Enjoy the highlights of the quarter-final between Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN) and Al Nassr (KSA) from the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 Finals in Jeddah.
Goals: 0-1 Jhon Durán (27'), 0-2 Sadio Mané (31'), 0-3 Cristiano Ronaldo (38'), 0-4 Jhon Durán (49'), 1-4 Kota Watanabe (53')
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00:00Can CR7's Al Nasser become the third-seat Champions League Elite Finals, presented by Neon in Jeddah as they face Japanese powerhouse Yokohama F Marinos in the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium.
00:17Into the action we go, just eight minutes in, an already lovely combination play from Al Nasser, Brozovic and Ronaldo combining the former with the efforts.
00:29Park Il-Q with a very decent save, 26th minute now, Mane with a cross into the box, it ricochets off Deng, then off the post and arrives on Duran's doorstep with flowers and balloons, more than happy to accept the present.
00:47And Al Nasser with a 1-0 lead, not long later, Mane on the end of the pass from Ottavio and sneaks the left-footed effort inside the near post to make it to.
00:59Bruce control for the team in yellow and blue, not done yet, Brozovic from just inside the box, first effort saved and of course Ronaldo there to pick up the pieces.
01:13With Al Nasser scoring for fun, it's only right that CR7 gets his name on the score sheet as well.
01:193-0 and that's the half-time score in Jeddah as well. One-way traffic, Al Nasser with one foot in the semi-finals already as we head into the second 45.
01:31But Tavio with a beautiful pass to Al Hasan, his effort saved and the man of the night, the number nine, John Duran with his second of the game.
01:43A little fortunate this time as well, in off the surface, over the challenge to make it for Yokohama.
01:51There's very little to show so far, now perhaps a ticket back into the game. Watanabe, the half-time substitute.
02:01Layoff from Lopez, Watanabe with the finish. Is that the lifeline they were hoping for? Or is it too little, too late?
02:08Lopez, just minutes later, nearly making it 4-2. Had he done so, who knows what might have happened.
02:16However, Watanabe with an eventful second half, the goal scorer had shown a second yellow for a lunging challenge to make life even more difficult for the Japanese side.
02:28Otavio then, with a fifth for Al Nasser. Beautiful ball to pick him out, still without a goal in all competitions this season.
02:37Wesley then, on chance, deep into stoppage time. Can't find the back of the net either.
02:43So Al Nasser become the third team from Saudi Arabia to cruise through to the semis of the AFC Champions League Elite Finals, presented by Neon.