Al Ittihad which is currently defending champions and also competing into AFC Champions League were in poor form, but this break brings good fortune for them with now things are improved, and their players are doing good in last few days they won few matches which give them good confidence because now they are having 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 games which is impressive.
But, now in upcoming week things are going to be challenging again because in their next five games they are going to face Al Hilal three times which is surely not easy and with the loses they can go down again because now we are heading for the last rounds of this season
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With these consecutive wins, it is certain that the confidence of Al Ittihad players will increase. Plus, Benzema can return to playing with Al Ittihad which will certainly put the Al Ittihad team in a very good position. Even though in the Asian Champions League match when Al Ittihad faced Nabhavor in the round of 16, Benzema's performance did not appear too good. However, Benzema still had an important role in the match. So with victory in the last 16 of the ACL, now Al Ittihad has successfully entered the last 8 and will face Al Hilal.But, now in upcoming week things are going to be challenging again because in their next five games they are going to face Al Hilal three times which is surely not easy and with the loses they can go down again because now we are heading for the last rounds of this season
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Maybe as you said, the ACL top 8 match against Al Hilal will be a very big challenge for Al Ittihad. Because it cannot be denied that the current performance of Al Ittihad players is very good. Even in the Saudi Arabian domestic league, Al Hilal has never lost once to any club. So what is clear is that Al Hilal's current performance is very good and will definitely make things difficult for Al Ittihad in matches.
However, before Al Ittihad plays Al Hilal, this week Al Ittihad will first face Al Wahda in the Saudi Arabian League. Most likely the match against Al Wahda will not be too difficult for Al Ittihad. The reason is, the Head To Head record between Al Ittihad and Al Wahda in the last 5 matches. The result is that Al Wahda has never won once against Al Ittihad. So Al Ittihad should have no difficulty bringing home 3 points when facing Al Wahda.
