indeed Al-hilal is a strong club and of course in terms of its ability there is no need to doubt it and of course Al-hilal has also won the Asian Champions League title and of course Al-hilal is the club that has won the most Asian Champions League titles, namely Al-hilal has already won the Asian Champions League title 4 times and indeed I also think the same as you that Al-Hilal will certainly now be able to compete with top European clubs and I also remember that Al-Hilal once played against Real Madrid in the final during the Club World Cup in 2023 and of course at that time the score was 5-3 for Real Madrid to win.
So indeed I agree with your opinion that Al-Hilal is truly extraordinary, the proof is that they were able to compete in the Club World Cup at that time and of course we will prove how strong Al-Hilal is for the next Club World Cup.
There isn't a reason for them to be this good though in theory lol. That's the part that confuses me the most in many times, it's clear that we are seeing them do fine, but I do not see why they are doing that well. I mean this in the nicest way but they do not have the best squad, they do not have a manager who has done awesome before, did alright but not like they hired Pep or something, it's Jorge Jesus, an ordinary manager that barely anyone really knows.
So, the reason why they are doing this well must be just they clicked together very well, which is why I think, we are going to see this doing fine, but it's complicated without a doubt. I think it's clear that football is very complicated to begin with and many teams don't do that well normally, even when they should. So when we see a team that does better than expected, it's definitely confusing to see a team be this great, not even lose a game? How does that work, it's really a complicated situation.