Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr fail to qualify for AFC Champions League Elite

The Al-Nassr side of Cristiano Ronaldo has not been eligible for the edition of the AFC Champions League Elite of the following season.

A 1-1 draw at home at Al-Taawoun on Friday evening Al-Nassr left fourth in the Saudi Pro League and could not end in the top two.

Ronaldo did not play against Al-Taawoun, because he was also explained on Monday for the 9-0 win over Al-Okhdood.

With Al-Nassr mistreats the Elite qualification of Champions League, Saudi Arabia will be represented next season in the Top Club-Tournament of Asia by Al-Eittihad, Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli.

Al-ittihad has qualified as champions of Saudi Arabia, while Al-Hilal is completely, but guaranteed in second place.

Al-Ahli from Roberto Firmino will take the other place, even though he is currently under Al-Nassr in the Pro League table. That is because Al-Ahli won the 2024-25 edition of the AFC Champions League earlier this month by beating the Japanese Kawasaki Frontale in the final. Kawasaki had previously eliminated Al-Nassr in the semi-final.

Ronaldo scored eight goals in the AFC Champions League elite of this season all Salem al-Dawsari, Jasir Asani and Al-Ahli's Riyad Mahrez scored more.

Al-Nassr could still be eligible for the AFC Champions League Two of next season ASIA's answer to the Europa League-EN they finish third in the Pro League and Al-ittihad al-Qadsiah defeated in the King's Cup final later this month.

While Ronaldo will end the current campaign without adding to his impressive career of team trophies, the 40-year-old former Real Madrid and Manchester United Star leads the race for the Golden Boot of the Saudi Pro League.

With two more rounds of competitions, Ronaldo has 23 goals to his name and places him two for Karim Benzema and Abderrazak Hamdallah, while Ivan Toney is also contrary to 20.

Ronaldo has now failed with Al-Nassr in three Saudi Pro League title races.

The only team title he has won since he moved to the Middle East at the beginning of 2023 is the Arab club Champions Cup-a 16-team tournament with participants from Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Kuwait, Libya and the Vae.

Ronaldo's time in Saudi Arabia could end this summer, with the current Al-Nassr contract of the Portugal Captain that will expire next month.

Al-Nassr, however, wants to keep him, while moving to another Saudi side also remains a possibility.

Ronaldo would earn £ 164 million a year at Al-Nassr, who picked him up on a free transfer shortly after Man United had called on his contract at the end of 2022.

If he wants to leave Al-Nassr this summer, Ronaldo will first hope to hit the 100-goal for the Riyadh outfit.

To date, he has scored 97 goals in 109 performances for Al-Nassr.

His combination of club goals of all time is currently 798 in 1,058 competitions, while he has yielded a total of 934 career goals after adding his record -breaking international trek.

The two remaining matches of Al-Nassr this season are at home at Al-Khaleej, followed by a trip to Al Fateh five days later.

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