Ex-Bundesliga trio win Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr
Ex-Bundesliga trio win Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr Al-Nassr are confirmed as Saudi Pro League champions after beating eventually relegated Damac 4-1 on the final day. King’s Cup winners Al-Hilal had to settle for a second place finish despite their late draw away at Al-Nassr on the penultimate matchday. Former RB Leipzig defender Mohamed Simakan scored the goal for the eventual champions in that game before Bento's mistake led to postpone the party.
Fellow Frenchman Kingsley Coman opened the score tonight with his tenth Saudi Pro League strike. Coman joined the club from Bayern Munich a couple of years after Sadio Mané, who also reached double-digit in a memorable night for the club, made a similar move. The trio missed a chance to win a continental trophy when Jorge Jesus’ men lost to Gamba Osaka in the AFC Champions League 2 (Europa League equivalent) final on Saturday.
Ex-Stuttgart man Enzo Millot’s Al-Ahli retained their AFC Champions League title last month. For Coman, the Saudi Pro League triumph is his 13th league title at the age of 29. The 2023-24 season, in which Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen stunned the Bavarians, is the only time in his professional career that he missed out on a league title.
Mané had a difficult time at the Rekordmeister, but he has now won league titles in four different countries like the undisputed star of the team, Cristiano Ronaldo, who cried with elation after scoring a second-half brace. Simakan won the DFB-Pokal twice with RB Leipzig before signing for Al-Nassr for a reported €45 million in 2024.