Jorge Jesus, the technical director of Al Hilal Saudi team, announced the formation of his team to face Al Ittihad Jeddah in the Saudi Classico, scheduled to be held shortly within the AFC Champions League competitions..
The formation of the crescent was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Mohammed Al Owais
Defense: Ali Al-Bulaihi, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Coulibaly, Saud Abdelhamid
Midfield: Neves, Savic, Salman Al-Faraj
Attack: Salem Al-Dosari, Malcom, Mitrovic
Saudi Crescent formation
Meanwhile, Masilo Gallardo, the technical director of the Jeddah Football Association, announced the formation of his team, which was as follows:
Formation of the Jeddah Federation
The Al-Ittihad match against Al-Hilal will be held at nine o’clock in the evening today, Tuesday, Cairo time, at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (the Radiant Jewel), in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the current version of the AFC Champions League 2023-2024, on the channel beIN Sports AFC HD.
Al-Hilal team seems to be the closest to qualifying unless the Jeddah team achieves a big surprise, especially after Al-Zaeem decided the return match with two clean goals at the “Kingdom Arena” stadium, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the current version of the AFC Champions League..
Al Hilal seeks to continue its victories in all tournaments, after recently defeating its counterpart, Riyadh, by three goals to one, in the matches of the 23rd round of the Saudi Professional League competitions for the current season 2023-2024..
Al-Hilal team is at the top of the Saudi League standings for this season, with 65 points collected from 23 matches that Al-Zaeem has played in the Saudi League so far, where it has achieved 21 victories and two draws, and the Jorge Jesus battalion has not suffered defeat..
Meanwhile, the Saudi Jeddah Ittihad team won over its counterpart, Al-Ukhdood, with a score of 2-1, in the match that was held today within the framework of the 23rd round of the Saudi Professional League Championship for the current season 2023-2024..
Al-Ittihad vs Al-Hilal
Ittihad Jeddah team occupies fourth place in the Saudi Professional League table this season, with 40 points from 23 matches, during which Al-Ameed achieved 12 victories and 4 draws, and Rafaqaa suffered 7 defeats..
The Saudi Jeddah Club qualified for the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League, after its difficult victory over the Uzbekistan champions, Nafbakhor, with a score of 2-1, in the match that brought them together at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (the Radiant Jewel), in the second leg of the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League this season. 2023-2024, in which the first leg ended in a goalless draw, qualifying with a score of 2-1..
While the Al Hilal team qualified for the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League with a score of 6-2 at the expense of Iranian Sepahan Isfahan, where it won 3-1 back and forth in the round of 16 competitions.