Overview

• Al Ahly beat Zamalek 2-1 after trailing at halftime in the Cairo derby, their first league comeback win over their rivals since 1974, with Hussein El Shahat equalizing before Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet converted a penalty.
• Club official Walid Salah El-Din urged Al Ahly fans to ignore what he called mostly false rumors about the team, praising El Shahat’s match-winning impact.
• UAE clubs collected key results in the AFC Champions League Elite second round: Al Wahda drew 0-0 at Tractor in Tabriz, Sharjah earned a 1-1 draw at Al Sadd via a late Caio Lucas strike, and Shabab Al Ahli won 1-0 at Al Ittihad through Saeed Ezzat’s header.
• Real Madrid routed Kairat Almaty 5-0 away as Kylian Mbappé hit a hat-trick, moving Madrid to six points in Group Stage play and lifting the forward to five goals in this Champions League campaign and 13 in nine matches this season.
• Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal, framed as an early Ballon d’Or contender after last week’s awards near-miss, is highlighted ahead of Wednesday’s Paris Saint-Germain tie, with award winner Ousmane Dembélé ruled out by injury.