Neymar, Full-Time in ACL Debut… Al Hilal is in a ‘Sweating Draw’

Alitihad Benzema ‘misses and wins’

Superstar Neymar (Al Hilal) played full time in his Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League debut, but received only a yellow card and no offensive points. 카지노사이트위키

Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) lost 0-0 in the first leg of Group D of the 2023-2024 AFC Champions League (ACL) against PFC Navbaher Namangan (Uzbekistan) held at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the 19th (Korean time).

The score was tied at 1-1 when a dramatic equalizer was scored in the second half of extra time when the game was tied at 1.

Al Hilal had 76.6% ball possession and 20 shots (6 effective shots), overwhelming Namangan, which had 23.4% ball possession and 5 shots (2 effective shots), but had to be satisfied with a draw.

What caught the most attention in this day's game was the ACL debut of Brazilian soccer star Neymar, who wore the Al Hilal uniform last month.

According to Sky Sports, Al Hilal paid 86.3 million pounds (about 141.6 billion won) as a transfer fee to Neymar's former team, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in France, and Neymar receives an annual salary of 129.2 million won. It was decided to give pounds (about 212.1 billion won).

Neymar, who is worth an enormous amount of money, has only played in the UEFA Champions League, but made his first appearance on the ACL stage through this game.

Expectations were high, but the results were not very good.

According to SofaScore, a soccer website, Neymar recorded two effective shots and five key passes while playing full-time, but it did not lead to an attack point.

Neymar experienced his ‘first ACL yellow card’ when he received a yellow card in the 15th minute of the second half.

However, Neymar received the highest rating of both teams with 8.1 points from SofaScore.

Al Hilal, who finished the first half scoreless, was dragged back by giving up the first goal in the 7th minute of the second half, and at the end of extra time in the second half when the defeat was heavy, Mohamed Kanno's header equalized the game, resulting in a dramatic draw.

Meanwhile, Al-Ittihad, another Saudi Arabian 'rich club', defeated FC AGMA (Uzbekistan) even after resting 2022 Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema.

Benzema's AFC Champion League debut was postponed to the second match of the group stage.

Al-Ittihad won 3-0 in the first match of Group C against AGMK held at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on this day.

Al-Ittihad excluded Benzema from the roster and started N'Golo Kante and Fabinho, newly acquired this season, and scored three goals in the first half alone, securing victory.

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