Al Hilal maintained their unbeaten run in the AFC Champions League Elite as a 1-1 draw against Qatar's Al Sadd on Tuesday secured the Saudi champions a place in the last 16.
Hilal join fellow Saudi clubs Al Ahli, who top the group with a perfect 15 points, and Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr, who advanced courtesy of Al Wasl's victory over Al Shorta.
The top eight teams in the 12-club league phase in both west and east Asia advance to the last 16, which will be played over two legs on a home-and-away basis in March.
Al Hilal had clinched four consecutive wins in Asia's premier club competition heading into the match but arrived at the Jassim bin Hamed Stadium having suffered a first league defeat of the season on Friday when they surrendered a two-goal lead to Al Khaleej.
Jorge Jesus' side went in front in the 10th minute when Ali Al Bulahyi pounced at the far post after Mohammed Kanno had flicked on Salem Al Dawsari's corner.
Aleksandar Mitrovic almost doubled Hilal's advantage but was denied by the woodwork. With 19 minutes remaining, Al Sadd restored parity when Paulo Otavio turned in a cross from Asian Player of the Year Akram Afif.
Tarek Salman then hit the woodwork for the hosts in a frantic finish which saw referee Kim Jong-hyeok turn down Hilal penalty appeals after consulting the pitch-side monitor.
The draw, however, was enough to secure Al Hilal's passage to the next round while Al Sadd also remain on track for the next phase despite dropping to fifth with nine points.
UAE champions Al Wasl moved above the Qataris into fourth place with a comfortable 3-1 win over Al Shorta in Iraq.
Jonatas Santos gave the Emirati club a 14th-minute lead in Karbala before Fahd Yousef equalised five minutes into the second half.
Fabio De Lima, fresh from a four-goal salvo in the UAE's World Cup qualifying win over Qatar last week, restored Wasl's lead on 64 minutes and Nicolas Gimenez rounded off the result in injury time.
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Common OCD symptoms and how they manifest
Checking: the obsession or thoughts focus on some harm coming from things not being as they should, which usually centre around the theme of safety. For example, the obsession is “the building will burn down”, therefore the compulsion is checking that the oven is switched off.
Contamination: the obsession is focused on the presence of germs, dirt or harmful bacteria and how this will impact the person and/or their loved ones. For example, the obsession is “the floor is dirty; me and my family will get sick and die”, the compulsion is repetitive cleaning.
Orderliness: the obsession is a fear of sitting with uncomfortable feelings, or to prevent harm coming to oneself or others. Objectively there appears to be no logical link between the obsession and compulsion. For example,” I won’t feel right if the jars aren’t lined up” or “harm will come to my family if I don’t line up all the jars”, so the compulsion is therefore lining up the jars.
Intrusive thoughts: the intrusive thought is usually highly distressing and repetitive. Common examples may include thoughts of perpetrating violence towards others, harming others, or questions over one’s character or deeds, usually in conflict with the person’s true values. An example would be: “I think I might hurt my family”, which in turn leads to the compulsion of avoiding social gatherings.
Hoarding: the intrusive thought is the overvaluing of objects or possessions, while the compulsion is stashing or hoarding these items and refusing to let them go. For example, “this newspaper may come in useful one day”, therefore, the compulsion is hoarding newspapers instead of discarding them the next day.
Source: Dr Robert Chandler, clinical psychologist at Lighthouse Arabia
