Cristiano Ronaldo has been in the Saudi league for 2 years and has only led Al-Nassr to win one limited-content AFC Champions League title, failing to win any other titles in other events. The overall competition in the Saudi league is very fierce, even a strong player like Ronaldo faces great challenges. Former Shanghai Port foreign aid, Bargas, transferred to Al-Hilal this year, but suffered a huge defeat in his first game. Does Bargas regret it? His Saudi debut ended with a 0-9 defeat, the team has not won in 14 games and is at the bottom of the standings, possibly returning to the harbor.
In the Saudi Professional League match that ended on January 17th, Beijing time, Al-Hilal won a big victory over Al-Taawoun at home. In the absence of Neymar and Mitrovic, Al-Hilal fielded eight foreign players including Leonardo, Milinkovic, Malcom, Neves, Lodi, Koulibaly, Cancelo, and Bunu, plus Saudi internationals Dawasari, Dawsari, and Blasie, with a starting lineup worth 144 million euros, while Al-Taawoun's starting lineup was worth 13.5 million euros.
Throughout the game, Al-Hilal had 64% possession, completed as many as 35 shots, 14 of which were on target, while Al-Taawoun had 36% possession, 11 shots with 5 on target. There was a huge gap in strength between the two teams. In the first half, Koulibaly, Lodi, Leonardo, and Milinkovic scored successively, and in the second half, Leonardo scored another two goals, Hamdan and Malcom also scored, Al-Taawoun player Abdulwahid scored an own goal, and Jari was sent off. If it weren't for Jari's foul tackle, Al-Hilal players might have scored the tenth goal of the game.
Bargas, wearing the No. 9 jersey of Al-Taawoun, tried his best in the game, taking five shots without scoring. His hot spots in the game were concentrated at the kickoff point, "paying tribute" to Carrasco. While Bargas was playing, his former teammate Wu Lei posted a photo on social media to cheer him on, but Bargas' new team suffered such a painful defeat.
In the last 14 games of Al-Taawoun, they have drawn 3 and lost 11 without a win. They were eliminated from the Saudi King's Cup, and in the Saudi league standings, Al-Taawoun is currently ranked last, six points behind the relegation zone. With Al-Taawoun's current form, they are likely to be relegated. The Saudi league is severely competitive, and Al-Taawoun's overall strength is limited. There are only four players in the squad whose value reaches the million-euro level, with Bargas being the highest at 5 million euros. It is difficult for Al-Taawoun to establish themselves in the Saudi Professional League.
Bargas left the harbor for a high salary (after-tax annual salary of 6 million euros), if Al-Taawoun is relegated, will he continue to stay with the team? The harbor can only offer Bargas a pre-tax annual salary of 3 million euros, but in the harbor, he can compete for the championship and have good friend Wu Lei by his side, so Bargas really has the possibility of returning to the harbor.