Overview
- Karim Benzema struck on 15 minutes, Angelo leveled on the half-hour, and Houssem Aouar netted the winner in first-half stoppage time.
- Al Ittihad finished with 10 men after Ahmed Al Julaydan’s straight red card early in the second half for a dangerous challenge on Mohamed Simakan.
- The defeat ends Al-Nassr’s 10-match winning run across competitions and eliminates them in the Round of 16 in Riyadh.
- Head coach Jorge Jesus cited fatigue from a congested schedule and insisted the loss was not down to Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Marcelo Brozović was omitted after reports of a minor adductor tear, and Ronaldo later posted, “We stand tall, learn, and move forward together.”