Kings Cup | Final – Al Hilal vs Al Nassr | Match Info, Preview & Lineup
Al Nassr will face Saudi Pro League champions Al Hilal in the King Cup of Champions final at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah this Friday.
Al Hilal won the league title with three days to go and remain unbeaten with 31 wins and three draws. Cristiano Ronaldo and his side finished second, 14 points ahead of Al Hilal.
Ronaldo, 39, scored 35 goals in a brilliant performance, surpassing Morocco’s Abderrazak Hamdallah’s record of 34 goals in a season, which Hamdallah set with Al Nassr in the 2018-19 season.
Goals from Ronaldo and Sadio Mane helped Al Nassr reach the final after beating Al Khaleej 3-1 in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, 10-man Al Hilal beat Al Ittihad 2-1 despite the dismissal of Sergej Milinkovic-Savic just before half-time.
After winning the championship and the Saudi Arabian Super Cup, Al Hilal are looking to win the national triple crown. Al Nassr will be hoping to take advantage of their last chance to win a trophy this season, having already won the Arab Club Champions Cup this season.
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