Today we will see the final of the Arab club champions which will bring together Al-Hilal against Al-Nassr. We know the rivalry of these two teams in the Saudi league is very hot and this is a decisive match for both of them to win the first title before continuing to the Saudi league competition. This will also be a proving ground for Cristiano Ronaldo to be able to get his first title with Al-Nassr and it seems that it will not be easy enough because Al-Hilal has other European players such as Ruben Neves, Milikovic Savic, Koulibally and Malcom. But of course, this time too, Cristiano Ronaldo is not alone because there are other European players who have participated in strengthening the depth of the Al-Nassr squad, such as Seko Fofana, Sadio Mane, Brozovic, and Alex Telles. These two big Arab teams are very balanced and we can see these European stars heating up the atmosphere again through this match.
This of the two biggest teams in the Saudi League, we know very well that they are a classic, great rivals and that they have a lot to give, it is also the team that always finds it very difficult for Al Nassr, we eight players, as fans of the football we know that CR7 is a great reference for this league, that Al-Hilal is the most famous team and that now with everything that is happening in football it is the final, a final that Al Nassr was very much in floor, but thanks to the fact that CR7 did great things, a goal that was too safe, is what keeps him now in the final, now, I wonder how the hearts of the sheikhs who are heads of these teams are.
As for me, I think this league has a lot to give and offer for everyone, I know that we are used to playing styles in Europe, but I like this game, I wonder if they will leave enough in extra time ? That is another of the things that catches my attention about this Saudi football.
In addition to this, I liked that the protagonist of this match was CR7 with those 2 masterful goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo scores two goals as Al Nassr win Arab Club Champions CupPersonally, I am very happy that this victory was won by Al Nassr and above all by CR7, he is a person who is doing well, despite the fact that it has been a stormy year for him, his criticisms and everything he has.
That’s one thing that CR7 thrives on, criticism and with him not having to see Argentina win the World Cup, his transfer to the Saudi side, his been hit by a lot of it but it suddenly seemed to have opened up opportunities for the rest of Europe to join in and make the league great again. Thanks to CR7 the Saudi league is now looking like a good watch and with the quality of players to have joined up, Al Nassr might just be unmatched.
The skills of Sadio Mane and Brozovic would serve a very useful tool to the upgrade to CR7 who was already making waves and have proven himself once more with another trophy to his name. It would be interesting to see how the Saudi side would proceed hence forth, especially in the UCL.
If in fact it has given life to a league that actually has and is gaining an enormous level, it is something that I admire, the truth is that with all the players who have left, they are not just any, in fact I do not know if you have seen the interviews that have been done to CR7 regarding if he wants to go to Europe, and it is not like that, he says that the level of European football has dropped, he says that La Liga is not the same anymore, neither is the Bundesliga, that the only one that is at a very high level is the PL, apart from that they told him that if he wanted to go play with Messi or against Messi and he said that he would not go to the MLS that the Saudi League is far above the MLS , and that if he would like Messi to go to the Saudi League, he only said that all cracks are welcome in the Saudi League, and that he would not return to Europe, of course with everything that happened to him it was something that anyone would not like would like to go
In part what he said is something very intelligent, he is very truthful in what he says, it is said that Neymar is going to Al Hilal:
Neymar to join Saudi's Al Hilal after $100-million transfer-fee deal with PSGThe fee would be a record for the league, backed by the oil-rich state, in its spending spree on high-end soccer talent.
Al Hilal could finally seal a statement signing to match Al Nassr, its city rival in Riyadh, which lured Cristiano Ronaldo in January. Recent offers to Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé, teammates of Neymar last season at French champion PSG, were not accepted.
Neymar has reportedly been offered a two-year contract expected to pay the 31-year-old Brazil star an annual salary of about $100 million. That would be around half of the 38-year-old Ronaldo's reported salary.
Neymar and PSG agreed last week he could leave although his widely reported preference, like Messi several weeks ago, was on returning to their former club Barcelona.
Barcelona’s troubled finances make such deals tough and Messi instead chose Major League Soccer's Inter Miami in June.
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https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20230815-neymar-to-join-saudi-s-al-hilal-after-100-million-transfer-fee-deal-with-psgNow if Ney goes to Al Nassr's rival team we will see that we will have some very good games between him and CR7, not bad, apart from the players who are in full swing, the new ones, things change remarkably, it sounds like this football It is taking the turn that it is, now I would like the sports channels to give the necessary importance to this league, because all the time it is the other leagues, and I did not find the Arab one, since I have more than 200 TV channels only from sports, the only way was intentionally and in Arabic, which I don't think so, so this type of thing should be avoided, because sport should be free and now that it's getting so interesting, things should go to where the most exciting is.
This league is important to me, and it's not because only CR7 is there, but we get to see, more famous players will come to this league, and as I said before, this league has gradually become very important, and the games in Europe are still important and very good, but the Saudi League has stolen their attention.