how international newspapers highlighted the fall of Flamengo to Al Hilal in the semifinals of the World Cup

Traditionally, the Club World Cup has not been seen with great prominence by European football, which extends to the local press. But some newspapers on the continent gave space, on this Wednesday’s covers, to Flamengo’s 3-2 defeat by Al Hilal, in the semifinal of the competition. Spanish newspapers, for the most part, projected Real Madrid’s match against Al Ahly, for the second semifinal, this Wednesday, and talked about the fall of the red-black.

“Saudi hype”, wrote AS, from Spain, on its cover. “Al Hilal is a finalist after overthrowing an unrecognizable Flamengo that played with ten players for a while”, wrote the diary. In the main highlight of the cover, the diary features Vini Junior and goalkeeper El-Shenawy, warming up this Wednesday’s semifinal, between the “best of Europe and Africa”: “Kings of two worlds”.

In lesser prominence, the Spanish “Marca” also spoke of Fla. On a cover designed by artificial intelligence, highlighting the possible conquest of the world by Real, the newspaper reports on Fla: “Surprise, Al Hilal overthrew Flamengo”. “Mundo Deportivo” writes that “Saudi Al Hilal beat Flamengo and awaits Ancelotti’s (players).”

Some of the main Portuguese newspapers, which followed live on their portals the match of the rubro-negro led by Vítor Pereira, also highlighted the game on their covers. “A Bola” recalled former Portuguese football players: “Al Hilal de Carrillo, Marega and Vietto win by 3-2 and leave Flamengo by Vítor Pereira out of the final”. “O Jogo” was brief: “Al Hilal removes Vítor Pereira”.