INPLAY Al Hilal Riyadh vs Al Sadd AFC Today Saudi side Al Hilal Riyadh take on Qatari outfit Al Sadd in the Quarter Finals. Al Hilal have already kicked off their domestic campaign in Saud Arabia, winning both of their opening 2 games and topping the league. They come into this under the new guidance of Reghekampf, a manager who has joined the Saudi side after a very successful spell in charge of Steaua Bucharest in Romania. He’s an experienced manager who had great success during his 2 year spell as Steaua dominated domestically and achieved Champions League football. Fans are hoping he can transpose his Romanian success into helping their side achieve glory in both the Saudi League and more importantly the Champions League. Al Sadd’s season is yet to get underway in Qatar, aside from a 2-3 win in the super cup over Lekhwiya. There’s been very little activity for Al Sadd in the summer apart from the announcement that their star man and former Spanish International, Raul, has announced his retirement from football. It’s a big loss for Al Sadd and they don’t seem to have made much effort to fill that void with only one notable signing on their books. This will be the 3rd meeting between the two clubs in this years Champions League as they were drawn against each other in the same group. Al Hilal topped the group with 9 points with Al Sadd finishing 2nd on 8 points so it was tight at the top. But Al Sadd’s last visit to Saud Arabia ended with them leaving with their arse firmly tanned. Hilal were 5-0 victors in the group stages here against Al Sadd with the away leg ending 2-2 and I expect them to be victorious again today. Under the management of Reghekampf they will no doubt be a class outfit this season and against an Al Sadd side who are yet to achieve match fitness, have lost their star player and were thrashed on their last visit here, I see no other result but a home win. Al Hilal Riyadh -1 @2.000 GL JT
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:08:03 +0000
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