Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates just had an important 3-0 victory over Esteghlal. This victory helped Al Nassr qualify for the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite 2024-2025. In addition, they have also broken a streak of 3 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory in all competitions.
In fact, Al Nassr's form in the Saudi Pro League this season has not been really stable. In just the last 4 rounds, they have lost 8 points. Unstable results have left Al Nassr far behind by Al Ittihad with an 8-point gap in the rankings. Therefore, the opportunity for Ronaldo and his teammates to win the domestic league is becoming more fragile than ever.
Al Nassr needs to focus fully for the rest of the season if they still want to keep their hopes of a comeback. The confrontation with Al Kholood is an important match and Al Nassr will want 3 points before the FIFA Days break. They also need to prepare best for the match against Al Hilal in early April.
However, Al Kholood is not an easy opponent to bully at the moment. In the last 4 matches, Al Kholood won 3 and only lost to a much better Al Hilal.
In the first leg, Al Kholood also had a fair match with Al Nassr. It was thanks to Talisca's late goal in the extra time that Al Nassr had a hard-fought 3-3 draw.
However, Al Nassr will have home advantage in the second leg with a better squad than their opponents. They will know how to win this match.
With Ronaldo, he has scored 927 goals in his career. Notably, the total number of goals scored by the Portuguese superstar when turning 30 is more than when this player was under 30 years old.
Ronaldo needs to score 73 more goals to reach 1,000 goals in his career. It will not be an easy task, but the Portuguese superstar is determined to play for Al Nassr.
The match between Al Nassr - Al Kholood takes place at 2:00 am on March 15 (Vietnam time).
