Soccer Football - Asian Champions League - Group D - Nassaji Mazandaran v Al Hilal - Azadi Stadium, Tehhran, Iran - October 3, 2023 Al Hilal players pose for a team group photo before the match Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
(Reuters) - Four-times winners Al-Hilal confirmed their place in the last 16 of this year's Asian Champions League on Tuesday after the Saudi Pro League side beat Uzbekistan's Navbahor 2-0 despite a pair of missed penalties from Salem Al-Dawsari.
The win for the visitors at Markaziy Stadium in Namangan takes Al-Hilal onto 13 points from five games in Group D and the Saudi club's better head-to-head record over Navbahor means Jorge Jesus' side cannot be supplanted at the summit.
