Cristiano Ronaldo struck a scintillating double as Al Nassr extended their supreme document in this season’s AFC Champions League to about a matches with victory in a thriller at dwelling to Qatar Stars League leaders Al Duhail at the King Saud College Stadium.
Portugal captain Ronaldo gave visiting goalkeeper Salah Zakaria shrimp hope with a long-vary design into the some distance corner of the catch from distance right now after the hour ticket, then expertly volleyed a 2d from a tight angle on an night time that changed into nervy for the Saudi Authentic League title challengers.
With a level from their first two team stage matches, Al Duhail sorely wanted the momentum of a certain end result and confirmed admirable tenacity to twice prick the deficit to a purpose, nonetheless Al Nassr are now preparing to qualification.
Clinical efforts from Talisca in the first half and Sadio Mane all around the 2d had put Al Nassr on high of things before Ronaldo made it 3-0, nonetheless Ismail Mohamad and Almoez Ali fired in within four minutes of each utterly different to firstly put their aspect nearby of an equaliser.
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Al Nassr vs Al Duhail end result
| 1st half | 2nd half | Blueprint scorers | |
| Al Nassr | 1 | 3 | Talisca (25), Mane (57), Ronaldo (61, 81) |
| Al Duhail | 0 | 3 | Ismail Mohamad (63), Almoez Ali (66), Michael Olunga (85) |
Kenya striker Michael Olunga, who changed into as soon as denied a penalty by VAR following a notify by goalkeeper Nawaf Alaqidi all around the first half and had a purpose dominated out for offside by a evaluation after the smash, curled in 5 minutes from the pause of trendy time to answer to Ronaldo’s 2d in classy fashion and arrange a anxious design.
Ronaldo had arrange Talisca’s opener, flicking a recede between his legs and all the arrangement thru the penalty dwelling to stumble on the Brazilian, who turned neatly to drill in precisely.
Al Nassr may perchance be assured a situation in the spherical of 16 of the opponents in the occasion that they beat Al Duhail when the groups meet again on Nov 7, and even a arrangement would potentially ship them thru with two matches to spare.
The winners of the opponents will compete in the 2025 Club World Cup.
Ronaldo inspires Al Nassr in AFC Champions League
Al Nassr own now not been in entirely convincing maintain currently, falling in the abet of or conceding equalisers in three of their previous four games.
After drawing at dwelling to Abha in their previous dwelling game, including a 92nd-minute equaliser for the 15th-placed aspect, they wanted 2d-half targets from Talisca and Ronaldo to bag better from a purpose down to beat 12th-placed Damac.
So when Talisca and Ronaldo mixed for a artistic opening purpose after a cagey opening 25 minutes here, there changed into as soon as now not essentially motive in the abet of Al Nassr to be overly assured – and so it proved as Olunga changed into as soon as denied a penalty that can own brought Al Duhail stage and an equalising purpose after the restart.
Fortunately for Al Nassr, the presence of Mane and Ronaldo up front intended their lead proved unassailable no subject their opponents’ comeback as phase of a performance all the arrangement thru which the dwelling defence seemed fragile at cases.
Ronaldo seemed as if it may perchance maybe perchance point playfully to his left boot after his marvellous first purpose, suggesting that it changed into as soon as some hit with a supposedly weaker foot.
The 38-year-dilapidated now has 14 targets and seven assists in all competitions for Al Nassr this season, and his steely grin and emphatic celebrations after each of his targets and the closing whistle seemed worship the work of a striker taking half in himself as mighty as he did all over his purple patch for Portugal all around the recent Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Congratulating his club on its 68th birthday afterwards, Ronaldo said it had been a “particular night time in Riyadh”, having navigated a flashpoint with marker Yousef Aymen following an aerial conflict that left the striker momentarily incensed.
Al Nassr may perchance be four capabilities off the pause of their home league after they talk over with eighth-placed Al Majma’ah on Saturday – a probability for Ronaldo to develop his document to targets in eight of his aspect’s first 10 league fixtures this season.
The Wearing Data followed the match reside and provided updates and highlights.
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Beginning lineups:
Al Nassr (4-5-1): Nawaf (GK) – Al-Ghanam, Alamri, Laporte, Qassem – Al Sulaiheem, Al-Khaibari, Otavio, Talisca, Mane – Ronaldo
Al Duhail (4-2-3-1): Zakaria (GK) – Al-Brake, Semedo, Aymen, Kim – Madibo, Boudiaf – Ali, Coutinho, Mohammed – Olunga
Al Nassr vs Al Duhail reside updates, highlights, commentary
Fulltime: Al Nassr 4-3 Al Duhail
Al Nassr bag a thriller with the abet of two wonderful Cristiano Ronaldo targets! It changed into as soon as nervier at cases than they’ll own appreciated, nonetheless the Saudi Authentic League aspect, helped by targets from two of their marquee signings in Ronaldo and Sadio Mane, are now certain to reach the spherical of 16 in the occasion that they maintain some distance from defeat in their closing match in opposition to Persepolis.
