Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr return to competitive football with an AFC Champions League Round of 16 first-leg match against Al Feiha on February 14.
Following a six-week break from competitive action, Ronaldo’s Saudi Pro League side resume duties in 2024 looking to sustain a challenge for honours both on the domestic and continental front.
Luis Castro’s side are seven points behind Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League title race and they could face their foes in the AFC Champions League semifinals in April. They were beaten by Al Hilal in a recent friendly match, reminding them of the task they face.
Ronaldo’s own preparations for this restart to the season have been hampered by injury, but he is expected to start this match as he bids to lead Al Nassr to a first AFC Champions League title.
The Sporting News will be following the Al Feiha vs. Al Nassr match live, providing score updates, commentary, and highlights as they happen.
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Al Feiha vs Al Nassr live score
| 1st Half | Goal scorers | |
| Al Feiha | 0 | |
| Al Nassr | 0 |
Confirmed lineups:
Al Nassr (4-2-3-1, right to left): Al Najjar (GK) — Al Ghannam, Al-Amri, Laporte, Behic — Al Khaibari, Brozovic — Otavio, Ayman, Talisca — Ronaldo.
Al Feiha (3-4-3, right to left): Stojkovic (GK) — Al Rashidi, Al Khaibari, Al Shuwaish — Al Baqawi, Kaabi, Al Safri, Al Harthi — Mandash, Nwakaeme, Sakala
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Al Feiha vs Al Nassr live updates, highlights, and commentary
23 mins: Fashion Sakala, who has three goals in his past two games in this competition, has finally been involved these past couple of minutes. He takes on Al Ghannam and feeds Al Harthi, but his cut-back is well dealt with. Still, the home side are growing into the game.
16 mins: Aymeric Laporte has the first half-chance of the game but can’t get enough on his header from a free-kick. Al Feiha are still pretty comfortable, even if they’ve barely mustered an attack-minded pass yet.
14 mins: Ronaldo’s looked a little rusty so far. On his first foray onto a long ball over the top, he’s easily dispossessed by Al Rashidi. Then, when trying a one-two with Talisca, his return pass is poor and Al Nassr give up the ball.
7 mins: Al Ghannam has looked lively down the right in these early exchanges. His latest cross following a one-two is too deep, though. “Ronaaaaaaaaaaaaaldo!” comes the cry from the stands, presumably not for the last time tonight.
3 mins: Al Nassr are enjoying the early possession while being backed by their travelling cheering group in the stands. Ronaldo’s first involvement sees him tussle with a couple of defenders before being forced back to Talisca.
Kickoff: First half
We’re off and running in this AFC Champions League match.
10 mins prior to kickoff: It’s a balmy 70 degrees F in Al Majma’ah for this all-Saudi clash tonight. It’s a relatively late kickoff (9 p.m. local time), but even so, there seems to be a pretty sparse crowd in attendance. Maybe the stands will fill up shortly…
30 mins prior to kickoff: Al Nassr are in the building. Can they make a winning return to competitive football? Their mid-season break returned mixed results when it came to friendly matches and there is a lot of pressure on them to hit the ground running in 2024.
Lights, Camera, Action 📸
We’ve arrived for the #AFC Champions League clash tonight 🤩 pic.twitter.com/h4Jx30JQfv— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) February 14, 2024
Team news: Cristiano Ronaldo starts
You might think “well, of course Ronaldo starts”, but there was some doubt over whether to risk him from the beginning due to the muscle injury he suffered in the mid-season break. However, he captains Al Nassr from the off today.
1 hour 30 mins prior to kickoff: Al Nassr, and Ronaldo, are bidding to win the AFC Champions League for the very first time this season. You can find out all about the past winners and who is still alive in this season’s competition right here.
2 hours prior to kickoff: Guess who’s back… back again…
You can’t spell legendary without leg day 😉🦿🤩 pic.twitter.com/m5P23rP3K6
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) February 10, 2024
What time does Al Feiha vs Al Nassr kick off?
This AFC Champions League clash takes place at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and kicks off on Wednesday, February 14 at 9 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Wed, Feb. 14 | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Wed, Feb. 14 | 1:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Wed, Feb. 14 |
6:00 p.m. GMT |
| Australia | Thu, Feb. 15 | 5:00 a.m. AEST |
| India | Wed, Feb. 14 | 11:30 p.m. IST |
Al Feiha vs Al Nassr lineups, team news
Al Nassr goalkeeper David Ospina suffered another injury setback in their 6-0 friendly win over Inter Miami and will miss this clash with Raghed Al Najjar filling in.
Ronaldo started in Al Nassr’s friendly clash with Al Hilal, ahead of this game and is fit enough to captain the visitors against their rivals.
Al Nassr lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Al Najjar (GK) — Al Ghannam, Al-Amri, Laporte, Behic — Al Khaibari, Brozovic — Otavio, Ayman, Talisca — Ronaldo.
Al Nassr subs (9): Abdullah, Al Fatil, Faris, Qassem, Al Sulaiheem, Al Hassan, Al Najei, Boushal, Al Nemer, Al Aliwa
Al Feiha are still without key midfielder Abdelhamid Sabiri through injury with Fashion Sakala already scoring 10 goals in all competitions following his summer move from Rangers.
Al Feiha lineup (3-4-3, right to left): Stojkovic (GK) — Al Rashidi, Al Khaibari, Al Shuwaish — Al Baqawi, Kaabi, Al Safri, Al Harthi — Mandash, Nwakaeme, Sakala
Al Feiha subs (9): Al Dakheel, Onyekuru, Kaabi, Ali Majrashi, Al Anazi, Al Rammah, Sabiri, Al Khalaf, Al Qaydi
Al Feiha vs Al Nassr live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch the AFC Champions League group match in selected areas of the world’s major regions:
USA: This game is available to stream on Paramount+. New users can currently get a FREE 30-day trial by entering discount code ‘GOAT’ at checkout.
Australia: Paramount+ also has the rights to all Ronaldo’s AFC Champions League outings in Australia.
UK: The AFC Champions League can be streamed live in the United Kingdom via TrillerTV.
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