Simone Inzaghi compared beating Manchester City to climbing Mount Everest without an oxygen mask – and they did it.
The Saudi Arabian side surprisingly beat favourites City 4-3 after extra time to set up a quarter-final clash with Brazilian side Fluminense. หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล “The key to this result was the players and the spirit they put on the pitch tonight,” Inzaghi, who only took over before the tournament, said. “
We had to do something special because we all know Manchester City very well.
“We had to climb Mount Everest without oxygen and we did it. All the players were excellent in everything, both on and off the ball.
Inzaghi’s side will face Brazil’s Fluminense in the last eight on Friday after Marcos Leonardo scored a 112th minute winner for the Riyadh-based club to eliminate Pep Guardiola’s team at the end of a seven-goal thriller in Orlando.
Al-Hilal have been majority-owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund since 2023 and over the last two years have invested heavily in big-name foreign signings including Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Kalidou Koulibaly.
“We played with the same quality on the ball. We played well from a tactical point of view against a team that is aggressive and strong when they have the ball. “
I believe Guardiola is the best coach in the world but tonight we gave it our all and I think we deserved the win.