Al Fayha vs Al Nassr highlights, FYH 0-1 NAS, AFC Champions League Round of 16: The Knights of Najd win the first leg after late Ronaldo goal

Al Nassr wins 1-0 against Al Fayah in the first-leg of the AFC Champions League Round of 16 tie. Ronaldo and the entire Al Nassr team go to the fans to acknowledge their support and participate in a lovely display of the Viking Clap. It ends with a Ronaldo fist bump and the trademark ‘Siuu’. 

The referee blows his whistle and Al Fayah will not get a chance for a second corner. Al Fayah players surround the players to protest but the game is over. Ronaldo’s late goal has won his team the first-leg of the AFC Champions League Round of 16 tie. 

Al Fayah’s first corner is cleared at the near post and the home team will get another corner. 

Sakala’s shot takes a deflection and goes out for a corner. Surely the last chance for the home team.

Al Fayha launches a counter-attack and a through ball is launched at Onyekuru, but he cannot get to the ball as Al-Najjar comes out and collects the ball. 

Kaabi makes a good run down the left flank and tries to put in a cross inside the box but Al Nassr defends in numbers to crowd him out. 

NAS subs: IN- Al Sulayhim OUT- Brozovic

Fact - Al Nassr has had three shots on target tonight out of 14 attempts at goal. All three have come from captain Cristiano Ronaldo. 

Brozovic tries to slide a pass to Ronaldo but the pass is intercepted. 

Eight minutes added at the end of the second-half. Al Fayha still with time to score the equaliser. 

Al Nassr sub: IN- Al Aliwa OUT- Ayman

Al Fayha has been excellent defensively but their whole evening is undone with one moment of Ronaldo magic. It will be a difficult one to swallow Vuk Rasovic and his men. 

NAS booking: Al Nassr goalkeeper Rajed Najjar gets a yellow for time wasting. 

FYH sub: IN- Al Khalaf OUT- Al Baqawi

NAS sub: IN- Al-Najei OUT- Otavio 

Ronaldo has finally got his goal! It was a wonderful give-and-go with Brozovic, who did well to flick the ball to Ronaldo, who timed his run to perfection and volleyed the ball inside the net with a first-time finish.

Brozovic aiming for Ronaldo with a searching cross from Al Nassr’s freekick. Stojkovic takes charge and comes off his line to collect the ball. 

Talisca wastes the freekick as his shot hits the wall and goes out of play. 

FYH booking: Al-Shuwaish gets a yellow card for his challenge on Al Ghanam. 

Al Ghanam goes down at the right edge of the Al Fayha box and Al Nassr has a freekick in a good position. 

FYH sub: IN- Al Kabi OUT- Nwakaeme

Al Fayha keeper Stojkovic has a problem and play is halted as the player gets treatment. The Al Nassr fans are not happy with the halt and loud boos are directed towards Stojkovic. 

A cross comes in from the right and there were a couple of Al Nassr players, including Ronaldo who are present in the six-yard box. But the ball misses everyone and goes to Brozovic on the left, whose cross is blocked by Sami Al-Khaibari. 

Ronaldo looks to pull the trigger from distance. He is brought down with a challenge but the freekick does not come to the Portuguese’s frustration. At the other end, Onyekuru looks to launch a counter-attack but he keeps the ball for too long and loses the ball eventually. 

Fayha goal ruled out for offside - Sakala converts from Onyekuru’s cross but the goal is cancelled as the flag goes up for offside. Onyekuru was in an offside position when he received the pass. VAR has a check and confirms the decision. 

Talisca goes for an acrobatic shot at goal but misses the target. 

Ronaldo has had two good chances to score tonight but has not been able to find the net. Anything less than three points would surely frustrate the Al Nassr captain. 

Another chance for Ronaldo goes begging - Brozovic does well to send in a cross towards Ronaldo. The Portuguese manages to guide his header at goal amidst pressure but the effort is straight at Stojkovic who collects the ball with ease.

Brozovic puts in a cross from the left and there is sea of Al Nassr bodies inside the box. But Sami Al-Khaibari does well to get the ball away with a headed clearance. Al Nassr asking more questions of the Al Fayha defence than it did in the first-half. 

FYH subs: IN- Henry, Sabiri OUT- Kaabi, Mandash 

Ayman tries to slip a pass to Ronaldo, who had made a run at the far-post but the latter cannot get to the ball. 

Sakala makes a run at Al Nassr’s goal but is brought down, which leads to him losing the ball. Sakala looks at the referee, wanting a freekick but does not get it. 

Brozovic’s corner finds Laporte, who heads the ball at goal but misses the target - not by much though. 

Sakala gets the ball inside the Al Nassr box and tries to cut in and shoot but Laporte makes an inch-perfect tackle to deny the Fayha forward. 

Talisca goes for a first-time shot at goal from the edge of the box, but it hits Otavio in the face. The Portuguese is down on the ground. That did look painful but he is just winded and should be able to continue. 

