The reunion between Inter Milan and Simone Inzaghi will not take place. The fault of Nerazzuri, eliminated from the knockout stages by Fluminense. Because for his part, the Italian technician, who was still on the bench of the Milanese club, a month earlier, during the final of the Champions League, will be the quarter-finals.
Because Al Hilal, which he therefore joined a few days before the start of the Club World Cup, created the huge feat of eliminating Manchester City, undoubtedly winning the most beautiful victory in the history of the Saudi club. And this qualification is all the more incredible since it was obtained at the end of a crazy scenario.
It was so difficult to consider a victory for Al Hilal. Manchester City had completely dominated the debates in the first period and the Saudis owed only to the XXL performance of Yassine Bounou to be led only 1-0. But on the return from the locker room, five minutes were enough for the men of Simone Inzaghi to overthrow the situation.
The last word for Al Hilal
After a goal scored by Marcos Leonardo at the end of a big scraper, Malcolm doubled the counter-attack. The joy was nevertheless going to be short -lived for Al Hilal since Erling Haaland put the two teams on an equal minutes later in overtime.
Nevertheless, in extra time, Kalidou Koulibaly was going to give the advantage to Al Hilal. And if Phil Foden, perfectly served by Rayan Cherki, who came into play at the very end of the second half, was once again equalized, it was the Jeddah club who was going to have the last word thanks to Marcos Leonardo, who took up a ball pushed back by Ederson and deserved his status as a man of the match well.
While Manchester City was left for a new disillusionment after a particularly trying season, Al Hilal could savor and turn to his quarter -final on Friday against Fluminense.
