Al Wasl and Al Hilal aim to carry domestic success into Asian Champions League
Al Wasl and Al Hilal aim to carry domestic success into Asian Champions League Al Wasl and Al Hilal, the dominant league champions of the UAE and Saudi Arabia respectively, begin their campaigns in the remodelled Asian Champions League on Tuesday but with vastly different pedigrees in the continent's premium club competition. Wasl ended a 17-year wait for an Adnoc Pro League title following a superb season that saw the Dubai club lose just one game and clinch the trophy with a nine-point cushion. To hammer home their domestic dominance, Wasl completed the double by securing the UAE President's Cup, destroying city rivals Al Nasr 4-0 in the final. A club that was made globally famous more than a decade ago when Diego Maradona was appointed manager, neither the Argentine legend nor a string of successors were able to replicate the success of the 1980s and early '90s when Wasl won five championships in the span of 10 years. That all changed with the arrival of Milos Milojevi...