Al Hilal's surprised every one because ppl didn't expect Manchester City to lose. Their win against a premier league team shows SPL teams are strong they aren't going to give up they'll play trying to win. Al Hilal won't win the cup but they've made SPL teams proud of them.
Man City isn't in their stable performance since the last season, some people probably aren't so surprised to see their lose. However, it is amazing that Al Hilal can beat Man City, it indicates a team from Saudi league quite strong to face the European teams. Even a big team from EPL, can be defeated by Al Hilal, it is a good sign of the Saudi league quality level.
Reaching the quarter-final or semi-final is already a great achievement, they don't need to win the competition to prove their squad quality.For the fact that Al Hilal knock-out Manchester City from the tournament, we should put some respect on SPL. It's never been an easy one despite how everyone laments about SPL been a farmers league but what are we seeing now? The same club that plays in the farmers league, Real Madrid failed to win them and Manchester City got knockout from the tournament because they recorded defeats.
Agree, we must respect SPL. By defeating Man City, Al Hilal tells everyone that SPL has strong teams. Those people who mock SPL as a farmer league, they must accept the fact that it is totally wrong. But I'm not surprised if they probably have other reasons to mock SPL. Haters will never stop because they always find new ways to deliver their hates.