Al-Nassr will return to AFC Champions League action on Tuesday, facing Iranian side Esteghlal at the Al-Rashid Stadium.
Esteghlal are coming into this match after a tough 3-0 loss to Zob Ahan in the Iranian Premier League last Friday. They started their 2024-25 Champions League campaign on a high with a commanding 3-0 win over Al-Gharafa on September 16 but stumbled two weeks later, falling 2-0 to Al-Sadd in their second consecutive clash with a Qatari team.
Meanwhile, the Knights of Najd continued their climb in the Saudi Pro League with a 2-1 victory against Al-Shabab at the Al-Shabab Club Stadium. Currently sitting in third, just four points off the top spot in the domestic league, Al-Nassr now shifts focus back to the Champions League, where they’ve collected four points from their opening two games.
After a frustrating 1-1 draw with Al-Shorta in their group-stage opener on September 16, Al-Nassr bounced back two weeks later with a 2-1 win over Al-Rayyan, thanks to goals from Sadio Mane and Ronaldo, securing all three points at Al-Awwal Park.
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How to watch Esteghlal vs Al Nassr FC online - TV channels & live streams
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Esteghlal vs Al Nassr FC kick-off time
Date: | Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
Kick-off time: | 5:00 pm BST |
Venue: | Al-Rashid Stadium |
The match will be played at the Al-Rashid Stadium on Tuesday, October 22, with kick-off at 5:00 pm BST for fans in the UK.
Team news & squads
Esteghlal team news
Esteghlal will be missing both Mehdi Mehdipour and defender Abolfazl Jalali for Tuesday's match, as they recover from cruciate ligament and hamstring injuries, respectively.
Imam Salimi remains sidelined after sustaining an injury in September’s match against Al-Sadd, while Roozbeh Cheshmi is still recovering from a tibia and fibula injury.
Esteghlal possible XI: Khaledabadi; Moradmand, Silva, Fallah: Rezaeian, Kakuta, N'Dong, Zakipour; Eslami, Mohammadi, Blanco
Position | Players |
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Goalkeepers: | Hossein Hosseini, Khaledabadi, Nikpour |
Defenders: | Cheshmi, Silva, Jalali, Hossein Moradmand, Salimi, Fallah, Zakipour |
Midfielders: | Kakuta, Masharipov, Rezaeian, N'Dong, Mehdipour, Rezavand, Niknafs, Saadavi, Sharafi, Bahraminejad, Zamani |
Forwards: | Mohammadi, Blanco, Ramezani, Hossein Eslami, Sadeghi, Koushki, Mardomi |
Al Nassr FC team news
On the injury side, Sami Al-Najei, who suffered a cruciate ligament injury in August, remains unavailable and will miss an extended period of action.
After netting the winner against Al-Shabab on Friday, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 907th career goal and his 12th of the season for club and country in just 14 games. The 39-year-old will look to add to that tally in this fixture.
Joining Ronaldo in the Al-Nassr frontline will likely be Anderson Talisca, Angelo, and former Liverpool and Bayern Munich star Sadio Mane. Defensively, the team should feature a backline of Salem Alnajdi, Aymeric Laporte, Mohamed Simakan, and Nawaf Boushal.
Al-Nassr possible XI: Salem Alnajdi, Laporte, Simakan, Boushal; Brozovic, Alkhaibari, Otavio; Mane, Talisca, Angelo; Ronaldo
Position | Players |
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Goalkeepers: | Bento, Al-Aqidi, Al-Najjar |
Defenders: | Al-Ghannam, Simakan, Al-Fatil, Boushal, Laporte, Qasheesh, Lajami, Al-Najdi |
Midfielders: | Ali, Al-Sulaiheem, Al-Khaibari, Al-Hassan, Yahya, Otavio, Ghareeb, Wesley |
Forwards: | Ronaldo, Maran, Mane, Gabriel, Talisca |
Head-to-Head Record
Date | Game | Competition |
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11/05/11 | Esteghlal FC 2-1 Al-Nassr | AFC Champions League Elite |
15/03/11 | Al-Nassr 2-1 Esteghlal FC | AFC Champions League Elite |