I never expected that Al Hilal would manage to defeat Al Nassr, and that too by such a large margin (2-0). And Al Nassr squad contained all of their star players, including Ronaldo, Talisca and Luis Gustavo. The relatively unknown Odion Ighalo scored both of the goals. Now Al Nassr has dropped to the second place in the points table, with 53 points from 24 matches. Al Ittihad has 56 points from 23 matches. And more worryingly, Al Nassr has won only 2 of their last 5 matches (last month they lost the match against Al Ittihad).
Al Hilal is one of the strongest teams in this competition, so it's only natural that Al Nassr is defeated. after all, Al Hilal played as the home team. also, for the last three seasons, Al Hilal has always dominated the Saudi Pro League trophy. it's just that, this season Al Hilal experienced a decline in performance which in the end they only ranked 4th in the standings. It's normal because lately, they have a very busy match schedule. in 3 days, Al Hilal will play his game. while the other teams, play normally as the usual schedule.
well, Al Nassr should have been able to take advantage of the momentum to overthrow Al Hilal who was being hit by fitness problems and at the same time experienced unsatisfactory results in the previous 3 matches. but unfortunately, Ronaldo and his colleagues were unable to break the dominance of this one team. It's natural, because this fight is a battle for prestige from the toughest rivals.
In four days, Al Hilal will visit Al Ittihad in the King's Cup match. This match is also crucial, because one of the winning teams has the right to qualify for the next phase.