DAMMAM: If there were any expectations that Tuesday night’s AFC Champions League encounter between Al-Hilal and Al-Sadd would live up to their thrilling Round-of-16 clash last season, when the former lost on penalties to the latter after playing out a 3-3 draw, those hopes were quickly dashed by what turned out to be a cagey affair that never came close to matching the quality in the final third that was on display during the game in April. This might be attributable, at least in part, to Al-Hil
