The Saudi Al Hilal, who runs Ramon Diazqualified again for the Asian Champions League final by beating Qatari Al Duhail, from Hernan Crespo7-0, in a match played at the Al Thumama World Cup Stadium in Doha.
A brace from Odion Ighalo and a goal from Malian Moussa Marega sealed the semi-final in the first quarter of an hour. Al-Hilal was unrivaled. He ruled as and when he wanted, without giving Al-Duhail any options.
Marega, in the 27th minute, and Salem Al-Dawsari, in the center of the Malian, in the 38th minute, increased the lead of the Saudi team before the break, which at the beginning of the month proclaimed themselves second in the club world championship after losing in the final against Real Madrid (5-3).
The Qatari team was demoralized, the match was an absolutely open wound for Crespo’s men. Ighalo completed his quad at the beginning of the second period (m.48 and m.62) and signed the final score. The score could have been historic but the winners seemed to have taken their foot off the gas during the last half hour.
Al-Hilal, four times Asian champion, will face Japanese Urawa Red Diamonds in the final, winner of two titles in 2006 and 2016, winner of the eastern qualifying zone by beating Korean Jeonbuk (3-2).
Both teams met in the 2019 final. Al-Hilal, then led by Romania’s Razvan Lucescu, prevailed by winning 1-0 in Riyadh and 2-0 in Saitama.
Source: Clarin
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