Al Ittihad closed in on the Saudi Pro League title with a 3-2 win against Al Ettifaq last Monday.

 

Trailing to Victor Vinicius dos Santos' fifth minute opener, Al Ittihad roared back with goals from Danilo Pereira (11th), Karim Benzema (35th) and Houssem Aouar (45+2). A Pereira own goal in the 83rd minute proved to be a mere consolation for Al Ettifaq.

The win moved Al Ittihad to 68 points, six clear of defending champions Al Hilal SFC who lost ground after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Al Shabab.

 

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic drew Al Hilal level in the 31st minute after Daniel Podence had opened the scoring for Al Shabab in the seventh minute.

 Salem Al Dawsari put the defending champions, who are through to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite™ Finals Jeddah 2025, ahead a minute into the second half but Mohammed Al Shwirekh ensured a share of the points for Al Shabab with his 68th minute effort.

 

Al Nassr Club stayed two points behind Al Hilal thanks to Sultan Al Ghannam striking the winner in the fourth minute of time added on in their 3-2 victory against Damac. Al Ahli Saudi FC are fourth on 58 points after a 3-2 win against Al Wehda.

 

Only five matchdays remain in the Saudi Pro League.

Two wins in five days saw Al Zawraa open a five-point lead at the top of the Iraq Stars League.

 

Al Zawraa kicked off their week with a crucial 1-0 win over defending champions Al Shorta on Tuesday, with Murad Mohammed scoring the winner in the 74th minute.

The leaders then registered an emphatic 3-0 win against Naft Al Basra on Saturday, with Ali Muhsen Al Asadi's 58th minute opener followed by a brace from Ibrahim Gbadamosi (75th, 79th) as Al Zawraa moved up to 64 points.

 

Al Shorta, who have two matches in hand, are on 59 points and play Erbil on Monday.

 

Zakho, whose midweek match against Newroz was suspended, lost 1-0 to Diyala on Saturday to remain third on 52 points.

Al Wehdat edged Al Jazeera 2-1 on Saturday as they maintained their slim advantage at the top of the Jordanian Pro League.

The victory took Al Wehdat to 51 points, one ahead of Al Hussein after 21 matches.

 

Defending champions Al Hussein were in red-hot form, cruising to a 6-0 win against Shabab Al Aqaba.

 

Al Faisaly are a distant third on 36 points following a goalless draw with Al Sareeh.

Safa and Al Ansar maintained their relentless pace in the Lebanese Premier League with both sides registering crucial wins this past week.

Safa defeated Al Hikma 2-1 on Thursday to lead the winners' stage standings on goal difference.

 

Al Ansar, also on 22 points, edged Nejmeh 1-0 with the result leaving the defending champions in fifth spot.

 

Al Ahed sit two points adrift of the leaders following a 1-0 defeat to Tadamon.

Al Seeb Club's title charge suffered a blip after they fell to a 3-2 defeat against Sohar last Monday.

Al Nahda Club, however, failed to fully capitalise after they settled for a 2-2 draw with Saham.

 

The defeat left Al Seeb on 47 points, seven clear of Al Nahda. Oman Club - who lost 3-2 to Al Khaboora - are third on 35 points.

Shabab Al Ahli only need five points from their remaining four matches to lift the UAE Pro League title after adding four points to their haul over the past.

Shabab Al Ahli kicked off the week with a 4-0 win against Khor Fakkan last Wednesday and then had to be satisfied with a 2-2 draw against Al Wahda on Sunday.

Crucially for the pacesetters, Sharjah FC matched their results - leaving Shabab Al Ahli nine points clear with four matches to play.

Sharjah have a match in hand but Sunday's draw with Al Jazira was a result they could ill afford, having defeated Ajman 4-0 on Tuesday.

Al Wahda's draw with Shabab Al Ahli kept them in third place on 38 points, one ahead of Al Wasl who defeated Al Bataeh 3-1 on Wednesday.

Muharraq Club pulled further ahead at the top of the Bahraini Premier League following a 2-1 win against second-placed Khalidiya on Sunday.

The victory took Muharraq to 41 points, nine clear of Khalidiya. Al Riffa are one behind after a 4-2 defeat of A'Ali on Saturday.