AFC Champions League Elite

FT Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Al Nassr WWDLD 5
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Match Report

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Ronaldo strikes as Al Nassr rout Asian Champions League holders Al-Ain

Cristiano Ronaldo was on target as Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr inflicted a crushing 5-1 defeat on Al-Ain in the Asian Champions League Elite in Riyadh on Tuesday that leaves the title-holders' hopes of advancing to the round of 16 in jeopardy.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
4
42.3
Possession
57.7
9
SHOTS
23
4
ON GOAL
11
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
302
Accurate Passes
443
366
Passes
505
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
47
18
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
1.0
14
Interceptions
3
21
Effective Clearances
12
21
Clearances
12

Head to Head

AlN leads series 3-1

Lineups

NSR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24BentoG
  2. 27Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 3Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  4. 12Nawaf BoushalLB
  5. 2Sultan Al-GhannamRB
  6. 20Ângelo GabrielAM
  7. 11Marcelo BrozovicLM
  8. 25OtávioRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéAM-L
  11. 94TaliscaAM-R

AlN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 17Khalid EisaG
  2. 3Kouame AutonneCD-L
  3. 4Fábio CardosoCD-R
  4. 24Felipe SalomoniLB
  5. 11Bandar Al-AhbabiRB
  6. 20Matías PalaciosAM
  7. 5Park Yong-WooLM
  8. 16Khalid HashemiRM
  9. 9Kodjo Fo-Doh LabaF
  10. 21Soufiane RahimiAM-L
  11. 10Alejandro Romero GamarraAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Al-Nassr 1, Al Ain 0. Talisca (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Simakan.
  2. 29' Alejandro Romero (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 31' Goal! Al-Nassr 2, Al Ain 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  4. 37' Own Goal by Fábio Cardoso, Al Ain. Al-Nassr 3, Al Ain 0.
  5. 43' Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Substitution, Al Ain. Abdoul Traoré replaces Bandar Al Ahbabi.
  7. 56' Own Goal by Bento, Al-Nassr. Al-Nassr 3, Al Ain 1.
  8. 60' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Abdullah Al Khaibari replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
  9. 67' Abdoul Traoré (Al Ain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 68' Substitution, Al Ain. Erik replaces Felipe Salomoni.
  11. 79' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Salem Al Najdi replaces Nawaf Bu Washl.
  12. 79' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Abdulrahman Ghareeb replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  13. 79' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Wesley replaces Sadio Mané.
  14. 81' Goal! Al-Nassr 4, Al Ain 1. Wesley (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ângelo.
  15. 85' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Mukhtar Ali replaces Otávio.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Al Ain. Dramane Koumare replaces Khalid Al Hashemi because of an injury.
  17. 90'+4' Goal! Al-Nassr 5, Al Ain 1. Talisca (Al-Nassr) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wesley with a through ball.

AFC Champions League Elite News

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News ESPN News Services Ronaldo scores in Al Nassr win after security delay in Riyadh Cristiano Ronaldo scored what proved to be the decisive goal in Al Nassr's Asian Champions League Elite win over Neftchi Fergana on Monday in Saudi Arabia. ESPN Gabriel Tan Treble-collecting Mark Jackson ready to take Lion City Sailors to the next level Lion City Sailors' Mark Jackson era will begin on Thursday against BG Pathum United in the AFC Champions League Two. News ESPN News Services Ronaldo suffers biggest loss with Al Nassr in Asian CL rout Cristiano Ronaldo suffered his heaviest loss since joining Al Nassr as the Saudi Arabian champion kicked off its Asian Champions League Elite campaign with a 4-0 defeat to Al Ain ESPN Gabriel Tan Treble-winning Sandy Walsh could not have asked for better first season at Buriram United Sandy Walsh enjoyed a success-filled first season with Buriram United -- but what does the future hold for him?