Enjoy the highlights of the match between Al Nassr (KSA) and Al Rayyan SC (QAT) from matchday 2 of the AFC Champions League™ Elite 2024/25.
Goals: 1-0 Mané (45.+1), 2-0 Ronaldo (76.), 2-1 Guedes (87.)
Goals: 1-0 Mané (45.+1), 2-0 Ronaldo (76.), 2-1 Guedes (87.)
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00:00Al-Nasr welcome Al-Raiyan from Qatar to the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on
00:06Matchday 2 of the AFC Champions League Elite in the West.
00:09Both teams head into the game still looking for their first win after Al-Nasr were held
00:14to a 1-1 draw by Al-Shorta and Al-Raiyan lost to Al-Hilal by 3 goals to 1.
00:19New head coach Stefano Pioli can rely on a strong starting XI as CR7 returns to the Matchday
00:24line-up alongside Mane, Taliska and Otavio.
00:27Al-Raiyan also have a new man in charge in the form of recently appointed Yunus Ali Rahmati
00:32and he'll be hoping the experience of summer signing David Garcia can help keep Ronaldo
00:35and company at bay.
00:58Taliska here, as Al-Nasr keep the pressure on, Al-Raiyan have already had a kick so far,
01:04Ronaldo!
01:05Oh, what a chance that is for CR7, beautiful ball to pick him up, takes it on the volley.
01:12Kept out well by Paolo Victor.
01:15Little over a quarter of an hour gone.
01:18Here come Al-Nasr again, another great opportunity, tries to square it across to Ronaldo.
01:24Danger still not over, Ronaldo lays it up for Mane, catches it on the outside of the right boot.
01:30What a scramble in the box that was.
01:34Al-Raiyan, a rare venture forward here, nice link-up play and a decent opportunity.
01:41Forcing a good save from Bento there to deny Brazilian Roger Guedes from close range.
01:48Sadio Mane coming in from this left side here.
01:53Floats one to the back post, Ronaldo!
01:56You'd bet your house on the man with over 900 goals to score from there.
02:02Just couldn't keep the header down.
02:06Five minutes to go before the break, still no opening goal.
02:10Now perhaps a chance for Al-Raiyan.
02:13Al-Nasr somehow get the ball away in the end.
02:16A decent opportunity for the side from Qatar to take a shock lead just before half-time.
02:25Surely the last chance of the half here.
02:28Into stoppage time, Mane!
02:31And we have the opening goal.
02:33Sadio Mane with just his second in all competitions this season.
02:37Al-Hanam with a peach of a cross to pick him out.
02:40Well taken header as well, back across the keeper.
02:43So 1-0 at the break for the home side here.
02:48Not quite as action-packed this second half.
02:51Haven't had too much action so far.
02:53Ronaldo with another chance.
02:55And it goes begging.
02:57Lovely ball with the outside of the right boot.
02:59That header not quite as easy as the chance in the first half though.
03:04One of an hour to go.
03:06Al-Nasr still with just a slender 1-0 lead.
03:09Here's Cristiano Ronaldo!
03:11And that's more like CR7.
03:14Takes it first time on his weaker left foot, if he has a weaker foot.
03:18And how about that? Top shelf.
03:20And now 2-0 the score.
03:29Space here for Bencharki.
03:32A lot of space for Bencharki.
03:34Oh, what a ball that is to the back post!
03:37And Cueres finds the back of the net to peg one back for Al-Raiyan.
03:42Might be too late.
03:44It's a well-taken goal.
03:45What an assist that is from Bencharki.
03:49So in the end, Stefano Pioli's first taste of the Champions League elite
03:52ends in victory for Al-Nasr,
03:54who now take their tally to four points in the table and remain undefeated
03:58while it's back-to-back defeats for Al-Raiyan.
04:06FANS ROAR