Al-Nasr visited Iraq and drew with FC Al-Shorta (1:1). Star Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo missed the match due to illness.
The former club of Sergey Rebrov and Andrey Yarmolenko Al Ain signed a peace treaty with Al-Sadd with a score of 1:1.
Al-Ahly and Esteghlal Tehran also won. The team from Saudi Arabia defeated Persepolis 1:0, and the club from Iran won against Al-Gharafa.
These were matches of the Western Conference, in which 12 teams participate. The same is true in Eastern. A total of 8 rounds will be played at the group stage, the best 8 teams from each conference will advance to the 1/16 finals.
Asian Champions League 2024/25. September 16
Western Conference. 1st round
- Al-Shorta (Iraq) – Al-Nasr (Saudi Arabia) – 1:1
Goals: Mohammed Davud, 24 – Al-Ghanam, 14
- Al Ain (UAE) – Al-Sadd (Qatar) – 1:1
Goals: Palacios, 80 – Afif, 45+1
- Al-Ahly (Saudi Arabia) – Persepolis (Iran) – 1:0
Goal: Cassie, 2
- Esteghlal Tehran (Iran) – Al-Gharafa (Qatar) – 1:0
Goal: Yusuf, 4 (own goal)
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Source: sport.ua