90 +3 minutes: Al Nassr 4-3 Al Duhail
Not slightly the pause-to-pause added time rate that Al Duhail would worship. Al Nassr expect particular to sight this out.
90 minutes: Al Nassr 4-3 Al Duhail
There may perchance be seven minutes of added time. Exact news, concerned with how entertainingly chaotic this match has been, nonetheless now not essentially factual news for Al Nassr.
88 minutes: Al Nassr 4-3 Al Duhail
Two gradual bookings to document: Mohammed Musa and Michael Musa are each cautioned.
85 minutes: GOAL – Al Nassr 4-3 Al Duhail (Michael Olunga)
Michael Olunga lastly has the aim he’ll feel he deserves! The Kenya international collects the ball within the penalty dwelling on the very best and swings an improbable design into the some distance corner of the catch.
Fetch Al Duhail bought one extra in them?
82 minutes: Al Nassr 4-2 Al Duhail
Sultan Al-Ghannan swung a immoral over from the very best for that Cristiano Ronaldo strike.
The Portugal icon hit it sweetly on the volley, straight into the some distance corner in a display cover of masterful draw. He celebrates suitably strongly!
81 minutes: GOAL – Al Nassr 4-2 Al Duhail (Cristiano Ronaldo)
A 2d purpose as factual as Cristiano Ronaldo’s first!
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seventy 9 minutes: Al Nassr 3-2 Al Duhail
Al Nassr stay heading in the real route to variety it three wins out of three in this team stage marketing campaign. Al Duhail can own one point from the the same vogue of games in the occasion that they may be able to’t rating at least as soon as in the next 11 minutes or so.
76 minutes: Al Nassr 3-2 Al Duhail
Almoez Ali whistles down the left and wins a corner. Al Duhail can’t design mighty from it.
73 minutes: Al Nassr 3-2 Al Duhail
Cristiano Ronaldo has been peaceable since that spectacular strike nonetheless now he performs about a hallmark stepovers and flings in a immoral.
Each and each coaches are in their technical areas and raising their palms to again their gamers.
70 minutes: Al Nassr 3-2 Al Duhail
Al Nassr goalkeeper Nawaf Alaqidi is down and receives some consideration. He’s abet up.
67 minutes: Al Nassr 3-2 Al Duhail
Almoez Ali slams a shot in from shut vary after Philippe Coutinho’s shot is firstly blocked. It takes a prick off a foot and flies in!
66 minutes: GOAL – Al Nassr 3-2 Al Duhail (Almoez Ali)
Al Duhail are actual abet in it now!
64 minutes: GOAL – Al Nassr 3-1 Al Duhail (Ismail Mohamad)
Ismail Mohamad did not seem entirely aware that the ball changed into as soon as going to land at his toes from a immoral, which maybe variety it all the extra commendable that he instantaneous in Al Duhail’s first of the night time. A judge of a methodology abet?
63 minutes: GOAL – Al Nassr 3-1 Al Duhail (Ismail Mohamad)
Ismail Mohamad pulls a purpose abet from shut vary!
62 minutes: Al Nassr 3-0 Al Duhail
That changed into as soon as a class of a strike even by Cristiano Ronaldo’s requirements, cutting internal from the very best and swerving a supreme design into the some distance corner of the catch.
Unstoppable!
61 minutes: GOAL – Al Nassr 3-0 Al Duhail (Cristiano Ronaldo)
Screamer!
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60 minutes: Al Nassr 2-0 Al Duhail
Cristiano Ronaldo enters the penalty dwelling on the left and has his low shot saved at the reach put up by Yousef Zakaria.
57 minutes: Al Nassr 2-0 Al Duhail
That seemed so easy for Sadio Mane. The striker composed a corner from the very best, controlled it along with his chest and drilled it into the some distance corner of the catch.
Or now not it’s miles a long methodology abet now for Al Duhail.
56 minutes: GOAL – Al Nassr 2-0 Al Duhail (Sadio Mane)
As you would ask, Sadio Mane produces a scientific design to position Al Nassr two forward!
54 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
And the VAR check says… offside! Or now not it’s miles never in any admire times Michael Olunga’s night time. Yet.
fifty three minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Michael Olunga bursts thru on purpose – as he did in the first half – and this time slots in an equaliser!
But almost inevitably, there is a VAR check.
50 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Mohammed Qassem is down and short of slightly consideration after being focused on a collision. Al Nasr then are attempting and assault down the left.
46 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Ragged Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho changed into as soon as offering suggestion to his teammates because the gamers re-emerged for the 2d half. This feels worship a ramification-or-smash half in Al Duhail’s marketing campaign: they absolutely need at least a level.
