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.
absolutely true Al Hilal is truly extraordinary because he can make a big team like Man City lose in the Club World Cup and of course this is something very impressive for Al Hilal and of course the Saudi League is happy because one of the SPL clubs has extraordinary abilities of course I am also amazed by Al Hilal who can hold Real Madrid to a draw in the Club World Cup with a score of 1-1 indeed now SPL has a bright future and of course because Al Hilal plays well and of course Inzaghi's role is indeed very good and positive in Al Hilal and of course shows that he is a professional coach.
of course for next season we certainly will not know what Al Hilal's fate will be because of course a surprise could happen in the coming season. and of course Ittihad, Al Nassr and Al Qadisiyah will also definitely try to be better than Al Hilal. yes of course we'll just have to see whether Al Hilal will end up advancing to the semifinals or not.