NAS 5-1 AIN Highlights, AFC Champions League Elite: Talisca scores brace as Al Nassr beats Al Ain

And that is the last major action of the match as the referee blows the whistle for full time.

Talisca receives the ball in the middle of the pitch and finds Wesley on the left wing. He tracks the run of Talisca and plays a cross into the box. Talisca takes a touch to go past the keeper and calmly finishes it into the back of the net.

Al Ain: Hashemi is replaced by Komari.

Al Ain gets a freekick near its own goal after Alkhabari fouls Palacios.

Five minutes of added time to play.

The play is stopped as Hashemi goes to the ground with an injury.

Rahimi drives into the box and goes down claiming a foul from Laporte. The referee waves play on. 

Ghareeb stands over the freekick and ends up shooting the ball well wide of the goal.

Al Nassr gets a freekick in a good shooting position after Talisca is fouled by Kouadio.

Al Nassr: Otavio is replaced by Ali Mukhtar

Wesley with some tricks to get inside the box. He cuts back a pass for Talisca which is intercepted by the Al Ain defence and cleared away.

Wesley scores! Traore gives away the ball in the middle of the pitch and Angelo finds Wesley in the left. He cuts to his right and whips he ball into the far corner. Immediate impact from the substitute.

Al Nassr: Ronaldo, Mane and Boushal are replaced by Ghareeb, Wesley and Alnajdi

Eirk with a lovely dink over the top and into the box for Rahimi. He plays a low pass across the goal but Traore and Doh Laba get in each other’s way and the ball goes out. 

A great chance wasted by Al Ain.

Mane gets the ball outside the box and cuts to his left. He curls in an inviting cross but Laporte does not keep his header on target.

Ronaldo with the ball on the left. He attempts to cross the ball but it goes goal ward. Eisa does well to tip it over the bar.

Corner comes in for Al Ain which is dropped by goalkeeper Bento. Erik tries to take a shot but it ends up going out for a goal kick. 

Otavio tries to dribble his way into the box but goes down after a challenge. The referee plays an advantage and Mane misses his shot before Ronaldo skies his rebound attempt.

Al Ain: Salomoni is replaced by Erik.

Al Nassr wins a freekick after Traore catches Otavio in the face with his hand.

Simakan is down on the pitch after a foul. He seems up and ready to continue.

Angelo plays a ball forward to Mane. He cuts to his left and finds Talisca inside the box. He takes a shot with his left and forces an excellent save from Eisa.

Kaku stands over the ball and forces a good low save from Bento. The rebound from Traore goes sailing into the stands. 

Al Ain wins a freekick in a good spot.

Al Nassr: Brozovic is replaced by Alkhaibari

Al Ain looking for a second now. The right winger cuts back a pass into the box but no one is there. Rahimi tries to nick the ball off the opposition but ends up conceding a foul.

Al Ain gets one back!! The visiting side plays around the Al Nassr defence and lays the ball to Woo Park outside the box. He hits it with power and the ball hits the left post and bounces off Bento into the back of the net.

Al Nassr wins a freekick in the middle of the pitch as Woo Park fouls Al Ghannam. 

Traore tries to drive down the right wing but runs out of room as Al Nassr gets a goal kick.

Mane gets the ball inside the box and takes a shot with his left from a tight angle. An easy save for the keeper in the end.

Palacios finds Rahimi out front. He gives it back to Salomani on the left. He whips in a good-looking cross into the middle but Doh Laba cannot reach it and the chance is wasted.

Otavio plays a ball through over the top for Ronaldo. But the flag goes up for offside against the Al Nassr captain.

Simakan wins the foul in his own half after a challenge from Rahimi.

Al Nassr does not allow Al Ain to play out from the back as substitute Traore is forced to out the ball out of play.

Al Ain: Ahbabi is replaced Abdoul Traore 

Al Nassr kicks off the second half shooting from left to right

And that is the last major action of the first half as the referee blows the whistle for half time.

A clearance from Eisa goes only as far as Talisca who flicks the ball ahead for Ronaldo. He tries to get past his inside the box and take a shot but ends up winning a corner.

Rahimi once again. He drives into the box from the right but runs into Brozovic who stands strong to win the ball for his side.

Chance for Al Ain as Rahimi gets into the box. He takes a shot but Simakan does extremely well to make a block and put the ball away for a corner.

Five minutes of added time to play in the first half.

Al Ain will be hoping for the halftime whistle to come soon as the players are unable to match Al Nassr’s tempo.

Mane goes into space left open by Al Ain and plays a ball through for Talisca. He takes a first-time shot with his left from a tight angle and forces a good save from Eisa.

Kaku has the ball for Al Ain. He takes a shot from outside the box which is easily gathered by Bento.

OWN GOAL!! Mane and Angelo combine on the left side of the box to set the latter through on goal. He drives into the box and takes a shot with his left from a tight angle and the ball deflects off Cardoso and goes into the back of the net.

