Al Sadd vs Al-Hilal Saudi FC 0-2

Al-Hilal Saudi FC won 2-0 at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium after Ollie Watkins put them ahead before half-time and Rúben Neves scored a penalty after the break. VAR shaped the second half twice, first confirming the spot-kick and later cancelling one for Al-Hilal Saudi FC.

The visitors went in front in the 40th minute when Ollie Watkins scored from Sultan Mandash's assist, making it Al Sadd 0-1 Al-Hilal Saudi FC. That remained the half-time score after both sides were booked once, with Agustin soria cautioned for Al Sadd in the 18th minute and Mohamed Kanno booked for Al-Hilal Saudi FC on 35 minutes.

Al-Hilal Saudi FC doubled their lead on 65 minutes when Rúben Neves converted a penalty after VAR had confirmed the decision for Watkins in the 61st minute. Mohamed Kanno came off at the same time for Murad Al Hawsawi, while Al Sadd made two changes on 67 minutes, including the removal of the booked Agustin soria and the introduction of Giovani Henrique Amorim da Silva and Mohamed Camara. Al Sadd made another change on 74 minutes, and Al-Hilal Saudi FC made three at the same time, taking off Moteb Al-Harbi, Sultan Mandash and Watkins for Theo Hernandez, Sabri Dahal and Mohamed Kader Meïté. Theo Hernandez then had a penalty cancelled by VAR on 81 minutes, and Al-Hilal Saudi FC saw out the rest of the game after Kalidou Koulibaly was replaced by Ali Lajami on 89 minutes.

Al-Hilal Saudi FC had 55% possession, 461 passes and 2.53 expected goals, compared with Al Sadd's 45%, 372 passes and 0.81 xG. They also led 17-12 for shots and 5-3 for shots on target, while corners finished level at 6-6 and the hosts were fouled 14 times to Al-Hilal Saudi FC's 6. Both sides had 3 saves.

Agustin soria was booked in the 18th minute and Mohamed Camara in the 90+9th minute for Al Sadd. Mohamed Kanno was booked on 35 minutes for Al-Hilal Saudi FC, while Simone Inzaghi received a yellow card in the 90+8th minute.