Al Ain goalkeeper Khaled Issa blocked several dangerous balls, the most dangerous of which was from Ronaldo in the first leg (Anatolia)

Today, Monday, All Park Stadium will host an all-Arab confrontation between Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia and Al-Ain of the Emirates in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League 2023-2024 in football.

The competition between Al-Nasr and Al-Ain was renewed, after they met in the first leg of the quarter-finals at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the Emirati city of Al-Ain, and the hosts won with a clean goal scored by Moroccan Sofiane Rahimi, over the companions of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sufyan Rahimi is ruthless in front of the net 🎯🇦🇪#AFC_Champions_League |

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- AFC Champions League (@theAFCCL_ar) March 4, 2024

The two teams met in the group stage of the 2020 edition of the continental championship, and exchanged victories, as the Saudi team won at its rival’s stadium in the first leg 2-1, and the Emirati team returned the greeting with a clean goal.

AFC Champions League quarter-final matches schedule

Date of the Al-Nasr and Al-Ain match in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals

The Al-Nasr and Al-Ain match will be held today, Monday, March 11, at All Park Stadium in the capital, Riyadh, and the match will start at (22:00 Mecca time) and (23:00 UAE time).

Channels broadcasting the match between Al Ain and Al Nasr in the second leg of the quarter-finals

The Al-Nasr and Al-Ain match can be watched on:

  • beIN Sports AFC group of Qatari channels.

  • Saudi SSC channels (SSC1 HD).

  • Abu Dhabi Sports Channels inside the Emirates (Abu Dhabi Sports Asia 1).

  • Al Kass Sports Channels inside Qatar (Al Kass Nine HD).

The Saudi Al-Nasr lineup is not expected to differ from the first leg, but in the absence of Spaniard Aymeric Laporte, who was sent off in the first match.

Portuguese coach Luis Castro plays with a tactical scheme (4-2-3-1).

Goalkeeper:

Ospina.

Defense:

Ali Lagami, Abdel-Ilah Al-Omari, Aziz Behich, and Sultan Al-Ghanem.

Midfield:

Marcelo Brozovic, Otavio, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Abdullah Al-Saliham, Ayman Yahya Salem and Sadio Mane.

Attack:

Cristiano Ronaldo.

On the other hand, Argentine coach Hernan Crespo is not expected to make any adjustments to the UAE’s Al Ain squad that defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr in the first leg with a 4-3-2-1 tactical draw.

Goalkeeper:

Khaled Issa.

Defense:

Khalid Al Hashemi, Eric de Menezes, Kwame Otuni, and Bandar Al Ahbabi

Midfield:

Park Young-woo, Khaled Al-Balushi, Alejandro Romero “Kaku”, Matias Palacios, and Yahya Nader.

Attack:

Sofiane Rahimi.

Source: Al Jazeera