Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Al Sadd qualified for the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League after eliminating Al Hilal on penalties, following a 3-3 draw after extra time. The match was held at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium.
The match began with an attacking pace from both sides, with Al Sadd threatening Al Hilal’s goal early on. Al Hilal responded with dangerous attempts, most notably a header from Karim Benzema that was saved by goalkeeper Meshaal Barsham.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic opened the scoring for Al Hilal in the 29th minute, before Claudinho equalized for Al Sadd in the 37th minute.
سافيتش يمنح التقدم للهلال ويشعل اللقاء ⚽️🔥#دوري_أبطال_آسيا_للنخبة | #الهلال | #السد pic.twitter.com/vfwQsKWdcZ
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 13, 2026كلاودينيو يدرك التعادل سريعاً للسد ⚽️#دوري_أبطال_آسيا_للنخبة | #الهلال | #السد pic.twitter.com/0bTwLK6vh6
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 13, 2026In the second half, Al Hilal took the lead again through Salem Al-Dawsari in the 55th minute. But Rafa Mojica quickly brought Al Sadd back into the game in the 58th minute.
الإثارة تتواصل في مواجهة الهلال والسد .. الهلال تقدم بالهدف الثاني والسد يواصل التألق ويحرز التعادل سريعاً 🔥🔥🔥🔥#دوري_أبطال_آسيا_للنخبة | #الهلال | #السد pic.twitter.com/4YfJeKXRg4
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) April 13, 2026Al Hilal regained the lead through Marcus Leonardo in the 67th minute. However, Roberto Firmino scored the equalizer for Al Sadd, leaving the score at 3-3 until the end of regular time.
The extra time periods did not witness anything new, so the two teams resorted to penalty kicks, which smiled in favor of Al Sadd, to decide the qualification card to the quarter-finals after an exciting match.
