He decided the competition with Al-Nassr ... and won the league title for the 16th time in its history

In numbers .. Saudi Hilal is "global" with the attack of Man City and the wings of Liverpool

  • Yasser Al-Shahrani embraces Gomez after scoring a hat-trick against Al-Hazm 4-1. EPA

  • French star Gomez celebrates in his own way "The predatory lion". EPA

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The light of Al Hilal shone in Saudi Arabia after it officially won the league title for the 16th time in its history and the third in the last four seasons, before the conclusion of the tournament with two rounds in an exceptional season that started with being crowned champion of the AFC Champions League, then achieving fourth place in the Club World Cup, becoming the leader of the first team in the history of the Kingdom to win In the league and the Asian champions in one season, he is also looking forward to completing the rare series with a new achievement that adds the King Salman Cup title, when he meets in the semi-final round with Abha on October 27th.

Al-Hilal secured, the day before yesterday, the title by defeating Al-Hazm 4-1 in the 28th round, to clinch the title from its rivals Al-Nasr, raising its tally to 66 points, moving six points away from Al-Alamy with its advantage over it by a difference in direct confrontations (1-2 round and 4 -1 forth), which made his last two matches in front of Al-Wahda and Al-Shabab a duty.

Hilal deserved the championship after winning 20 games, drawing six and losing two matches, and the best offensive was by scoring 69 goals, and the second best line of defense by receiving 24 goals, and in contrast, its runner-up won Al-Nasr in 18 games, tied in six and lost four confrontations, and scored 56 He has 23 goals.

The technical figures issued by the Saudi Professional League revealed Al-Hilal's preference over victory in precise details, as the accuracy of its players' shots reached 53.3% compared to 48.5% for victory, and at the level of goal-making (43 versus 38), and the number of his successful passes reached (13469 versus 11,458). The leader's relative advantage in crosses accuracy (23.1% versus 22.7%), and the success rate for dribbling (62.8% versus 62.5%).

Al-Hilal owes the title to the way in which the Romanian coach Razvan Lucescu plays, which is similar to Manchester City's performance in intense attack, the speed of stripping the ball from the opponent, and investing the skills of the players in making the difference, as the tactical touch of Liverpool appears on Al Hilal, embodied in launching attacks He crossed the wings, taking advantage of the experience and speed of Yasser Al-Shahrani and Muhammad Al-Braik, as in the case of the "Reds" duo Arnold and Robertson, who were Klopp's German Corps to achieve the sweet title after an absence of 30 years.

And the French "Assad", Pavitimbi Gomez, contributed to the crowning of Al Hilal, after he proved that he is a world-class scorer by scoring 24 goals. . With the abilities of foreign players, the Saudi star Salem Al-Dossary emerged with exceptional specifications, which he translated on the ground by making six goals (599 successful passes in 18 matches, of which 14 were played), and four wonderful goals, the last of which was a pure individual effort in the goal of Al-Hazm, through which he raised his goals in the championship To four goals, and the value of Salem appears in the accuracy of his passes at the opponent's court, which reached 75%, surpassed by the star of victory, Moroccan Noureddine Murabit 57.4%.

Al Hilal also owes credit to the Italian professional Sebastian Giovinco (seven assists and seven goals), Brazilian Carlos Eduardo (12 goals and is the team’s second scorer), and Peruvian Andre Carrillo (four goals), while the leader's offensive strength lies in the model bench. There is the Syrian Omar Khribin (six goals), Saleh al-Shehri (four goals), Nawaf al-Abed, and many more.

Al Hilal will switch to the AFC Champions League matches to continue its title defense campaign, as it faces Pakhtakor on September 14 in the third round of Group Two, which also includes Shabab Al-Ahly and Shahir Khodro, in which he shares the lead with Pakhtakor with six points.

10 technical points awarded Hilal the third title in the last 4 seasons

1- The leader is the strongest offensive line and the second strongest defense.

2- He surpassed victory in precise technical details.

3- Having world-class fullbacks, Yasser Al-Shahrani and Muhammad Al-Braik.

4- Seize half opportunities through the Lionheart Gomez.

5- His replacement for the basic value, such as Omar Khribin, Saleh Al-Shehri, and Nawaf Al-Abed.

6- Exceptional capabilities and high skills of Saudi international star Salem Al-Dossary.

7- Team tactical superiority and individual skill in the return leg in front of victory.

8- Coach Lucescu’s culture in passing speed, ball fouling and intense attack.

9- Strong physical preparation during the period of inactivity due to the Coronavirus.

10- Harmony of foreign and Saudi professionals and steadfast performance.

A numerical comparison between Al Hilal and Al Nasr

the win

Crescent: 20

Victory: 18

Objectives

Crescent: 69

Victory: 56

Shot accuracy

Al-Hilal: 53.3%

Victory: 48.5%

Creating goals

Crescent: 43

Victory: 38

The number of successful passes

Crescent: 13469

Victory: 11458

Scroll accuracy

Crescent: 86.5%

Victory: 84%

Accuracy of crosses

Crescent: 23.1%

Victory: 22.7%

Success rate of dribbles

Crescent: 62.8%

Victory: 62.5%

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