Al Nassr vs Al Fayha highlights, NAS 2-0 FYH, AFC Champions League Ro16: Ronaldo, Otavio guide Nassr to quarterfinals, where it will face UAE’s Al-Ain

Goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and Otavio give Al Nassr a 2-0 win against Al Fayha in the second leg of their AFC Champions League Round of 16 clash. 

Al Nassr wins 3-0 on aggregate and will face UAE’s Al-Ain on March 4 in the first leg of the quarterfinals. 

Al Nassr subs: IN- Boushal, Alhassan, Al-Aliwa, OUT- Lajami, Brozovic, Mane

Four minutes added at the end of the second-half!

Al Fayha subs: IN- Al Rammah, Khalid Kabi, Majrashi OUT- Sakala, Onyekuru, Rakan Kaabi

Ronaldo is played an excellent ball over the top, and the Al Nassr captain timed his run to perfection to stay onside. Stojkovic came out to clear but wasn’t strong enough and failed to make the clearance. Finding an empty net in front of him, Ronaldo slots it home with the easiest of finishes. Surely that is the tie done and dusted. 

Mane with an excellent opportunity to score Al Nassr’s second as he makes a run at the Al Fayha with acres of space ahead of him. One-on-one with Stojkovic, he tries to go for a deft finish but it is not the best of contacts and he fluffs his line. Ronaldo was there for support but Mane chose to take the shot himself. 

NAS booking: Al-Khaibari is the latest player to see a yellow card. He is the fourth Al Nassr player to have seen yellow today. Al Fayha has seen five. So that is nine yellow cards in total. 

Al Nassr sub: IN- Sami. K OUT- Yahya

Al Nassr sub: IN- Al-Sulaiheem OUT- Otavio 

Yahya looks to find Mane, who was free inside the box but his pass is cut out. 

Sakala looks to twist and turn past Al-Khaibari and get a cross inside the box but the Al Nassr man stands his ground. Sakala’s cross takes a deflection off Al-Khaibari and it is a comfortable take for Abdullah. 

FYH sub: IN- Al-Qaydhi OUT- Al-Safri

Otavio skips past his man on the right and makes his way inside the Al Fayha box. He looks for Brozovic with a cutback but his pass is intercepted. 

Mane dispatches a venomous shot at goal from a tight angle and comes quite close to hitting to the target, as the ball whistles past the crossbar. 

The urgency is visible in the Al Fayha players now to get back in this tie but it might a case of too little too late for the away team right now. Al Nassr looks quite solid with its defensive setup. 

FYH booking: Al-Khalaf is the latest Al Fayha player to see a yellow card for his challenge on Behich. 

FYH booking: Al Baqawi is shown a yellow card

Ronaldo makes a run down the right and aims for the far-post with a grounded shot. Stojkovic extends a leg and makes the save. 

Brozovic threads the ball to Ronaldo, who keeps his composure to go around Stojkovic and slot the ball inside the net but he is flagged offside. VAR has a check and is happy with the decision. 

Al Nassr leads 1-0 against Al Fayha at the start of the second-leg of their AFC Champions League Round of 16 tie. 

Otavio’s goal keeps Al Nassr ahead by 1-0 against Al Fayha at the break and 2-0 on aggregate. 

Stay tuned for live updates from the second-half!

FYH booking: Onyekuru is the latest to see a yellow card. 

Otavio tries to find Ronaldo with a cutback from the left. But Stojkovic does well to get in the way and stop the cross from reaching the Al Nassr captain. 

Al Nassr head coach Luis Castro also joins the protest from the sidelines and he is also shown a yellow card for dissent. 

NAS booking: Ronaldo gets a yellow card for a late challenge but he protests the decision vehemently. 

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

Ronaldo tries to beat his marker near the edge of the Al Fayha penalty area with his trademark stepovers and tries to create a shooting angle. But he had lesser space than he realized and he loses the ball. 

