With coach Jorge Jesus in the spotlight, the Al-Hilal still or Pakhtaktor Tashkentfrom Uzbekistan, this Tuesday (03/04), at 13h (Brasília time), for the round of 16 Champions League of Asia 2024/2025. The duel will be at Jar Stadium, in the city of Tashkent, in Uzbekistan, and will be transmitted from ESPN 4 and Disney+.
Al-Hilal lineup against the Pakhtakor
The moment is complicated in al-Hilal. In second place in the Saudi Championship, the team has lost two of the last three games in the competition (DVD) and saw Al-ittihad open five points in the lead.
According to the Saudi newspaper “Asharq Al-Awsat”, those responsible for Al-Hilal have decided to reassess the continuity of coach Jorge Jesus and may even choose the Portuguese departure in the coming days, aiming at a “cast in the cast” to still run after the national title.
Thus, the first game of the Champions League Asian round of 16 won “decision climate”. Jorge Jesus will send the best for the field in search of an immediate response.
The great hope of goals is Brazilian striker Marcos Leonardo, who lives great phase. He scored a goal in each of the last four games of Al-Hilal in the season.
Likely al-Hilal lineup: Bono; João Cancelo, Koulibaly, Al-Bulaihi, Al-Hhabi; Malcom, Rúben Neves, Milinkovic-Savic, Kaio César and Al-Dawsari; Marcos Leonardo. Technical: Jorge Jesus.
Al-Hilal players suspended and injured
- Injured: Mitrovic and Renan Lodi
- Suspended (s): no one
Pakhtakor x al-Hilal: time and where to watch
- Asian League Champions League 2024/2025 – Eighth Final – Game
- Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Hours: 13h (from Brasilia)
- Transmission: ESPN 4 (pay TV) and Disney+ (streaming)
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Moment do al-Hilal
Two recent defeats shook the structures in Al-Hilal. On the 22nd, in a direct duel in search of the title, the team was beaten by Al-ittihad 4-1, away from home. Six days later, in a new big game, the team lost at home to Al-Ahli 3-2. This was the latest duel by Al-Hilal.
The Champions League of Asia offers the team a chance of title that seems distant in the Saudi championship. In the continental competition, the team closed the first phase as leader of the west key, with 22 points in eight games. The campaign was seven wins and a draw.
For the good place, Al-Hilal will take the team that qualified eighth, the Pakhtakor Tashkent, who made only seven points in eight games, winning a match, drawing four and losing three. There is a big level difference between the teams.
Latest Al-Hilal Games: Results
- 02/28 – Al -Hilal 2 x 3 al -ahli – Saudi Championship
- 25/02: AL-HILAL 5 x 1 AL-KHOLOOOD-CAMPEONATO SADITA
- 22/02: Al-ittihad 4 x 1 al-Hilal – Camponenatoto Saudita
- 02/18: AL-WASL 0 x 2 AL-HILAL-Champions League of Asia
- 02/14: Al-Hilal 1 x 1 al-riyadh-Saudi Championship
Next Al-Hilal Games
- 04/03 – 13h (from Brasilia) – Pakhtakor x al -Hilal – Champions League of Asia
- 07/03 – 16h (Brazilian) – Al-Fayha x Al-Hilal – Saudi Championship
- 11/03 – 15h (from Brasilia) – Al -Hilal x Pakhtakor – Champions League of Asia
- 03/15 – 16h (from Brasilia) – Al -Taawoun x Al -Hilal – Saudi Championship
- 04/04 – 15h (Brasilia) – Al -Hilal x Al -Nassr – Saudi Championship
Al-Hilal Classification
Check it out below how al-Hilal is in each competition in the season:
- Saudi Championship: 2nd place (51 points in 23 games)
- Champions League of Asia: in the round of 16
- Saudi Arabia King’s Cup: eliminated in the quarterfinals
