AFC Champions League Elite

FT Monday, March 10, 2025
EST Esteghlal FC DDDWD 0
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Al Nassr LWLDD 3
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2nd Leg - Al Nassr advance 3-0 on aggregate · Al-Awwal Park · 23,256 att.

Match Report

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Ronaldo, Duran send Al Nassr to Champions League quarters

Al Nassr's Jhon Duran scored twice and Cristiano Ronaldo netted a penalty as the Saudi Pro League side booked a place in the Asian Champions League Elite last eight on Monday with a 3-0 win over Iran's Esteghlal.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
7
9
Saves
2
31.7
Possession
68.3
3
SHOTS
22
2
ON GOAL
12
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
212
Accurate Passes
556
288
Passes
616
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
4
6
Crosses
19
0.0
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
28
18
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
1
18
Effective Tackles
16
21
Tackles
23
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
9
25
Effective Clearances
12
25
Clearances
12

Head to Head

NSR leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

NSR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24BentoG
  2. 4Mohammed Al-FatilCD-L
  3. 3Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  4. 83Salem Al NajdiLB
  5. 12Nawaf BoushalRB
  6. 23Aiman YahyaAM
  7. 11Marcelo BrozovicLM
  8. 19Ali Al-HassanRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéAM-L
  11. 9Jhon DuránAM-R

EST · 5-4-1

  1. 1Hossein HosseiniG
  2. 4Roozbeh CheshmiCD
  3. 55Raphael SilvaCD-L
  4. 27Saleh HardaniCD-R
  5. 44Armin SohrabianLB
  6. 10Ramin RezaeianRB
  7. 22Didier N'DongCM-L
  8. 14Mohammad Zobeir NiknafsCM-R
  9. 20Ali KooshkiLM
  10. 87Mehran AhmadiRM
  11. 11Joel KojoF

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Al-Nassr 1, Esteghlal FC 0. Jhon Durán (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 17' Mehran Ahmadi (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Goal! Al-Nassr 2, Esteghlal FC 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  4. 45'+2' Second yellow card to Mehran Ahmadi (Esteghlal FC) for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Jaloliddin Masharipov replaces Alireza Koushki.
  6. 45' Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Abolfazl Jalali replaces Armin Sohrabian.
  7. 62' Joel Kojo (Esteghlal FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Mohammad Azadi replaces Joel Kojo.
  9. 68' Salem Al Najdi (Al-Nassr) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 69' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ali Lajami replaces Mohamed Simakan.
  11. 77' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Abdulmajeed Al Sulayhim replaces Ali Al Hassan.
  12. 77' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Ângelo replaces Aiman Yahya.
  13. 78' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Wesley replaces Sadio Mané.
  14. 84' Goal! Al-Nassr 3, Esteghlal FC 0. Jhon Durán (Al-Nassr) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ângelo following a fast break.
  15. 87' Substitution, Al-Nassr. Mohammed Marran replaces Jhon Durán.
  16. 89' Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Iman Salimi replaces Saleh Hardani.
  17. 89' Substitution, Esteghlal FC. Abolfazl Zamani replaces Mohammad Niknafs.

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?