liverpool and Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga.
Al-Hilal enjoys good public support in Morocco, in addition to motivating the players of Prince Al-Walid bin Talal, an honorary member of the club, after he gave each player a million rials after defeating Flamengo, and His Highness promised more one million to each player if the title is achieved.
