Goals and Highlights Al-Hilal 1-1 Navbahor in AFC Champions League

All square! Al-Hilal came from behind to draw against Navbahor in the AFC Champions League.

Mitrovic receives the cross, Ivanovic sends it out for a corner.

Malcom and Mitrovic fall in the area and ask for a penalty. The referee calls for it to be taken. The Brazilian has lost his boot.

AL-HILAL! Michael crosses, Al Bulayhi rises and deflects it into the net: 1-1.

Mitrovic receives the cross and shoots, but Yusupov pulls off a miracle and sends it out for a corner.

Boltaboev falls to the ground and receives assistance. Al-Hilal pressurize the game in extra time.

Michael crosses into the area and Milovich sends it out for a corner.

We'll have 14 minutes of extra time in the second half.

Yakhshiboev comes face-to-face with Alowais, plays the ball back to the goalkeeper, but the Al-Hilal keeper pulls off a miracle and saves.

Saud crosses, Neymar heads towards goal and Yusupov keeps the ball.

Al-Hilal press, but the Navbahor defense defends as best it can. Kanno gets in on the attack, but takes it too far and gets away with it.

After almost four minutes of stoppage time, the ball came back into play and the referee gave it to Yusupov.

Kanno clears and finishes, but Yusupov holds on. Three Navbahor players go down with cramps to save time.

Ruben Neves takes a shot from outside the box and Milovich cuts it back.

Hydration break. Jorge Jesus takes the opportunity to give instructions to the group.

Michael crosses back, Malcom cuts in and no one arrives.

Tabatadze receives the cross and heads it in for an easy save from Alowaise.

Al-Hilal have problems and can't get forward. Navbahor took advantage of the home side's nervousness and passed the ball around.

Neymar pushes the Navbahor player and kicks the ball at his opponent. He receives the yellow card.

Ruben Neves finishes first time from the corner and Yusupov sends it out for another corner.

FROM NAVBAHOR! Tabatadze gets forward and beats Alowais to open the scoring against Al-Hilal: 1-0.

Michael gets on the scoresheet, breaks into the box and rolls the ball forward. Al-Hilal can't score, but the Brazilian is bossing the game.

Ball rolling for the second half of Al-Hilal v Navbahor Namangan

End of first half Al-Hilal 0-0 Navbahor Namangan

Boltanoev kicks the ball at Michael and gets the corner.

Michael crosses into the area, Saud gets free but finishes poorly. Mitrovic stumbles and falls in the area. He seems to be in a lot of pain.

We'll have four minutes of added time.

Game stopped. Mitrovic concedes a free-kick following a challenge on the Navbahor goalkeeper.

Michael sets up a table, gets face-to-face with the goalkeeper and passes to Mitrovic. The striker doesn't understand and doesn't arrive. Almost Al-Hilal's first goal.

Neymar is brought down on the right and fouled.

From the corner, the ball went to Malcom, who finished poorly. The ball went to Neymar, who crossed low, but the defender cut it out. Another corner for Al-Hilal.

Ismailov turns Michael's cross away for a corner

Hydration break

Neymar takes the free-kick under the barrier, but it's easy for Yusupov

Michael plays Neymar in and the No10 is fouled.

Malcom gets in behind and crosses, but Ismailov cuts him off. 

Mitrovic received the ball inside the area, shot across goal and won the corner. He asked for a penalty.

Michael crosses from the right, Milovich cuts out for a corner.

Neymar advances down the left, rolls into the area and the defender clears.

Al Bulayhi comes down hard on Ismailov and commits the foul. Ball to Navbahor.

From the corner, the ball went to Neymar, but the defense cleared it.

Ruben Neves takes the corner, but Neymar is brought down by Yoldoshev. Play stopped before the ball is even in play.

Al Sharahni gets the corner that Neymar will take

The game gets off to a lively start, Navbahor takes a corner.

Ball rolling for Al-Hilal-Navbahor Namangan

Five minutes to go until Al-Hilal v Navbahor Namangan at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the AFC Champions League.

Neymar will start for Al Hilal for the first time. The Brazilian, the Arab team's biggest signing in the current transfer window, has been confirmed by coach Jorge Jesus and will be on the pitch from the start of the match against Navbahor Namangan, in the teams' Asian Champions League opener.

In addition to him, Malcom and Michael, also born in Brazil, are also confirmed as first-choice strikers, in the company of top scorer Mitrovic.

The team was the second biggest investor in the transfer window, second only to Chelsea. Neymar, the main signing, made his debut in the last game and played a part in one of the winning goals.

The team were runners-up in the AFC Champions League last season and this time, with the reinforcements, they are looking to win the competition.

Yusupov, Yoldoshev, Igor Golban, Milos Milovic, Ivanovic, Ismailov, Iskanderov, Boltanoev, Runov, Sobirjonov, Toma Tabatadze

Habib, Ahmad, Jahfali, Muteb, Khalifah, Alburayk, Nasser, Kanno, AlQahtani, Alhmadan, Shehri.

