They already lost the title of Saudi Professional League to either Al Hilal or Al Nassr. No chance for Al-Ittihad to defend their league title against these clubs in this season as their previous poor performances already contribute to make very big gaps of Al-Ittihad against these competitors.
They only can try to play well until the season ending and consider rest matches as chances for them to prepare for a next season. In AFC Champions League, they will meet Al Hilal in semi finals and it will be big challenge for a last chance for Al Ittihad to win a title in this season. Their chance looks not too good, first with poor performances in Saudi Professional League, second from their latest poor performance against Navbahor even they won the match, and lastly the outstanding forms of Al Hilal in this season.
You're right. Al Ittihad has no chance to win the SPL trophy because the point gap with Al Hilal in the first place is too large. Even Al Nassr, they also seem hard to overtake Al Hilal, Al Hilal is too strong this season. They only got 1 defeat and 3 draws until now, they are getting stronger and more stable in playing toward the end of the season. I simply conclude that we only has Al Hilal as the candidate for the champion of Saudi League this season.
In AFC Champions League, surely Al Ittihad still has the chance to win the trophy although it will be very difficult because they must play against Al Hilal in Quarter-final. If we analyze the current performance of these teams, Al Hilal is still the favorite team to qualify for the semi-final round. However, sometimes a weaker team can beat the favorite team (stronger team), I hope we can see a surprise in this match. Who knows if Al Ittihad can reach the final round? I think it is not impossible, right?