Al-Ittihad 0-0 Al-Hilal: Saudi sides in AFC Champions League stalemate

The opening leg of the first ever all-Saudi Arabian AFC Champions League quarter-final ended 0-0 between Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal on Tuesday.

Al-Hilal’s best chance fell to Salem Al-Dawsari, whose powerful effort from Yasser Al-Shahrani’s cross was kept out by Fawaz Al-Qarni shortly before the interval.

Al-Ittihad, meanwhile, will be left to rue Carlos Villanueva’s missed chance shortly after the restart, the Chilean hitting his effort too close to visiting goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayoof after being played through by Khaled Al Samiri.

Al-Ittihad travel to the King Saud University Stadium for the second leg in three weeks, with the winners set for a semi-final clash with either Al-Nassr or Al-Sadd.

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 Ittihad 0-0 Al Hilal 

The Saudi Classico ends it’s 1st leg with a scoreless draw in front of 54,390 fans  we can’t wait for the 17th of September #ITTvHIL #ACL2019 pic.twitter.com/dXzSfU1fsJ

— AFC Champions League (@TheAFCCL) August 27, 2019