Italian coach Simone Inzaghi of Al-Hilal Saudi Club stated that he was aware of the difficulty of facing Al-Akhudood, especially since it was against a well-organized team.

Inzaghi said during the press conference after the match: "We tried to create opportunities in the first half, we scored, but we did not capitalize on the other chances to increase the score."

He added: "We came out of today's match with the most important thing, which is the victory and qualification to the next round. The result is very satisfactory for us, and our goal was not threatened at all during both halves, and we achieved the most important thing."

He continued: "The French goalkeeper Matteo was injured and only participated in one training session. I am very happy to have him with us, and he will be very beneficial for us if he is fit."

When asked about the delayed entry of the trio Neves, Matthew, and Nunez, he said: "We tried to rotate the players due to the physical load that the team has been under. Over the past 10 days, we played 4 matches, and the situation will be similar in the upcoming matches."