The time is edging ever-closer to the Al-Hilal vs Al-Sadd AFC Champions League Elite clash which kicks off very shortly, and the players have now been announced.
Let’s look at the starting line-up for Al-Hilal which is confirmed as follows:
Al-Hilal
Yassine Bounou #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Montreal, Canada
Theo Hernández
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 28
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Marseille, France
Al Harbi, M
Lajami, A
Hassan Al Tambakti
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Place of birth: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Rúben Diogo da Silva Neves
Also known as Neves
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Mozelos, Portugal
Mohamed Kanno
Midfielder
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Place of birth: Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Milinković-Savić, S
Salem Al Dawsari
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Place of birth: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Benzema, K
Mandash, S
The starting line-up for Al-Sadd has also been confirmed as:
Al-Sadd
Meshaal Barsham #22
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Qatar
Otávio, P
Romain Saïss #6
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Morocco
Place of birth: Bourg-de-Péage, France
Boualem Khoukhi #16
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Bou Ismaïl, Algeria
Pedro Miguel Deus Correia #2
Also known as Miguel
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Algueirão–Mem Martins, Portugal
Mohamed Camara #12
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel #20
Also known as Cláudinho
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Akram Afif #11
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Qatar
Place of birth: Doha, Qatar
Firmino, R
Mújica, R
Soria, A
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