NEYMAR may well have been heard celebrating after Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal set a new world record for most consecutive wins by a men's top-flight team this week.

In doing so the Brazilian star helped his club break TNS' record of 27 wins set in 2016.

Tuesday's 2-0 win over Al-Ittihad in the Asian Champions League was the 28th victory in a row for Al-Hilal, Saudi Arabia's most decorated team.

Al-Hilal, whose players include former Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic, have won every game since a 1-1 draw with Damac on September 21st.

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Ex-Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves also plays for Al-Hilal, as does Brazil forward Neymar, who joined from Paris St-Germain last summer in a deal understood to be worth about £77.6m plus add-ons.

However, Neymar has been out with a serious knee injury since October.

Managed by former Benfica and Flamengo boss Jorge Jesus, Al-Hilal are 12 points clear of Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr at the top of the Saudi Pro League.

Mitrovic has scored 26 of his side's 81 goals during the winning run.

The streak includes 16 league games, three domestic cup matches and nine in the Asian Champions League.

Tuesday's victory gave Al-Hilal a 4-0 aggregate win to seal a spot in the Asian Champions League semi-finals.