Cristiano Ronaldo in Champions League: What to expect when Al-Nassr plays Yokohama Marinos in quarterfinals?

Cristiano Ronaldo in Champions League: What to expect when Al-Nassr plays Yokohama Marinos in quarterfinals?

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr has been drawn to face Yokohama F Marinos from Japan in next month’s quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League Elite with fellow Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal to take on tournament debutant Gwangju FC of South Korea.

Al-Ahli, the third club from Saudi Arabia to reach the last eight, will play Thailand’s Buriram United and Japanese outfit Kawasaki Frontale will face Al-Sadd from Qatar.

All four quarterfinals will be played in Jeddah as part of a centralised competition that will also see the Saudi Arabian port city hosting the semifinals and final.

Al-Hilal, winner of the title on a record four occasions, will meet Gwangju in the opening game of the finals phase on April 25.

Yokohama F Marinos, which was runner-up last year, plays Al-Nassr and Al-Ahli faces Buriram United on April 26 with Kawasaki to take on Al-Sadd on April 27.

The semifinals will be played on April 29 and 30, with the final to be held at the King Abdullah Sports City on May 3.