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Here is Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nassr take on Al-Shabab with this starting lineup

CR7's team is looking to advance to the King Cup semifinals. 

By Darwin Largo

CR7's team is looking to advance to the King Cup semifinals. 

Al-Nassr have no time to rest. Last Friday they got an important 4-1 win vs Al-Riyadh that allowed them to stay in second place in the Pro League standings with 37 points, 7 less than the leaders Al-Hilal. There, Cristiano Ronaldo scored one goal, while Otavio and Anderson Talisca, twice, netted the others.

 

Just three days later, they will have another game. It will be this Monday afternoon against Al-Shabab in the quarterfinals of the King Cup. Al-Nassr reached this stage of the tournament after beating Ohud Medina 5-1 in the round of 32 and Al-Ettifaq 1-0 in the round of 16. They will now have the chance to qualify for the semifinals, where they will face the winner of the match between Al-Faisaly and Al-Ittihad.

Knowing how important this match could be for the future of the team, coach Luis Castro decided to have most of the stars of the squad in the starting lineup for Monday's match against Al-Shabab. Therefore, fans will be able to enjoy Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Marcelo Brozovic.

Al-Nassr's XI will be: Nawaf Al-Aqidi; Sultan Al-Gannam, Ali Lajami, Aymeric Laporte, Ayman Yahya; Marcelo Brozovic, Seko Fofana, Otavio, Abdulrahman Ghareeb; Sadio Mane, Cristiano Ronaldo. In addition, the substitutes will be Waleed Abdullah, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Mohammed Al-Fatil, Mohammed Qasem, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaihem, Al-Najei Sami, Khalid Al-Gannam and Mohammed Maran.

 

They also have a great chance

Al-Shabab have had an inconsistent performance in the Pro League and are 11th in the standings with 17 points, far from the top. That's why the King Cup is a much more attractive target for them, as they are much closer to the title. Besides, they know that the whole world will be watching them as they face Cristiano Ronaldo's team. The starting lineup will be: Kim Seung Gyu; Fawaz Al-Sagour, Iago Santos, Roman Saiss, Hamad Al-Yami; Majed Kanabah, Hussien Al-Qahtani, Fahad Al-Mowallad, Carlos Junior; Yannick Carrasco, Abdullah Radif.

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