Al Hilal is looking for new glory against Chelsea in the face of "blue"
Al Hilal is looking for a new glory when it faces Chelsea on Wednesday, at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, in a heavy-caliber confrontation, in which the "Saudi Blue" seeks to reach the final for the first time after being fourth in the 2019 edition, in addition to removing the champion Europe is at this stage for the second time after the first edition of the tournament in 2000, in which the two greats, Real Madrid and Manchester United, ranked fourth and fifth, respectively.
In contrast to his fluctuating career in the local league, Al Hilal rose up with an unprecedented record victory in the tournament when it beat Al Jazira by six, to cross to face the "English Blue", and this great victory gave the Saudi team, a great moral boost before the upcoming confrontation against the "Blues", and confirmed through it That big Asia returned to his first biography.
Al-Hilal enters in better conditions than the Al-Jazira match, with the expected return of Salman Al-Faraj, captain of the team, after recovering from injury, in addition to the recovery of the internationals from local and foreign players, as well as the harmony of the new faces of Nigerian Odion Yagalo and Saud Abdul Hamid, and the Brazilian Michel Delgado, who participated in the first match, and Abdul Rahman Al-Obaid, who was on the bench.
But the team is required to avoid the defensive mistakes it made against Al Jazira, because the price will be expensive in the semi-finals, especially since the opponent knows very well how to take advantage of mistakes and loopholes.
The Asian champion plans to win the challenge of the difference in experience with his opponent, confirm the uprising with which he launched in the championship and advance to the last stop, to guide the yellow continent to its first title.
As for Chelsea, which occupies third place in the English Premier League, behind Manchester City and Liverpool, it is armed with high expertise and distinguished tools, through which it seeks to bypass Al Hilal, reach the final and achieve the dream that eluded it in the 2012 edition, when the Brazilian Corinthians lost the final.
The team is living in unusual conditions before the match, as he attended without his coach Thomas Tuchel, who was infected with the Corona virus, in addition to his back, Reyes James, due to an injury, and doubts remain about the participation of Moroccan Hakim Ziyech with the team in the match due to a muscle injury, while Mason Mount is undergoing some tests to be determined on Her light will be present in the confrontation or not.
But the good thing for the team is that its Senegalese goalkeeper, Edward Mendy, joined the mission, after winning the African Cup with his country, and is ready to participate in the semi-final match against Al Hilal.
These circumstances will not represent a major obstacle to the "Blues", but at the same time, he will be facing a fierce competitor who possesses the experience of heroes, and the high fighting spirit that represents one of his most prominent weapons today, in addition to the cumulative experience and special abilities of some of his players.
The confrontations will not be limited to the green rectangle in the match, but will also be present in the stands between the fans of the two teams, whose presence is expected to be large.
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