Al Hilal's record 34-match winning run ends at Al Ain

Morocco striker Soufiane Rahimi was the star of the show after he scored a first-half hat-trick in a 4-2 win for Al Ain in their semi-final first leg. Al Hilal, the four-time Asian champions, last failed to win a game in September last year when they drew a Saudi Pro League match. Wednesday's game had been postponed 24 hours after torrential rain swamped the UAE and the record-setting Saudis must have wished it had kept raining. Rahimi opened the scoring after just six minutes from a pass by...