{"id":231917,"date":"2025-07-06T04:35:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T04:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/club-world-cup-fluminense-battle-al-hilal-in-quarter-finals\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T04:35:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T04:35:25","slug":"club-world-cup-fluminense-battle-al-hilal-in-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/club-world-cup-fluminense-battle-al-hilal-in-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"CLUB WORLD CUP: Fluminense Battle Al Hilal in Quarter-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CLUB WORLD CUP: Fluminense Battle Al Hilal in Quarter-Finals<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>All is set for the first quarter-final match of the ongoing Club World Cub as Brazilian side Fluminense take on Saudi Arabian giants Al-Hilal.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi Arabia side grabbed the headlines when they eliminated Pep Guadiola\u2019s Manchester City 4-3 after extra-time in the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>Fluminense are aware of this threat when they take on the Arabians at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando Florida tonight.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilians eliminated Inter Milan 2-0 to reach this stage of the competition and have not lost a match so far in this competition just like their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Al Hilal captain, Salem Al Dawsari is set to miss the remainder of the tournament with a hamstring problem. Key central defender Hassan Al Tambakti is still struggling with injury and could once again miss out. Veteran forward Abderrazak Hamdallah was signed on a short-term loan from fellow Saudi side Al Shabab and is expected to be involved here, with Aleksandar Mitrovic still not fit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215366\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215366\" style=\"width: 265px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215366\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/al-hilal-celebrate-city-defeat.jpg?resize=265%2C190&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"190\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Al-Hilal celebrating their victory over Manchester City.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Fluminense, Martinelli suffered a knock against Inter Milan and could be out of this one, and they will have to do without suspended left-back Rene following his second booking of the tournament against Inter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019ve played very well in this competition\u201d, said Fluminense\u2019s centre-back, \u201cIt\u2019s not easy to play against European teams, but the motivation for us is different. I\u2019m very proud of my team and myself as well, because ten days ago I had a hamstring injury. Now we need to recover well because after three or four days we have to play again. I\u2019m not young, you know? So I need to recover well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Al Hilal striker, Marcos Leonardo is fired up by his family, \u201cI\u2019ve had a difficult time in the last two months. My mother spent 70 days in the Intensive Care Unit. Today she\u2019s fine, thank God. When I scored those two goals, I thought of her \u2013 she was able to watch the match. We have to think about our families \u2013 people who want the best for us. If they weren\u2019t watching, I wouldn\u2019t be here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both sides are meeting for the first time and the winner will take on the winner between Palmeiras and Chelsea for a place in the final.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalambassadorngr.com\/club-world-cup-fluminense-battle-al-hilal-in-quarter-finals\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=club-world-cup-fluminense-battle-al-hilal-in-quarter-finals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLUB WORLD CUP: Fluminense Battle Al Hilal in Quarter-Finals All is set for the first quarter-final match of the ongoing Club World Cub as Brazilian side Fluminense take on Saudi Arabian giants Al-Hilal. The Saudi Arabia side grabbed the headlines when they eliminated Pep Guadiola\u2019s Manchester City 4-3 after extra-time in the round of 16. 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