Neymar impatient to be back on pitch after Al Hilal clinch Saudi Pro League title

Al Hilal have won a fourth Saudi Pro League title in five years after thrashing Al Hazm 4-1 and will now return to their quest of securing a trophy treble in what has already been a historic season for the club.

Jorge Jesus's side now lead Riyadh rivals Al Nassr in second by 12 points with just three matches remaining after an Aleksandar Mitrovic double, Ahmed Al Juwaid's own goal and a Sergej Milinkovic-Savic strike swept aside the league's bottom club on Saturday.

It means Al Hilal have sealed a record-extending 19th Saudi Pro League title, having clinched the Saudi Super Cup title in April when they brushed aside last season's title winners Al Ittihad 4-1 at the Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

They will now aim to overcome Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr again when they two clubs meet in the Saudi King's Cup final at King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah.

Hilal remain unbeaten in the SPL having won 29 of their 31 matches, drawing the other two, while they also embarked on a remarkable run of 34 consecutive victories across all competitions – beating the previous world record of 27 matches held by Welsh side The New Saints.

And the club achieved this without the services of superstar signing Neymar, who has missed most of the season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee on international duty with Brazil in October.

The 31-year-old was at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City stadium in Riyadh to see his team clinch the title, having made only three SPL appearances before picking up his injury.

“I am very happy obviously,” said the attacker, who moved to the kingdom from Paris Saint-Germain last August. “Winning titles is always good. The best thing would have been