Sakala makes a run inside the box and then looks for a cutback. The ball hits Al-Khaibari and goes out of play. But, for a moment, Al Nassr keeper Abdullah looked concerned as the ball looked like it could end up inside the net off his teammate. 

OFF THE POST- It is an excellent delivery inside the box from Brozovic. Ronaldo gets at the end of the cross and heads the ball towards goal, but the ball clatters against the post. 

FYH booking: Nawaf Al-Harthi sees yellow for his challenge on Ronaldo. 

Ronaldo gets the ball and charges at goal with a darting run. He eventually stumbles near the Al Fayha box but the referee says he is fouled and gives Al Nassr a freekick in a dangerous area. 

Behich drives a cross inside the box, looking for Ronaldo in the middle. But the ball is intercepted and cleared to safety before it reaches the Portuguese. 

FYH sub: IN- Mandash OUT- Nwakaeme. 

Nwakaeme cannot continue and it is an early end of the night for the Al Fayha forward. 

It looks like Nwakaeme has an issue and play has stopped, as he gets medical attention. 

Al Nassr has been good with its pressing till now. Al Fayha has not been able to enjoy a decent spell of possession in the match till now. 

Mane lobs a cross to Ronaldo inside the box, who had peeled away from his marker at the far-post. But the weight of the cross is too much and the Al Nassr captain cannot get to the ball. 

NAS booking: Otavio sees a yellow card minutes after scoring. He has to be careful now. 

Ronaldo gets the ball and makes a run at goal in full stride. He is sandwiched between two Al Fayha players and in the end, goes down inside the box before he can take his shot. He wants a penalty but the referee waves play to go on. 

Al-Khaibari swings a pinpoint cross inside the box and Otavio gets at the end of it and heads the ball inside the net, through the legs of Stojkovic. Al Nassr leads 1-0 in the second leg and 2-0 on aggregate. 

FYH booking: Al-Safri sees a yellow card for a late challenge on Mane. It is the first booking of the night. 

Otavio swings a cross inside the box, with the intention of finding Ronaldo. Ronaldo jumps but cannot get to the ball and Fayha sends it out for a corner. 

Brozovic tries to find Alkhaibari on the right with a cross-field diagonal but did not get his angles right, sending the ball out of play. 

Mane sees Behich free on the left and tries to thread a first-time through ball to the latter. But the weight of the pass was not correct and the ball does not reach Behich. 

Behich makes a good run and passes the ball to Brozovic, inside the Al Fayha box. Brozovic tries to backheel the ball to Mane, but his pass is cut out. 

Ronaldo is played a ball on the left flank and he makes a darting run inside the Al Fayha box. In the end, he stumbles and cannot take his shot but it wouldn’t have mattered even if we did as the assistant referee raises his flag for offside. 

As expected, Al Nassr is having most of the ball in the opening minutes of the match but has not been able to make inroads into the Fayha final third. 

The Al Nassr vs Al Fayha AFC Champions League Round of 16 second-leg clash is underway at the Al-Awwal Park (King Saud University Stadium).

Played: 15

Al Nassr wins: 10

Draws: 4

Al Fayha win: 1

Stojkovic(GK), Al-Safar, Al Shuwaish, Al Baqawi, Alrashidi, Al Khalaf, Cimirot, Onyekuru, Al Harthi, Nwakaeme, Sakala 

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Al Nassr will clash against Al Fayha in the second-leg of their AFC Champions League Round of 16 clash at the Al-Awwal Park on Wednesday.

Al Nassr leads 1-0 on aggregate, after Cristiano Ronaldo bagged an 81st-minute winner in the first-leg, which was also his debut goal against Al Fayha. 

Statistics are in Al Nassr’s favour as it is unbeaten in its last 11 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 Nassr and Al Fayha?

The AFC Champions League Round of 16 match between Al Nassr and Al Fayha will kick-off at 11:30 PM IST on Wednesday, February 21 at Al-Awwal Park (King Saud University Stadium). 

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

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