Roberto Firmino enjoys two major achievements in one day as Darwin Nunez suffers
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesRoberto FirminoRoberto Firmino was a superb player for Liverpool at his peak and the Brazilian is continuing to collect silverware late in his career, where he now plays with Al Sadd in QatarRoberto Firmino of Al Sadd dribbles with the ball(Image: Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Liverpool hero Roberto Firmino has won another trophy with Al Sadd — the club in the Qatari first division that he now represents — while he also helped fire the team past Al Hilal in the Asian Champions League.On Monday, Al Sadd secured its 19th Qatar Stars League title, marking a historic achievement under the guidance of former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini. This latest victory was secured by Al Shamal dropping points to Qatar SC with one matchday to go.READ MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai apologizes to Liverpool fans after controversial gesture toward themREAD MORE: PSG's touching gesture to Hillsborough victims and Diogo Jota before Champions League gameFirmino played a pivotal role throughout the campaign, contributing significantly in attack and finishing the season with 16 goal contributions in 20 league matches.
And the good news for Al Sadd didn't stop domestically.The team also moved into the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League on the same day, beating the Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal — where Darwin Nunez now plays — on penalties.That's desperate news for Nunez, who is not eligible to play in the Saudi Pro League after being cut from Al Hilal's squad. He was still eligible to play in the Asian Champions League, but with Al Hilal now out of that competition, Nunez will struggle to get many minutes under his belt before this year's World Cup in North America.Roberto Firmino has won another trophy(Image: Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Images)Firmino scored in the game but missed in the shootout, but it didn't matter.
Nunez didn't play due to suspension.Earlier this season, Firmino offered his verdict on Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, who moved to Liverpool to form another potentially iconic frontline just like the one he was involved in with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane."They've already proved that they're top-class players," he said. "I didn't know Ekitike before he joined Frankfurt."But he's already shown his potential with goals and performances and seems to have a lot of desire to become a historic player for the club.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.