We had to wait a long, long time to see Al-Hilal score. Led by the Uzbeks of Navbahor, on the first day of the Champions League group stage, Neymar’s new Saudi club equalized in the tenth minute of added time, thanks to a superb header from Ali Al Bulayhi. And on a final corner from the Brazilian, the Saudis almost turned everything around. In vain.
Until then, the former PSG player had stood out above all for a gesture of annoyance, in the 60th minute of play, which earned him a yellow card. While he wanted to play a free kick quickly, Neymar pushed his opponent and shot him while the latter was on the ground.
Neymar was not as decisive as in his first match with Al-Hilal, where after coming on in the second half he was involved in four of his team’s six goals. The days follow each other and are not the same.