Overview
- Al-Nassr moved eight points clear with a 1-0 win over Al-Ettifaq on Wednesday, tightening their grip on first place as rivals did not play.
- Kingsley Coman scored on a rebound after Cristiano Ronaldo’s shot was saved, and Al-Ettifaq finished with 10 men after Jack Hendry was sent off in stoppage time.
- The result lifts Al-Nassr to 76 points from 29 matches with five games left, while second-placed Al Hilal remain on 68 points with a game in hand.
- Al Hilal’s focus now shifts fully to the league after their AFC Champions League Elite exit on Monday, when Karim Benzema missed in a shootout loss to Al Sadd ahead of a May 7 meeting with Al-Nassr.
- Cristiano Ronaldo stays key to the run-in and needs six more league goals to pass Mohammed Al-Sahlawi as Al-Nassr’s all-time Saudi Pro League top scorer, with an AFC Champions League Two tie at Al Wasl up next on Sunday.