N’Golo Kante SENT OFF for under the second time as Al-Ittihad lose 2-0
- N’Golo Kante was despatched off for under the second time in his profession on Tuesday
- Al-Ittihad had been 2-0 all the way down to Al-Hilal within the Asian Champions League on the time
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N’Golo Kante obtained despatched off throughout Al-Ittihad’s Asian Champions League recreation on Tuesday evening, for under the second time in his profession.
The Frenchman’s facet had been 2-0 down at Al-Hilal when the 32-year-old was proven his marching orders after 66 minutes following a VAR resolution which dominated that he must be despatched off for a harmful sort out in the course of the park.
Kante didn’t choose up a pink card throughout his Premier League days as a Chelsea and Leicester City participant, however was unable to keep away from punishment for the sort out within the first leg of the quarter-final.
Fellow Saudi facet Al-Hilal received the sport 2-0, with Aleksandr Mitrovic opening the scoring from the penalty spot after 40 minutes, earlier than Salem Aldawsari doubled the lead two minutes later.
Al-Hilal sit high of the Saudi Pro League desk on 62 factors, 9 away from their closest rivals Al-Nassr, while final 12 months’s title winners Al-Ittihad languish in fifth place with simply 37 factors to their identify.
N’Golo Kante was despatched off for under the second time of his profession in Tuesday’s defeat to Al-Hilal
The Frenchman was dismissed after a VAR verify on a harmful sort out in midfield
The Chelsea legend moved to the Saudi Pro League from Stamford Bridge final summer time, becoming a member of Karim Benzema and Fabinho on the Jeddah membership.
On Friday evening, Kante opened the scoring with a shocking diving header towards the identical opponents, however Al-Hilal turned it round to win the league conflict 3-1.
UAE facet Al Ain inflicted a 1-0 defeat on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr of their Champions League quarter-final first-leg on Monday, with the Portuguese star being met with Lionel Messi chants as soon as once more.
Korean sides Jeonbuck and Ulsan shared a 1-1 draw of their first leg on Tuesday, while Chinese facet Shandong Taishan welcome Japan’s Yokohama FM on Wednesday.
All 4 reverse legs shall be performed subsequent week, to finalise the ultimate 4 forward of April’s semi-finals, and the ultimate, throughout two legs, the next month.
