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Al Ain thrash Al Nassr 4-0 in AFC Champions League Elite opener
September 15, 2026 at 08:02 PM · Updated 31d ago
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6 reports · 5 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 5 hours
SNSky News Arabia
حضور باهت لرونالدو.. العين يكتسح النصر برباعية
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ESESPN
Ronaldo suffers biggest loss with Al Nassr in Asian CL rout
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MAMasrawy
العين يضرب النصر برباعية في دوري أبطال آسيا للنخبة | مصراوي
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YKYalla Kora
"أحبط خطورة رونالدو".. رامي ربيعة يخطف الأنظار في قمة العين والنصر (أرقام)
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YKYalla Kora
بمشاركة ربيعة وتألق رحيمي.. العين يكرم وفادة النصر برباعية في النخبة الآسيوية
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YKYalla Kora
بعد هدفه أمام النصر.. حسين رحيمي يدخل في نوبة بكاء ويرفض الاحتفال لوفاة والده
(opens the publisher’s site)Al Ain defeated Saudi side Al Nassr 4-0 at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in the opening group-stage match of the 2026/2027 AFC Champions League Elite.
- Hussein Rahimi scored twice, in the 25th and 63rd minutes, while Sofiane Rahimi and Georgios Giakoumakis added goals in the 72nd and 85th minutes.
- Hussein Rahimi burst into tears and refused to celebrate his goal following the death of his father.
- Al Ain top the group-stage standings with three points, while Al Nassr sit bottom without a point.
- Defender Rami Rabia played the full match for Al Ain, registering 13 successful defensive contributions and blocking four opponent shots.
- Cristiano Ronaldo suffered his heaviest defeat since joining Al Nassr with the 4-0 loss to Al Ain on Tuesday.
- Al Nassr head coach Ange Postecoglou took responsibility for the defeat following the heavy 4-0 loss.
- The defeat leaves Al Nassr with just one win in their last four matches across all competitions.