Ronaldo & Durán fire Al Nassr through! | Al Nassr (KSA) - Esteghlal FC (IRN) | Highlights ACL Elite
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00:00It's goalless coming into the second leg as Al Nasser hosts Esteglal in the AFC Champions League Elite round of 16.
00:11Al Nasser passed up some clear-cut opportunities in the first leg, but at least for this home match they have Cristiano Ronaldo back after he missed that game.
00:20It's no wins in three though in all competitions for the Saudi side.
00:26Esteglal meanwhile are unbeaten in five in this competition, but they will have to be more attack-minded today compared to the reverse mixture.
00:37Aymeric Laporte scored the winner for Al Nasser between these two in the group stage in October, but misses out on this match. His side though have started strongly anyway.
00:48Esteglal keeper Hosseini kept his side in the match last week, but he's given the ball straight to Duran here and he tries the chip there and that's 1-0 already to Al Nasser in the ninth minute.
01:01A massive mistake from Hosseini and he just can't get back to stop the shot in the end from Duran.
01:09It's his first in the AFC Champions League Elite and a dream start for the home side.
01:15And they continue to push forward as Ronaldo stands over a free kick here, he sends it towards the far stick and that's an excellent stop from Hosseini.
01:27Into the 25th minute, Al Nasser are well on top.
01:32As Mane bursts into the box he goes down and no hesitation from the referee.
01:38It is a penalty, Nick Nafs here coming in on the Senegal forward and it's a clear penalty.
01:46Ronaldo steps up here.
01:50Oh and he clips it down the middle for 2-0 to Al Nasser.
01:56Does Cristiano Ronaldo's side now have control of the tie?
02:01Into the 34th minute, as a free kick is whipped in here and an unmarked Al Fatihli rise is so high, but he places his header just wide.
02:13Right at the end of the first half, Mehran Ahmadi for Esteglal is shown a second yellow card and he's off.
02:20As at halftime it's 2-0 to Al Nasser and a man to the goods, they're seemingly cruising to the quarterfinals.
02:28But there's no let-up from them as they look to get a statement win here.
02:3348th minute and a real scramble.
02:36It's Duran, Jaya and Duran again, spectacular action as Al Nasser failed to score.
02:44Coming to the hour mark, as it's complete domination from the home side.
02:50A shooting chance for Cristiano Ronaldo and it's another stop from Hosseini.
02:57But Cristiano Ronaldo is getting closer to scoring from open play.
03:02Just a couple of minutes later, Al Nasser again charging forward.
03:07As Mane swings this one over and the header from close range from Jaya is saved.
03:14Hosseini has been a very busy man again tonight.
03:20Coming towards the end of the match now, as there's another break involving Cristiano Ronaldo.
03:28As it's patient play and that's a fantastic ball for Duran and what a finish that is for 3-0.
03:37His second of the game and Al Nasser's third.
03:41The Colombian doing so well there to get his second as a full-time.
03:45It's 3-0 to Al Nasser who could have scored many more in the second half against the ten men of Esteglal.
03:51CR7 is into the quarterfinal and a step closer to lifting the big trophy.