Pakhtakor loses to Al-Nassr 2:6 in AFC Champions League Elite

Abdulloh Al-Hamdan opened the scoring in the 15th minute, and Joao Felix netted a brace with goals in the 17th and 32nd minutes. For the hosts, Flamarion scored in the 36th minute. After the break, Al-Nassr extended their lead with goals from Abdulloh Al-Amriy (53rd minute), Abdulrahman Ghareeb (62nd), and Angelo (79th), while substitute Dostonbek Khamdamov scored the second goal for the Tashkent side in the 75th minute. The match was officiated by Australian referee Alexander King; Pakhtakor players Muhammadbobur Karimov (32nd) and Sherzod Nasrullaev (57th) received yellow cards.

The Uzbekistan Football Association reported the day before that Ronaldo would not play in Tashkent. According to Upl.uz, the Saudi club's head coach Ange Postecoglou also did not bring Kingsley Coman and defender Mohamed Simakan on the trip. Nevertheless, spectators in the packed stands saw Sadio Mane, Joao Felix, Samuel Costa, and Inigo Martinez in action.

Following this defeat, the team coached by Moldovan specialist Emilian Caras sits in 12th place in the standings with 2 points. Al-Nassr moved up to 4th place with 6 points. Uzbekistan's vice-champions will play their next tournament match away on November 23 against another Saudi club, Al-Ittihad.