Al Ittihad's lead at the top of the Saudi Pro League standings was reduced to four points following their 1-1 draw with Al Qadisiyah.

 

In a match which burst into life in time added on at the end of the second half, Al Qadisiyah took the lead through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the first minute of stoppage time.

Al Ittihad refused to concede defeat and were rewarded with N'Golo Kante's equaliser in the sixth minute of added time as they moved up to 58 points.

 

Al Hilal SFC capitalised, defeating Al Feiha 2-0 through goals from Mohammed Kanno (18th) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (89th) as they put a difficult week behind them, having lost 1-0 to Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor in the first leg of their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Round of 16 tie.

 

The draw with Al Ittihad left Al Qadisiyah in third place on 51 points, with Al Nassr Club two behind after their 2-2 stalemate with Al Shabab.

Al Duhail SC reclaimed the Qatar Stars League top spot with an impressive 4-2 win against Al Ahli on Saturday.

 

Having seen Al Sadd take the provisional top spot on Friday, Al Duhail responded in style in an exciting encounter which saw Lucas Verissimo opening the scoring for them in the 26th minute.

Julian Draxler's double (38th, 42nd) saw Al Ahli go into the break ahead but Al Duhail turned on the power as the match was headed for a close.

 

Michael Olunga drew them level in the 74th minute with efforts from Kahim Ziyech (82nd) and Benjamin Bourigeaud (90+2) taking them to 41 points, one ahead of defending champions Al Sadd.

Al Sadd moved top momentarily on Friday with a 5-0 defeat of Al Shahania.

 

Goals from Giovani (33rd, 45+3) and Akram Afif (59th (pen), 83rd) and Rafa Mujica (53rd) ensured Al Sadd remained very much in the title race.

 

Al Gharafa edged Umm Salal 1-0 to maintain a tight grip on third place with 37 points.

Muharraq struck twice late in the match as they came from behind to defeat Al Shabab 2-1 to stay top of the Bahraini Premier League.

Rafael Santos gave Al Shabab a 36th minute lead but Muharraq turned things around with strikes from Juninho (82nd) and Husain Abdulkarim (89th) to move up to 29 points.

 

They sit two points ahead of defending champions Al Khalidiya, who defeated Manama 3-2 and have a match in hand. Al Riffa, who beat Al Najma 3-1, sit a distant third on 20 points.

Al Zawraa capitalised on Zakho dropping points to grab a share of the Iraq Stars League lead.

Zakho were held 1-1 by Al Karkh on Saturday, with Al Zawraa edging Al Najaf 2-1 with both teams on 46 points.

 

Al Shorta closed in as well after a 4-0 win against Karbala on Sunday, with the defending champions on 44 points and with two matches in hand.

 

Air Force SC, who edged Newroz 1-0, are two points behind Al Shorta in fourth place.

Al Hussein opened an eight-point gap at the top of the Jordanian Pro League with a 4-1 win against Ma'an on Friday.

The victory moved the defending champions to 40 points with Al Wehdat losing ground following a 1-0 defeat to Al Faisaly.

 

Al Faisaly sit third on 27 points, level with Al Ramtha who defeated Al Sareeh 2-1.

Al Ansar maintained their grip on the Lebanese Premier League top spot with a 3-1 win against Tadamon Sour.

Their ninth straight victory took them to 27 points with Safa keeping pace after a 4-0 defeat of Shabab Al Ghazieh.

 

Al Ahed beat Racing Beirut to sit in third on 22 points while defending champions Nejmeh - who edged Reyady Abaseya 1-0 - are fourth on 14 points. 

Al Nahda failed to capitalise on Al Seeb SC not being in action as they were held 1-1 by Sur in the Oman Pro League.

The draw took Al Nahda to 36 points, two behind Al Seeb who have a match in hand.

 

Third-placed Oman Club were held 0-0 by Ibri while Al Khaburah lost ground after a 3-2 defeat against Saham.