Ronaldo, Al Nassr reach Asian Champions League knockouts

In Group C, Saudi Arabian champions Al Ittihad bounced back from defeat in round four with a 2-1 win at Uzbekistan’s AGMK FC

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr booked their place in the AFC Champions League knockout stages on Monday with a 0-0 draw at home to Iran’s Persepolis

Nassr face arch-rivals Al Hilal on Friday in a top-of-the-table clash in the Saudi Pro League.

In a pulsating AFC Champions League Group E encounter, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr played out a tense goalless draw against Persepolis at Al Awwal Park to move to the round of 16.

The contest sparked into life on four minutes, when Nassr had a claim for a penalty denied after Ronaldo looked to have been tripped in the visitors’ area

Cristiano Ronaldo is marked by Persepolis’ Georgian defender Giorgi Gvelesiani during the AFC Champions League Group E football match between Saudi’s al-Nassr and Iran’s Persepolis