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Al-Nassr Wins King Salman Club Cup After 2/1 Victory over Al-Hilal

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Al-Nassr Wins King Salman Club Cup After 2/1 Victory over Al-Hilal

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Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and on behalf of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Governor of the Makkah region crowned Saturday Al-Nassr team as champions of King Salman Club Cup.

Played at King Fahd Sports City Stadium in Taif, the final match between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr teams concluded with a victory for Al-Nassr, scoring 2/1 after extra time.

Following the match, Prince Badr awarded the trophy of the tournament to Al-Nassr and the silver medal to Al-Hilal team.

Additionally, he presented the best player award to Sergej Savic from Al-Hilal and the top goal scorer award to Cristiano Ronaldo, the striker of Al-Nassr, with 6 goals.

The best goalkeeper award was given to Al-Nassr's goalkeeper, Nawaf Al Aqidi.

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Aston Villa must learn from Newcastle United's past struggles after their Champions League qualification and focus on closing the gap at the top of the Premier League standings, manager Unai Emery said ahead of Saturday's home game against Arsenal.

Villa started their league season with a 2-1 victory at West Ham United last weekend. They finished fourth last season, which means they will compete in the Champions League this year.

Newcastle secured a top-four finish two seasons ago, but the next year Eddie Howe´s squad slipped to seventh place and missed out on European competition, as Manchester United´s FA Cup victory secured the final European spot.

"Last year Newcastle were playing in the Champions League, two years ago they were in the top four, but they didn’t get it last year for different reasons," the Spaniard told reporters.

"We want to avoid some circumstances that could lead us the same way like Newcastle or other teams in the past."

The increased number of matches could impact Villa's performance in this campaign, and Emery said Villa aim to secure a European berth again this season.

"This is our challenge, to keep the same structure and idea, being strong to be a contender ourselves to be in the top seven, top five or top four," the Villa manager added.

"Because our objective of course is to be in Europe regularly, consistently, and if we are in the Champions League we can achieve our dreams again."