Neymar’s magical return one year later!

Al Hilal are a great team with or without Neymar, but the return of their great star added even more shine to a sensational 4-5 Champions League victory over Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates, the reigning Asian champions. The Saudis took revenge for what happened in the last edition and ended up beating Al-Dawsari in a spectacular fashion. in addition to Mitrovic and Milinkovic-Savic, his Serbian partner.

The victory was significant as Al Hilal emerged from the firefight alive. Lodi opened the scoring, Milinkovic-Savic corrected the outcome of the match, and Al Dawsari sealed the score with a hat-trick. Jorge Jesus’ men showed their strength and also brought back Neymar, who entered the field in the 77th minute of the match. It took more than a quarter of an hour to regain the sensations lost during this long period, and he was even able to score a goal with his left foot in a cross kick.

The Brazilian overcame a real challenge that lasted more than a year. In particular, since October 17, 2023, when he was injured in a match against Uruguay. Centenario Stadium in a World Cup qualifying match with the worst diagnosis: a torn cruciate ligament.

During this time, Al-Hilal managed to become the champion of Saudi Arabia, but not the Champions League, which is the main goal of the club and for which it made very important financial investments, including in Neymar. With the arrival of the Brazilian on the field, the panorama changes completely and Al-Hilal again becomes the favorite throughout and also aims to play a big role in the Club World Cup.by which it is classified.

Besides Saudi fans, Neymar’s return was also widely celebrated in Brazil. Brazilians are suffering greatly on the road to the 2026 World Cup. and they need to get back the leader they’ve been missing in big tournaments lately.

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