Neymar after his debut helped Al Hilal Club win 6-1 against Al Riyadh, contributing 2 assists to score a goal. But in the next match in the AFC Champions League, he completely faded in the 1-1 draw with Navbahor Club (Uzbekistan) on the morning of September 19.
Home field advantage and top players like Neymar, Mitrovic, Malcom, and Neves helped Al Hilal completely control the match. But they missed too many opportunities to score, while Navbahor players played very solid defense.
Georgian player Tabatadze suddenly scored the opening goal 1-0 for Navbahor in the 52nd minute, pushing Neymar and his teammates into a difficult situation. The Brazilian star lost his temper in the 60th minute during a ball fight and received a yellow card.
In the final minutes of extra time, Al Bulaihi player was able to score a 1-1 equalizer for Al Hilal, helping Neymar avoid making his AFC Champions League debut with a loss.
Another famous star, Cristiano Ronaldo, is also about to make his AFC Champions League debut with the Al Nassr Club match against Persepolis of Iran at 1:00 a.m. on September 20. Previously, Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates arrived in Tehran (Iran) and were immediately warmly welcomed by the fans here.
During the training session on September 19 to prepare for the match, Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al Nassr Club teammates were surrounded by Iranian fans on their way to the training field. The incident caused Al Nassr Club to later announce the cancellation of the training session. At the hotel, Cristiano Ronaldo was also bothered by fans when many people rushed in and wanted to meet their idol.
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Al Nassr Club said that they have proposed to increase security to avoid further incidents because the fans’ passionate enthusiasm could affect the team before the opening match in the AFC Champions League.