Houssem Aouar's stoppage-time winner completed a superb fightback for Al-Ittihad, who stunned Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr 3-2 and maintained their six-point lead at the Saudi Pro League summit. (As It Happened | More Football News)
Al-Nassr suffered their first defeat in 14 Saudi Pro League matches played in the month of May (won eight, drawn five), while this is only their second loss in 21 such games – the other also coming against Al Ittihad (2-1) in 2021
Houssem Aouar's stoppage-time winner completed a superb fightback for Al-Ittihad, who stunned Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr 3-2 and maintained their six-point lead at the Saudi Pro League summit. (As It Happened | More Football News)
Laurent Blanc's side had seen their cushion reduced to three points following a victory for Al-Hilal earlier on Wednesday.
It looked like that would remain when they went 2-0 down within 37 minutes at바카라 웹사이트Al-Awwal Park, where Sadio Mane broke the deadlock before teeing up Aiman Yahya for the second - with the goal awarded following a VAR review.
However, Karim Benzema's header바카라 웹사이트and N'Golo Kante's finish from a swift counter바카라 웹사이트dragged Al-Ittihad back onto level terms seven minutes after the restart.
There was to be a dramatic twist in the fourth minute of stoppage time, with Aouar completing a remarkable turnaround for the visitors by turning in a cross from바카라 웹사이트Moussa Diaby, who was later dismissed for violent conduct during a post-match incident.
Al-Hilal had applied the pressure earlier on, with바카라 웹사이트Salem Al Dawsari's hat-trick propelling them to a 5-3 win over Al-Raed.
Goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Al Dawsari put the hosts 2-0 to the good, though바카라 웹사이트Karim El Berkaoui reduced the deficit in first-half stoppage time.
Having scored again before Malcom made it 4-1, Al Dawasari rounded off his treble following another goal from El Berkaoui, rendering바카라 웹사이트Saleh Al Amri's stoppage-time penalty a mere consolation for Al-Raed.
Newly minted AFC Champions League Elite winners Ah-Ahli sit a point clear of Al-Nassr,바카라 웹사이트with Ivan Toney on target during a routine 2-0 victory over Al Taawoun.
The former Brentford striker doubled the hosts' lead just after the half-hour mark, after Mohammed Sulaiman had broken the deadlock in the 10th minute.
Data Debrief: Al-Nassr vulnerable when ahead
The month of May has generally been kind for Al-Nassr, but they could not get back on track after their disappointing semi-final exit in the AFC Champions League last week.
Al-Nassr suffered their first defeat in 14 Saudi Pro League matches played in the month of May (won eight, drawn five), while this is only their second loss in 21 such games – the other also coming against Al Ittihad (2-1) in 2021.
Stefano Pioli's side have now lost 18 points바카라 웹사이트after taking the lead in the Saudi Pro League this season, their highest total in a single campaign.
Meanwhile, Al-Hilal have now scored 81 goals against Al-Raed; only registering more against Al Fateh in the Saudi Pro League (83).