Ronaldo runs up to an Al Nassr throw-in from the right and takes a shot. The Al Ain defence does well to make a block.

An Al Ain coaching staff is shown a yellow for arguing with the referee.

Al Ain gives away the ball and Otavio tries to find Ronaldo inside the box. He tries to hit with his left on the volley but slips and the ball goes out for a goal kick.

Ronaldo scores!! Mane gets the ball outside the box and takes a shot. Eisa makes a save but the rebound falls into the path of a waiting Ronaldo who has an easy tap in.

Kaku is shown a yellow for arguing with the referee.

Ronaldo with a lovely chance inside the box. He takes a touch before flashing his left foot at the ball. The Al Ain defence does well to come in and make a block.

Al Ain captain Ahbabi gets the ball on the right and puts a cross into the middle. He overhits his pass and it goes out of the box. 

Some silky one-touch play from the Al Nassr forwards. Ronaldo lays the ball off to Angelo. he takes a shot from outside the box and forces a good save from Eisa.

Otavio plays a ball for Mane into the box. Eisa does well to react early and come off his line to collect the ball before Mane can reach it.

Once again Al Ain plays a long ball forward, forcing keeper Bento to come off his line and head the ball away.

Al Ain loses the ball after a good spell of possession as Rahimi fails to keep the ball in form going out for a goal kick.

A long ball is played through looking for Rahimi. Simakan does well to hold him off and win the ball for the home side.

Match resumes after the break.

Al Ain’s Soufiane Rahimi is on the ground after a foul from Otavio. Play is stopped as he receives medical care.

A ball is played through for Doh Laba out front. He gets into the box and takes a shot which is easily gathered by Bento.

Al Ghannam with plenty of space on the right. He looks up and whips in a cross into the middle for Talisca. The Brazilian however, does not get a clean header and the ball goes out for a goal kick.

Mane with a throw-in towards Ronaldo. He tries to win a foul on the left side of the box but the referee does not award the foul.

Al Nassr wins the ball back and the ball comes to Ronaldo. He drives towards goals and takes a low shot with his right which whizzes past the left post.

Al Ain is looking for an immediate response and is maintaining the majority of the possession now.

Play is stopped as Talisca stays on the ground. VAR has checked and it is not a penalty. Talisca is back to his feet after medical car and the match resumes.

Here comes Talisca again. He drives into the box and goes down claiming a foul from Kouadio. The referee says no penalty. 

Talisca scores!! Simakan makes a run into the opposition’s half and lays the ball off to Talisca on the edge of the box. He takes a touch and shoots the ball into the bottom corner, away from the gloves of the stretching Eisa.

Corner for Al Nassr. The ball is cleared away only as far as Otavio on the edge of the box. The Portuguese midfielder ends up conceeding a foul.

Mane with silky footwork in the middle and the ball comes to Angelo. He looks up and takes an ambitious shot from way out which is blocked by an Al Ain defender.

Corner for Al Ain. Kaku swings one in from the right which flashes past the goal despite a touch inside the box.

The home side is on the attack right away. Talisca puts in a cross from the right which Ronaldo fails to brig down properly and ends up giving away the ball.

Al Ain kicks off the match shooting from left to right.

The players are making their way into the Al Awwal Park. Cristiano Ronaldo leads Al Nassr while Al Ahbabi leads Al Ain. 

Played: 4

Al Nassr: 1

Al Ain: 3

Draws: 0

Eisa (gk), Al Ahbabi, Cardoso, Autonne Kouadio, Salomoni, Hashemi, Woo Park, Doh Laba, Kaku, Palacios, Rahimi

Bento (gk), Al Ghannam, Simakan, Laporte, Boushal, Brozovic, Otavio, Talisca, Angelo, Mane, Ronaldo 

Al Nassr will look to continue its unbeaten run in the AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25 when it hosts UAE club Al Ain in the Group B clash at Al Awwal Park on Tuesday.

After three matchdays, Cristiano Ronaldo’s side is third in its group, edging past Esteghlal FC in its previous fixture in the competition, thanks to a late Aymeric Laporte winner.

Al Ain on the other hand is winless in the group so far, sitting second-last in the 12-team group, with one draw and two losses.

Ronaldo and Co. will have their eyes set on silverware, especially as they crashed out of the King Cup of Champions tournament, losing 1-0 to Al Taawoun in the Round of 16.

It sits third in the Saudi Pro League table, six points off the leader and defending champion Al Hilal.

Al Nassr: Bento (gk), Al Ghannam, Simakan, Laporte, Boushal, Alkhaibari, Brozovic, Otavio, Talisca, Mane, Ronaldo

Al Ain: Senda (gk), Al Zaabi, Al-Hashemi, Koumare, Salomoni, Barman, Segovia, Infantino, Gassama, Sanabria, Kodjo

The Al Nassr vs Al Ain AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25 match will kick off at 11:30 PM IST on Tuesday, October 5 at the Al Awwal Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The match will be telecast on the Sports18 Network. It can also be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website.