Al Hilal vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai

Al Hilal bounced back from their Qatar defeat with a 2-0 win over Shabab Al Ahli at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, ending the Dubai side's unbeaten start in the AFC Champions League Elite. Ollie Watkins scored both goals, and the visitors did not manage a shot on target. The opener came in the 6th minute. Kalidou Koulibaly stepped out of defence, won the ball in the Shabab half and beat his man, then laid it off for Watkins. The striker got past Nemanja Maksimovic and finished into the bottom corner. Within a minute of the restart it was two. Yusuf Akcicek sent a diagonal ball in behind the visiting back line and Watkins guided it past Matheus Donelli. Simone Inzaghi had to make two changes inside 34 minutes, with Mohammed Mahzari and Nasser Al-Dawsari coming on, but the hosts settled into a 5-4-1 shape and were rarely troubled. The result follows a 3-1 loss to Al-Shamal last time out. Al Hilal are second on nine points. Shabab Al Ahli also have nine, after three straight wins, and next play on 23 November.