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Al Hilal's Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates scoring the opening goal against Al Hazm. AFP
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Alexander Mitrovic, right, scored twice in Al Hilal's 4-1 victory over Al Hazm at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh on May 11, 2024. The win clinched Hilal a record-extending 19th Saudi Pro League title. AFP
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Al Hilal's players celebrate after winning their 19th Saudi Pro League title. Getty Images
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Al Hilal's players celebrate their SPL title victory on the pitch after the win against Al Hazm. AFP
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Hilal's players celebrate their 19th Saudi Pro League title. AFP
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Al Hilal supporters celebrate after winning the Saudi Pro League. Getty Images
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Neymar celebrates Al Hilal's Saudi Pro League triumph. Getty Images
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Hilal's Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus celebrates with his players. AFP
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Al Hilal players after winning the Saudi Pro League. Getty Images
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Hilal supporters let off blue and white flares in celebration. AFP
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Al Hilal fans after winning the SPL title. Getty Images
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Aleksander Mitrovic of Al Hilal celebrates after winning the league title. Getty Images
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Saud Abdulhamid and Mohammad Al Shalhoub after the match. Getty Images
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Al Hilal's Yasser Al-Shahrani celebrates with teammates . Reuters
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Al Hilal supporters cheer the title triumph. AFP
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Hilal coach Jorge Jesus at the end of the game. AFP
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Al Hilal's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scores their fourth goal. Reuters
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Hilal's players celebrate their 19th Saudi Pro League title with the fans. AFP
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Aleksandar Mitrovic scores Hilal's first goal from the penalty spot. AFP
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Al Hilal's Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates scoring the opening goal against Al Hazm. AFP
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Alexander Mitrovic, right, scored twice in Al Hilal's 4-1 victory over Al Hazm at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh on May 11, 2024. The win clinched Hilal a record-extending 19th Saudi Pro League title. AFP
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Al Hilal's players celebrate after winning their 19th Saudi Pro League title. Getty Images
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Al Hilal's players celebrate their SPL title victory on the pitch after the win against Al Hazm. AFP
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Hilal's players celebrate their 19th Saudi Pro League title. AFP
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Al Hilal supporters celebrate after winning the Saudi Pro League. Getty Images
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Neymar celebrates Al Hilal's Saudi Pro League triumph. Getty Images
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Hilal's Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus celebrates with his players. AFP
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Al Hilal players after winning the Saudi Pro League. Getty Images
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Hilal supporters let off blue and white flares in celebration. AFP
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Al Hilal fans after winning the SPL title. Getty Images
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Aleksander Mitrovic of Al Hilal celebrates after winning the league title. Getty Images
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Saud Abdulhamid and Mohammad Al Shalhoub after the match. Getty Images
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Al Hilal's Yasser Al-Shahrani celebrates with teammates . Reuters
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Al Hilal supporters cheer the title triumph. AFP
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Hilal coach Jorge Jesus at the end of the game. AFP
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Al Hilal's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scores their fourth goal. Reuters
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Hilal's players celebrate their 19th Saudi Pro League title with the fans. AFP
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Aleksandar Mitrovic scores Hilal's first goal from the penalty spot. AFP
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Al Hilal's Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates scoring the opening goal against Al Hazm. AFP
Neymar impatient to be back on pitch after Al Hilal clinch Saudi Pro League title
Jorge Jesus's side hold 12-point advantage over Cristiano Ronaldo's second-placed Al Nassr following their 4-1 win over Al Hazm
Gareth Cox
12 May, 2024
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