Half of-time: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Scrutinize-catchingly, Al Nassr goalkeeper Nawaf Alaqidi drops to the turf and kisses it after the whistle blows following two minutes of added time.
Satisfactory for Al Nassr, who went forward from Talisca’s terrific design from Cristiano Ronaldo’s flick. But their opponents may perchance be delighted with the vogue of probabilities they’ve had as they pursue their 2d point of the team stage.
Forty five minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Cristiano Ronaldo angrily gesticulates at his marker after an aerial notify with Yousef Aymen. They’re separated by a crowd of gamers, and no additional circulate is taken.
43 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Michael Olunga leaps worship the proverbial to meet a immoral from the very best, looping his header over the crossbar.
40 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Cristiano Ronaldo is fouled and seems considerably grumpier than he did earlier in this half – as smartly he may perchance, Al Duhail having threatened to attract abet abet into this game.
37 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Al Nassr own unlit possession, conserving 56% of the ball. Their passing has been extra honest, finding an opponent 91% of the time.
34 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Finest likelihood Al Duhail own had to this point! Assim Madibo breaks thru and is denied by an supreme Salah Zakaria attach at his reach put up.
31 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
The check decides there may perchance be no penalty! Presumably slightly unlucky for Michael Olunga and Al Duhail. There again, the replay angle wasn’t a glorious deal certain. The strains had been drawn and can own adjudged the quick forward to had been offside.
30 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
That VAR check is continuous. Christophe Gaultier, the Al Nassr manager, sits in his yellow and blue seat and waits.
29 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Penalty (maybe) to Al Duhail!
Kenya striker Michael Olunga bursts thru, enters the penalty dwelling and looks felled by Nawaf Al-Aqidi’s notify because the goalkeeper dives at his toes!
Nawaf goes down in a heap. A VAR check is called.
28 minutes: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail
Al Duhail don’t expect unduly perturbed by going in the abet of, almost abruptly entering and testing goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi.
26 minutes: GOAL – Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail (Talisca)
This match had been effervescent up with attacks from each aspect, and now Talisca makes the breakthrough with the roughly design you would readily partner with a Brazilian striker!
Al Nassr’s press pays off, Cristiano Ronaldo flicks the ball thru his legs all the arrangement thru the penalty dwelling and Talisca turns in front of his marker and pings a low shot into the some distance corner of the catch. Expert design!
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25 minutes: GOAL – Al Nassr 1-0 Al Duhail (Talisca)
An supreme pass and strike puts Al Nassr forward!
24 minutes: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Duhail
A promising spell of strain for Al Nassr, who sends crosses in to the Al Duhail penalty dwelling nonetheless can’t maintain a shot on purpose.
Cristiano Ronaldo sprints to shut down goalkeeper Salah Zakaria as Al Duhail play passes around at the abet.
23 minutes: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Duhail
Al Nassr foray down the left nonetheless can’t design any huge bother.
There may perchance be a large drum viewed in front of the flank of dwelling fans in the abet of the guests’ purpose.
20 minutes: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Duhail
Encouraging for Al Duhail: the Emirati club bag a corner on the very best and flash crosses from both aspect of the pitch all the arrangement thru the face of Al Nassr’s purpose. The flag is up after the latter one, though.
17 minutes: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Duhail
In the absence of a large deal of circulate, let’s own a own a study how the doorway to the pitch seemed earlier!
مسرح مباراة الليلة .. الأول بــارك 🏟️ #النصر_الدحيل | #دوري_أبطال_آسيا pic.twitter.com/fTpuK4rMUU
— نادي الدحيل ALDUHAIL (@DuhailSC) October 24, 2023
14 minutes: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Duhail
A patchy draw all the arrangement thru to this point, with neither aspect sending in a shot heading in the real route but.
Al Duhail own mounted attacks on each flanks all around the closing two minutes, whereas Al Nassr own tried and did not counter-assault effectively.
11 minutes: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Duhail
A first half-likelihood for Cristiano Ronaldo, who tries to reach a diagonal ball from the very best at the reach put up nonetheless can handiest jog it wide from a fragile angle.
The Portugal skipper turns, grins and applauds.
8 minutes: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Duhail
Al Nassr’s Sultan Al-Ghannam takes a tumble and provides several rolls by the very best-hand byline after having his foot stamped on whereas going for the ball with Almoez Ali.
The Al Duhail captain is cautioned.
5 minutes: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Duhail
Or now not it’s been a peaceable opening to this game, with Al Nassr taking half in a lot of the possession. There may perchance be a tight quantity of noise from what seems worship a moderately packed dwelling.
2 minutes: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Duhail
Al Nassr, in familiar yellow shirts and blue shorts, own started the circulate and saved the ball patiently for a lot of the first two minutes.
