UEFA are considering inviting Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nasr to next season’s Champions League, according to reports in Saudi Arabia.
Last week, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 13th goal in the Saudi Professional League this season as Al Nasr defeated Al Weda 3-1 and narrowed the gap with Al Hilal at the top of the table to 4 points.
Although the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been in fine form this season, his performances have escaped the attention of legions of European supporters.
However, this may not last long.According to a Saudi journalist Alhabi 44 On the X official Twitter, UEFA is considering inviting Al Nasr to participate in the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League.
According to the reporter, the reason is that Al Nasr is considered one of the “three most famous clubs in the world” and has “high popularity” among European fans.
In fact, Ronaldo is arguably the most impressive player in Champions League history and would welcome Al Nasr to the competition.
The Portugal international is the first man to win the Champions League five times and has made more appearances and scored more goals (140) than any other player in the competition.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of Ronaldo’s record in Europe’s top competitions.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been the top scorer in the Champions League seven times, scoring 67 goals in the knockout stages of the Champions League and scoring three times in the finals. He is the only player to score in 11 consecutive Champions League games.
The Champions League group stage will be cancelled next season and 36 teams will appear on a major league table.
The top eight players from the final table will advance directly to the top 16, while players ranked 9th to 24th will advance to the play-offs to obtain the other eight spots in the top 16. Players ranked 25 to 36 will be eliminated from Europe.