Al-Nassr 3-0 Esteghlal – Ronaldo and Duran rating in win

Al-Nassr 3-0 Esteghlal – Ronaldo and Duran rating in win

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty and former Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran scored twice as Al-Nassr beat Iranian aspect Esteghlal to maneuver into the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League.

After a goalless draw within the first leg, which Ronaldo missed, the Saudi aspect didn’t take lengthy to take the lead.

A slack go from Seted Hosseini was seized upon by Colombia ahead Duran, and he lobbed the ball residence with class.

Ronaldo went shut with a free-kick earlier than he buried a penalty which was received by former Liverpool ahead Sadio Mane.

Esteghlal had a mountain to climb which obtained steeper earlier than the break when Mehran Ahmdi was despatched off for a second bookable offence.

That took any sting out of the tie and after Ronaldo twice went shut, Duran did discover a third objective of the night time, changing Angelo’s go from shut vary.

Al-Nassr have by no means received the AFC Champions League and can discover out their opponents within the final eight in a draw on Friday 14 March.

Ronaldo received the Champions League in Europe on 5 events – with Manchester United in 2008 and Actual Madrid in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.