Al Nassr 6-2 Pakhtakor: Félix brace, Ronaldo rested
Al Nassr beat Pakhtakor 6-2 in Tashkent on Monday in AFC Champions League Elite matchday four. João Félix scored twice and assisted two more while Cristiano Ronaldo was rested, and Sadio Mané provided two assists according to Goal.com.
By Emily · · Updated
How did Al Nassr beat Pakhtakor?
Al Nassr beat Pakhtakor 6-2 away in Tashkent on Monday 2 November 2026 in AFC Champions League Elite matchday four, the AFC reported. Goal and Sporting News carried the same scoreline. For Nigerian readers watching the Saudi continental board overnight, it was a Monday Elite result package rather than a midweek European fixture.
Abdullah Al-Hamdan opened in the 15th minute from a João Félix pass, Goal wrote. Félix then scored in the 17th and 32nd minutes — the second after a Sadio Mané pass, per Goal — before Abdulelah Al-Amri headed Félix’s corner in the 53rd minute. Substitute Abdulrahman Ghareeb made it 5-1 in the 62nd minute from another Mané pass (Goal), and Ângelo finished in the 79th. Pakhtakor’s Flamarion (36') and Dostonbek Khamdamov (75') replied on the ESPN match centre board that aligns with AFC’s 2-6 framing.
Where was Cristiano Ronaldo?
Cristiano Ronaldo did not play. Goal and Sporting News reported he was absent / did not travel for the Uzbekistan fixture, with the rest call framed under Ange Postecoglou’s management of the Elite away trip rather than as an injury announcement. Sporting News noted the pattern of resting the forward for some cross-border Elite away legs. This desk reports absence only — no invented medical detail.
AFC called it Al Nassr’s second straight Elite win. Sporting News placed the club fourth in the West Region board after two wins in three played (opening loss to Al Ain, then Neftchi and Pakhtakor), with the Al Wasl home tie still postponed. ESPN’s match centre listed Al Nassr on six points (2-0-1) after the night.
What did Félix’s night change on the board?
Goal.com counted two goals and two assists for Félix against Pakhtakor and linked that haul to recent Roshn Saudi League contributions. Sporting News likewise led on Félix’s brace-plus-assists night while Ronaldo sat out. Mané’s two assisted finishes (Félix 32', Ghareeb 62') are Goal attributions and the proportionate Senegal/Nigeria-reader continental hook — not a forced Super Eagles storyline.
Venue note: the match was at Pakhtakor’s Tashkent ground (Paxtakor Markaziy framing in preview wires). The package photo is an archive exterior of Al-Awwal Park / King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Al Nassr’s home, used under Commons licence — stadium context, not a match action claim.
TuSport desk: Félix load, Ronaldo rest frame, Mané assists, WAT board
AFC’s MD4 report, Goal.com and Sporting News lock Pakhtakor 2-6 Al Nassr in Tashkent on Monday 2 November 2026. Scorer board on ESPN’s match centre and Goal aligns as Al-Hamdan 15', João Félix 17' and 32', Al-Amri 53', Ghareeb 62', Ângelo 79'; Pakhtakor replied through Flamarion 36' and Khamdamov 75'. AFC framed a second straight Elite win; ESPN’s board showed Al Nassr on six points (2-0-1).
Ronaldo rest is absence reporting, not injury invention: Sporting News and Goal state he did not travel / was absent; Goal and secondary wires attribute the call to Ange Postecoglou’s rotation for the Uzbekistan trip. This desk does not invent a verbatim presser line beyond that rest framing.
Nigeria / Senegal continental angle, kept proportionate: Goal.com credits Sadio Mané with the pass for Félix’s 32nd-minute finish and again for Ghareeb’s 62nd-minute fifth — assist attribution from Goal, not a forced Super Eagles crossover. Archive photo is Al-Awwal Park (King Saud University Stadium) exterior, Al Nassr’s Riyadh home, licensed Commons — not a Tashkent action still.
Exclusive extras: map AFC + Goal + ESPN minutes; convert the Monday MD4 night for WAT readers as an overnight continental result board; bridge to our prior Al Nassr SPL host piece without inventing XI or speculative price lines. Related links stay inside index batch one (SPL host package, Saudi Pro League, Champions League hub).
Why it matters
Al Nassr’s second Elite win puts six points on the West board while Ronaldo is rested and Félix carries the attack — with Mané on two Goal-credited assists. Related: Al Nassr host Al-Kholood, CAF Champions League draw. Follow Saudi Pro League and Champions League.
Sources: AFC — MD4: Pakhtakor (UZB) 2-6 Al Nassr Club (KSA) · Goal — Video: In Ronaldo's absence, hurricane Felix leads Al-Nassr to demolish Pakhtakor · Sporting News — In Cristiano Ronaldo's absence, Joao Felix steps up as Al Nassr clobber AFC Champions League opponents Pakhtakor
