RIYADH: Soccer fans in the Kingdom are in for a treat when local outfit Al-Hilal takes on Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in a friendly, which will be held at the King Fahad Stadium in Riyadh on Saturday.

This exquisite football match between the two esteemed teams is derived from Bayern Munich’s desire to face Al-Hilal Football Club, which is considered to be one of the strongest and most prestigious team in the area. This enables both teams to exchange their expertise and identify the strategies in addition to fulfilling the fans’ desires in the Kingdom.

Al-Hilal is preparing for this match that happens to be the most exciting game this month.

Volkswagen, Saudi Arabia, proudly arranged this match to bring a new exciting experience to the country, which will ignite the cheering spirit of the fans and will contribute in enhancing the joyous football spirit in Saudi Arabia. This initiative by the motoring company shows their continuous support toward sports activities, as a part of several planned future sports activities, which the group intends to present.

On this occasion, Prince Abdul Rahman bin Musaed, Chairman of Al-Hilal, expressed the happiness of Al-Hilal in this confrontation. “This will bring the team together to face Bayern Munich, which has a huge reputation and history.

The CEO of Volkswagen Group Saudi Arabia, Eng. Omar Al-Madi, stated: “We have brought this match between Al-Hilal and Bayern Munich as a great surprise to the Saudi sports fans, to thank them for their continuous support to their team that is considered to be the main factor to the team’s success and accomplishment. Our policy in is to contribute in spreading the sports culture through friendly games like this match that brings Europe’s and Asia’s football leaders together.”

“Our partnership with these two trademarks, which is sponsoring Al-Hilal and “Audi” sponsoring Bayern Munich, is a fruitful and successful partnership. Moreover, we’re looking forward to an adventurous game,” stated.

At the same time, the head coach Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich club stated: “We are excited to play against the strongest club of Saudi-Arabia in front of thousands of enthusiastic fans.”