TOKYO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal took a massive stride towards a third Asian Champions League final in six years by thrashing Xavi Hernandez-coached Qatari champions Al Sadd 4-1 in their semi-final first leg in Doha on Tuesday.
The visitors, losing finalists in both 2014 and 2017, fought back from conceding an early Bafetimbi Gomis own goal to punish the Qataris, who were reduced to 10 men 10 minutes before the break following Asian Player of the Year Abdelkarim Hassan's red card.
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