Al Nassr began their Asian Champions League Elite campaign with a heavy 4-0 loss to UAE side Al-Ain in the first round of the 2026-2027 season..

2026/2027 AFC Champions League Elite

4-0

Match Report 

Al Nassr began their Asian Champions League Elite campaign with a heavy defeat, falling 4-0 to hosts Al-Ain of the UAE on Tuesday evening in the opening round of the 2026-2027 season.

Al-Ain sealed the win with four goals, taking a 1-0 lead into halftime before adding three more in the second half.

Hussein Al-Rahimi opened the scoring for Al-Ain in the 25th minute, capitalizing on a mistake by Saad Al-Nasser to break through on goal and finish with his right foot from the right side of the box.

Al-Rahimi doubled the hosts' advantage in the 63rd minute, netting his second of the match with a right-footed shot from the center of the penalty area.

Al-Ain continued their attacking dominance as Soufiane Rahimi added a third in the 73rd minute, firing in with his right foot from the left side of the box.

Georgios Giakoumakis completed the rout in the 84th minute, finishing off a counterattack with a right-footed strike from the center of the area to secure a comprehensive victory for the home side.

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25' GOAL! Al-Ain FC 1-0 Al Nassr FC (Houssine Rahimi)



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63' GOAL! Al-Ain FC 2-0 Al Nassr FC (Houssine Rahimi)



73' GOAL! Al-Ain FC 3-0 Al Nassr FC (Soufiane Rahimi)



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79' Highlight from Al-Ain FC vs Al Nassr FC


Line-ups

Al-Ain FC XI: Khalid Eisa, Ramy Rabia, Lazaro, Kaku, Soufiane Rahimi, Matías Palacios, Rafa Rodrigues, Houssine Rahimi, Yahya Benkhaleq, Djordje Skoko, Abdoul Karim Traore

Subs: Mohammed Bu Senda, Georgios Giakoumakis, Erik, Adis Jasic, Marquinhos, Mohammed Hamid, Ismaila Okpoti, Hassan Muhammed, Baba Bello Ilou, Joshua Udoh, Amadou Niang, Ibrahima Ndiaye

Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, I. Martinez, Mane, Felix, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Mohamed Simakan, Samú Costa, Nawaf Boushal, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Saad Al-Nasser

Subs: Sami Al-Najei, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Nader Al-Sharari, Bento, Ângelo, Majed Qasheesh, Hayder Abdulkareem, Awad Aman, Rakan Al-Ghamdi, Saad Haqawi, Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi, Sultan Abdullah Saad Al Mas