I think because of the presence of Simone Inzaghi as the new manager, Al Hilal was surprisingly able to beat Manchester City and advance to the quarter finals.
Al Hilal chances of advancing to the semifinals are very open, expectations for the Saudi Pro League representatives are higher after defeating Pep Guardiola squad, although Fluminensi cannot be underestimated.
Overall, I predict that Al Hilal journey may only reach the semifinals, because on that path there is Chelsea, which can be a big obstacle to reaching the final.
On match day Al Hilal was better team, and they give better performance which give them win against Manchester City which thrashed Juventus in last game of group stage and have new levels of quality and performance.
Al Hilal is having good history in this event as they ended as runner-up with Real Madrid beats them in final of event in back 2022 this time things are looking much better, and they are able to have better results in coming matches as well, but now biggest threat is Fluminense which is also runner-up of last event which was played in 2023. Saudi League is now having good mark in soccer world due to good and consistent performance from their few clubs which are doing good and have good future with their quality they can make another good end of their season.