Al-Nassr secured their place in the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite with a dominant 4-1 victory over Yokohama F. Marinos.
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Match Report
Cristiano Ronaldo was on target at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium on Saturday, along with former Premier League stars Jhon Duran and Sadio Mane.
Duran opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark, before Mane doubled Al-Nassr's lead just four minutes later.
A 12-minute blitz was complete when Ronaldo tapped in on the rebound from Marcelo Brozovic’s saved shot.
Duran struck again three minutes into the second half to make it 4-0, before Yokohama pulled one back through Kota Watanabe.
However, Watanabe’s joy was quickly dashed when he was sent off midway through the half for picking up a second yellow card.
Earlier, Al-Ahli also booked themselves a spot in the final four with a comfortable win over Thai side Buriram United F.C.
Roberto Firmino provided the assist for Riyadh Mahrez’s opening goal just four minutes in.
Galeno extended Al-Ahli's lead before Firmino capped off the victory, teeing up an all-Saudi semi-final against Al-Hilal.
Al-Nassr, meanwhile, will face one of Kawasaki or Al Sadd in the last four.
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Data debrief: Ronaldo leads the way
Ronaldo has now scored seven goals in his last five games in the AFC Champions League – marking his longest scoring streak in the competition.
Only Abderrazak Hamdallah has maintained a longer scoring streak for Al-Nassr in this competition, finding the net in eight matches between August 2019 and September 2020.
Al-Nassr have now reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the third time in their history, after having done so in 2020 and 2021.
Match Events
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22' Highlight from Yokohama F. Marinos vs Al Nassr FC
27' GOAL! Yokohama F. Marinos 0-1 Al Nassr FC (Jhon Durán)
31' GOAL! Yokohama F. Marinos 0-2 Al Nassr FC (Sadio Mané)
38' GOAL! Yokohama F. Marinos 0-3 Al Nassr FC (Cristiano Ronaldo)
49' GOAL! Yokohama F. Marinos 0-4 Al Nassr FC (Jhon Durán)
53' GOAL! Yokohama F. Marinos 1-4 Al Nassr FC (Kota Watanabe)
64' Highlight from Yokohama F. Marinos vs Al Nassr FC
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70' Highlight from Yokohama F. Marinos vs Al Nassr FC
73' Red Card! Kota Watanabe sent off
81' Match Event for Yokohama F. Marinos vs Al Nassr FC
Line-ups
Yokohama F. Marinos XI: Ken Matsubara, Thomas Deng, Yan Matheus, Katsuya Nagato, Il-gyu Park, Daiya Tono, Asahi Uenaka, Riku Yamane, Ren Kato, Kosei Suwama, Jean Claude
Subs: Hiroki Iikura, Kazuya Yamamura, Takuya Kida, Sandy Walsh, Élber, Anderson Lopes, Jun Amano, Kenta Inoue, Kota Watanabe, Ryoya Kimura, Kohei Mochizuki, Hiroto Asada
Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, Brozovic, Mane, Otávio, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Ali Lajami, Ali Al-Hassan, Mohamed Simakan, Jhon Durán, Bento, Nawaf Al-Boushal
Subs: Laporte, Mohammed Al-Fatil, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim, Ahmad Al-Harbi, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Raghed Al-Najjar, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ayman Yahya, Mohammed Marran, Ângelo, Wesley, Majed Qasheesh