10 minutes to kickoff: The heat-united statesare over. Or now not it’s almost time for Al Nassr and Al Duhail to approach to AFC Champions League circulate!
اللمســات الأخيــرة 👊 🔥 pic.twitter.com/8Jjrf1pfDJ
— نادي الدحيل ALDUHAIL (@DuhailSC) October 24, 2023
30 minutes to kickoff: Al Nassr own known as the King Saud College Stadium dwelling since 2020.
The 25,000-ability setting opened in 2015 and has also hosted WWE occasions.
“Honorable & Pride.. Nassr” pic.twitter.com/5Vy6g9c4sr
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) October 24, 2023
50 minutes to kickoff: That is how the guests launch! It may perchance be an upset if Al Duhail won tonight, nonetheless they absolutely own the abilities within their ranks to spring a surprise and shut the gap on Al Nassr to two capabilities.
🗒️ تشكيلتنا لمواجهة النصر السعودي ضمن الجولة الثالثة لـ #دوري_أبطال_آسيا#الدحيل ❤️❤️#النصر_الدحيل pic.twitter.com/eZCRqXWCMU
— نادي الدحيل ALDUHAIL (@DuhailSC) October 24, 2023
1 hour 10 minutes to kickoff: Al Duhail own taken an early expect around.
They’re at reward two capabilities certain at the pause of the Qatar Stars League after a success 5 and losing one among their opening six games – nonetheless they’ve taken a solitary point from their first two games in the Champions League.
وصـول نجوم #الدحيل لملعب المباراة ..! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/w9raTn7TFc
— نادي الدحيل ALDUHAIL (@DuhailSC) October 24, 2023
1 hour 20 minutes to kickoff: Team news! That is how Al Nassr launch, with Cristiano Ronaldo carrying the armband.
🗒 || Beginning lineup,@AlNassrFC vs #AlDuhail#AlNassrAlDuhail pic.twitter.com/ItPZsExrMj
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) October 24, 2023
1 hour 40 minutes to kickoff: Al Nassr beat Dubai club Shabab Al Ahli Club 4-2 in a play-off to reach this stage of the AFC Champions League, scoring two of their targets in the ninety fifth and 97th minutes.
Extra drama tonight?
2 hours to kickoff: Hi there and welcome to The Wearing Data’ reside protection of this day’s AFC Champions League team stage match between Al Nassr and Al Duhail. We are going to own maintain-up, team news and protection constructing because the Saudi Authentic League hosts target a third bag and a continuation of their supreme launch to the opponents in opposition to guests short of a certain end result.
Al Nassr vs Al Duhail lineups
Marcelo Brozovic disregarded out for Al Nassr. The Croatian picked up a knock over the international smash, and he changed into as soon as sorely disregarded as Seko Fofana struggled to have faith his shoes over the weekend in opposition to Damac.
Nawaf Al-Aqidi returned from a shoulder notify. David Ospina has been missing since March with an elbow harm and he remains out, doubtless except 2024.
Al Nassr initiating lineup (4-5-1): Nawaf(GK) – Al-Ghanam, Alamri, Laporte, Qassem – Al Sulaiheem, Al-Khaibari, Otavio, Talisca, Mane – Ronaldo
Al Duhail’s most recognisable participant is ragged Liverpool and Barcelona famous particular person Philippe Coutinho, who joined the club on mortgage this past summer season from Aston Villa.
The club also employs one among potentially the most iconic Qatari gamers, as forward Almoez Ali captain’s the national team and has 39 caps in 82 appearances by the age of 27.
Al Duhail initiating lineup (4-2-3-1): Zakaria(GK) – Al-Brake, Semedo, Aymen, Kim – Madibo, Boudiaf – Ali, Coutinho, Mohammed – Olunga
Al Nassr vs Al Duhail reside circulate, TV channel
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| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | — | Paramount+ |
| UK | — | — |
| Australia | — | Paramount+ |
| Canada | — | — |
| India | — | FanCode |
| Novel Zealand | — | — |
| Malaysia | — | — |
| Singapore | — | meWATCH |
| Hong Kong | — | — |
USA: Broadcast rights for the AFC Champions League in the United States are owned by CBS. All matches may perchance be confirmed on streaming service Paramount+ whereas some pick out matches can also be viewed on CBS Sports Golazo Community, which is a free-to-air streaming service.
Whereas there’s no indication of this as of now, it be also that it’s doubtless you’ll perchance maybe imagine that CBS decides later in the opponents to televise matches on CBS or CBS Sports Community. Any matches televised on both of those two channels would be accessible to circulate on Fubo.
Australia: Fans in Australia can glance AFC Champions League matches on streaming service Paramount+ without a tv accomplice but picked up.
In step with the unswerving AFC broadcast checklist, international locations which may perchance be without broadcast companions as of but consist of United Kingdom, Canada, and Novel Zealand among others.
