Rubin Neves, the star of Saudi Al-Hilal, confirmed that his team will face a tough match in the Round of 16 of the Club World Cup against one of the top 3 teams in the world, Manchester City.

Al-Hilal successfully qualified for the Round of 16 of the Club World Cup after defeating the Mexican team Pachuca early today, Friday, with a score of 2-0 in a match in the third and final round of the group stage.

Neves stated in comments to DAZN after the match: "There are some things we need to improve, but the most important thing was qualifying."

Regarding the match against Manchester City, he said: "We need to play collectively as a team, as we did against Real Madrid, and as we did in the last match and today."

He added: "We are playing against one of the best three teams in the world, in my opinion."

He continued: "I know Manchester City well. They have changed a lot of players, but I know the coach well. I also have some friends there from Portugal."

He concluded: "I have played against them several times when I was in England, and it was not easy. But we will do our best."

He wrapped up: "We will prepare for the match as we did in these three matches, and we will see what happens."