Al-Hilal clinched the Roshn Saudi League title after a 4-1 win over Al-Hazem, but Brazilian superstar has missed most of the season through injury RIYADH: Neymar has praised his Al-Hilal team-mates for winning the Roshn Saudi League title in his absence, and revealed he is eagerly awaiting a return to action next season. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport The Brazilian superstar attacker joined Al-Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain last summer but has missed most of the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in October on international duty. Neymar made three Roshn Saudi League appearances before his injury, recording three assists as Al-Hilal won two and drew one of the matches in which he featured. His final league club appearance of the season, a 2-0 win over Al-Shabab at the end of September, marked the first in a world record run that saw Al-Hilal win an incredible 34 matches in succession. Speaking at the title celebrations on Saturday following Al-Hilal’s 4-1 victory over Al-Hazem that clinched the Riyadh club’s 19th Saudi Arabian league crown, Neymar said: “I am very happy obviously. Winning titles is always good. The best thing would have been being on the pitch, but I am so happy for my team-mates. “I am fine. I am feeling good. I am impatient to be back on the pitch. The fans are unbelievable. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to give them the happiness they deserve but you can be sure that next season we are going to have a lot of fun.” Unbeaten domestically this season, Al-Hilal clinched the Roshn Saudi League title with three matches to spare, winning 29 of their 31 games thus far. Nearest challengers Al-Nassr are 12 points behind. Al-Hilal’s next match sees them travel to Al-Nassr for the Riyadh derby, which takes place at Al-Awwal Park on Friday May 17. Al-Hilal’s top flight world football record run earlier this season saw them overtake Welsh club The News Saints’ winning streak of 27 games in 2016-17. Prior to that, the record stood for 44 years following Dutch giants Ajax’s 26-game winning run between 1971 and 1972.