Alowais, Saud, Altambakti, Al Bulayhi, Sharahni, Neves, Salman, Michael, Malcom, Neymar e Mitrovic.

Al Hilal's line-up for their AFC Champions League opener: Neymar, Michael, Malcom, Neves and Mitrović are the five foreigners chosen by Jorge Jesus.

One hour to go until the ball rolls for Al-Hilal vs Navbahor Namangan at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Al-Hilal-Navbahor Namangan
AFC Champions opener

Date: September 18, 2023

Time: 3pm

Venue: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Broadcast: ESPN and Star+ (streaming).

The match between Al-Hilal and Navbahor Namangan will kick off at 2 pm ET at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the opening game of the AFC Champions League. The match will be broadcast on ESPN and the Star+ streaming platform. You can watch it all here on VAVEL Brasil.

Al Hilal, who have won the competition four times, are making their 26th appearance in the competition, while Navbahor Namangan are competing in the tournament for the second time.

The only meeting between the teams was in the 1998 AFC Champions League, when Al-Hilal won 3-1. In all, Al-Hilal have faced teams from Uzbekistan 18 times, with 12 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Navbahor Namangan have played Saudi Arabian teams three times in their history, with one win and two defeats.

In terms of individual highlights, two players stand out: Malcom, the Brazilian striker, has already scored six goals this season, showing his ability when it comes to scoring. Salem Al Dawsari, another striker, has also contributed six goals, highlighting Al-Hilal's firepower in attack in 2023/2024.

Al-Hilal: Al-Hilal of Neymar, Malcom, Michael and Jorge Jesus are top of the Saudi league with 16 points. Last Friday (15) saw the long-awaited debut of the Brazilian number 10 for the club. The team beat Al-Riyadh 6-1.

Navbahor Namangan: Navbahor Namangan are second in the Uzbekistan Premier League with 34 points. Their last match was on September 3, when they beat Termez Surkhon 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the Uzbekistan Cup.

Saudi Arabian teams are considering legal action against the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for allowing clubs with the same ownership to take part in the Asian Champions League, the continent's main club competition. This is because Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad are part of the Public Investment Fund (PIF).

The AFC's regulations are similar to those used by Uefa competitions, which prohibit teams with the same ownership from entering the Champions League if they have more than a 30% share of the clubs' revenues. The AFC's team licensing policy stipulates that owners are prohibited from holding "a majority of the voting rights of the shareholders of any other club participating in the same competition".

Currently, the bans only apply when there is a "material risk" that this could damage the integrity of an AFC competition, and it is up to the clubs to prove that they do not present such a risk. Now, the Asian confederation has to explain why it ignored its own regulations and face possible legal action. Both the PIF and the AFC have not commented on the matter.

Since the 2021 edition, the tournament has had 40 clubs divided into ten groups of four clubs, playing back-to-back matches. This stage is preceded by qualifying rounds to decide open spots.

Urawa Red Diamonds, from Japan, are the current winners of the tournament, winning the title in the 2022-23 season. Al-Hilal are holders of four titles, having lifted the trophy in 2021, 2019, 2000 and 1992.

The Asian Champions League kicks off next Monday and will feature Al-Hilal, Neymar's team which has won four titles in the tournament, Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr and Karim Benzema's Al-Ittihad.

Exactly a month after the official announcement of his signing, Neymar made his debut for Al-Hilal last Friday (15) in the Riyadh derby against Al-Riyadh, winning 6-1.

The Brazilian started on the bench, to the surprise of many fans, and came on 19 minutes into the second half in place of compatriot Michael, when the score was already 2-0. Even so, the striker played a direct part in the rout, being involved in all four of Al-Hilal's goals from the moment he set foot on the pitch.

The No. 10 felt discomfort during the week and was doubtful for the match, but he was included by coach Jorge Jesus and is likely to start against Navbahor Namangan.

 

The match between Al-Hilal and Navbahor Namangan is valid for the first round of Group D in the AFC Champions League.

Al-Hilal of Neymar, Malcom, Michael and Jorge Jesus are top of the Saudi league with 16 points. Last Friday (15) saw the long-awaited debut of the Brazilian number 10 for the club. On that occasion, the team beat Al-Riyadh 6-1.

On the other hand, Navbahor Namangan are second in the Uzbekistan Premier League with 34 points. Their last match was on September 3, when they beat Termez Surkhon 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the Uzbekistan Cup.

The ball rolls for Al-Hilal v Navbahor Namangan at 2pm at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Hello, soccer lovers! It's now time for the AFC Champions League opener between two teams: Al-Hilal on one side. On the other is Navbahor Namangan. Follow all the action between the teams here, in real time on VAVEL Brasil.