The Saudi league has a pinnacle battle in the first place, with league leaders Riyadh Crescent hosting second-ranked Riyadh Victory. It was a game that had a big impact on the ownership of the championship. Riyadh Victory has a good record, however, losing 2 league games, while Riyadh Crescent has not lost in the league before. In the AFC Champions League, both teams performed equally well, with 4 wins and 1 draw to occupy the first place in the group. A loss in Riyadh would widen the gap to seven points and make the title prospects worse. Obviously, this away game is a big challenge for Riyadh Victory. As a result, Riyadh won a 3-goal defeat!
In this match Riyadh Victory lined up 4231 formations. Cristiano Ronaldo is at the front. The attacking duo of Sadio Mane, Otavio and Talisca combined to attack. Wesley Fofana and Brozovic form a back two. Alex Telles, Aporte, Araujami and Ghanem started the game in the back four. Achidi was the starting goalkeeper. Riyadh Victory's starting lineup is worth a whopping $1700 million euros, with an average age of 29 years. And Riyadh Crescent's starting lineup is worth a total of 1800 million euros, a little more than the Riyadh victory.
Away from home, Riyadh Victory started passively, but were lucky not to concede a goal when suppressed. Although Achidi made a number of mistakes, his opponents failed to capitalise on the empty goal. Riyadh Victory also had two very good chances in the first half. Among them, Talisca's one-shot chance was not scored the most. Cristiano Ronaldo's long-range shot didn't pull away. The Riyadh Victory had only 2 fewer shots than Riyadh Crescent in this half, with only 1 shot on target and an embarrassing statistic. Riyadh Victory continued to waste chances in the second half, while Riyadh Crescent scored first. Milinkovic scores with a header. After that, Ronaldo scored but was ruled offside and missed the equalizer. At the last moment, Riyadh Victory collapsed and conceded 2 goals in a row, and the goal was scored by Mitrovic. As a result, Riyadh Victory lost 0-3, 7 points behind Riyadh Crescent! Ronaldo had 3 shots on goal, 0 goals, and witnessed a fiasco, so helpless!
In the other game, Feha lost 2-4 at home to Damac. Damac was extremely efficient in this game, with 8 shots on goal and 6 on target, resulting in 4 goals, which is unbelievable. Nkudu was outstanding, scoring three goals on his own, including two goals and one assist. With the win, Damac reached 21 points overtaken Feha and moved up to 8th place.