Alamri finds Otavio with a through ball on the right flank and the latter goes for a cutback, which is weak. But the flag goes up as the ball had already gone over the touchline before Otavio had made his pass. 

Al Fayha and Al Nassr tied 0-0 as the second-half of the AFC Champions League Round of 16 gets underway at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium.

Ronaldo with a big chance right at the end of the first-half but Stojkovic’s save means that the match remains goalless at the break. Al Fayha has put in a top defensive performance in the first-half. 

Ronaldo with a big chance - A cross comes in the left and it ends up falling kindly for Ronaldo. For the first time, the Fayha defence looks shaky, which allows Ronaldo to have a couple of touches and then shoot on the turn. But his shot is straight at Stojkovic, who makes an excellent save to keep scores level. 

Two minutes added at the end of the first-half!

Talisca and Brozovic attempting a give-and-go but Fayha’s defence comes out on top again and clears the ball. Fayha launches a rare counter-attack, with Sakala leading it. However, he ends up losing the ball to Al Ghanam. 

NAS booking: Abdullah Al-Khaibari sees a yellow card - the first of the night. 

Brozovic finds Otavio with a ball over the top of the Al Fayha defence. Otavio tries to guide the ball on target with a first-time header but misses the goal by quite a distance. 

AL Nassr’s approach play has been good but its final third play has been disappointing. Meanwhile, one has to credit Al Fayha’s solid defensive performance till now. 

Sultan Mandash and Ayman Yahya clash as both went for the ball. It is a painful one and both are on the ground and will need medical attention. Both teams want a freekick but the referee does not give one. The match will resume with a drop ball. 

Fashion Sakala takes on his man, gets past him and flashes a low cross across the face of the goal from the left. But there are no Al Fayha players present to get at the end of the cross. 

Ronaldo charges at the Al Fayha with a darting run from midfield but ends up showing too much of the ball to Sami Al-Khaibari, who clears the ball. 

Al Fayha has been excellent defensively till now, but it is not being able to stitch any attacking moves. Most of the football is happening inside the Fayha half, with Al Nassr attacking. 

Brozovic looks for Ronaldo with a cross inside the Al Fayha box but it is Laporte who gets at the end of the cross and goes for a header at goal. His effort, however, is not on target. 

Talisca and Al Ghanam try to combine on the right side of Al Fayha’s penalty area but Al-Shuwaish is alert and clears the ball before Talisca’s pass reaches Al-Ghanam. 

Al-Kahibari looks to find Talisca with a lob from the middle of the park but Fayha keeper Stojkovic anticipates the danger and comes off his line to collect the ball. 

Otavio does well to find the space and slip a pass for Al Ghanam, who goes for an early cross from the right. But the cross is overhit and goes out of play. 

Meanwhile, loud shouts of ‘Ronaldo Ronaldo’ from the Al Nassr fans in the stand. The Portuguese star is yet to get involved properly in the clash. 

Al Ghanam tries to make inroads from the right but Fayha’s compact defending sees the fullback lose the ball.

Al Nassr with a good spell of pressure, which started with Ronaldo getting involved in a give-and-go with Otavio but it does not lead to anything. 

There is also a penalty shout in Al Nassr’s favour but VAR had a look and asked play to continue. 

Al Nassr on the attack right from the start. Brozovic tries to find Talisca on the right flank with a cross-field diagonal but overhits the pass. 

The AFC Champions League Round of 16 tie between Al Fayha and Al Nassr is underway at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium.

Vladimir Stojkovic (GK), Abdulrahman Al-Safar, Husein Al Shuwaish, Mohammed Al Baqawi, Mokher Alrashidi, Sami Al Khaibari, Nawaf Al Harthi, Rakan Kaabi, Sultan Mandash, Anthony Nwakaeme, Fashion Sakala

Played: 14

Al Nassr wins: 9 

Draws: 4

Al Fayha win: 1

Al Fayha will face off against Al-Nassr in the opening leg of their round of 16 tie in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr was unbeaten in the group phase, playing to a 1-1 draw with Istikol on the final matchday, while Al Feiha beat Pakhator 4-1 to qualify as one of the best second-place finishers with nine points. 

Statistics are Al Nassr’s favour as it is unbeaten in its last 10 competitive fixtures versus Al Fayha, with its previous defeat coming in the 2017-18 Saudi Pro League campaign (1-0).

When and where is the AFC Champions League match between Al Feiha and Al Nassr?

The AFC Champions League Round of 16 match between Al Feyha and Al Nassr will kick-off at 11:30 PM IST on Wednesday, February 14 at the Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd stadium. 

Where can I watch the AFC Champions League match between Al Fayha and Al Nassr?

The AFC Champions League Round of 16 match between Al Feyha and Al Nassr can be live streamed on Jio TV and Fancode.