"Jorge Jesus will hope his players prevail in less nerve-jangling fashion than they did on their last league outing, edging to a 2-1 home victory over Al-Fayha courtesy of Cristiano Ronaldo's 104th-minute penalty for the five-time Champions League winner's second goal of the game. A more comfortable home win followed against Goa in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday, winning 4-0 to stay perfect after four matches in this season's competition."
"Galtier's new players include former Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure and ex-Lyon, West Ham and Brentford wideman Said Benrahma. Lyon legend Alexandre Lacazette, who was Arsenal's player of the season in 2018/19, has contributed five goals and three assists in eight appearances in all competitions since ending his second spell at the Ligue 1 club to join NEOM. The 34-year-old former France forward has directly contributed to six goals in his last five games."
Al-Nassr can extend a perfect Saudi Pro League start to eight matches when they visit promoted NEOM. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a 104th-minute penalty to secure a 2-1 win over Al-Fayha and helped the team remain unbeaten. Al-Nassr followed with a 4-0 AFC Champions League victory over Goa, with Abdulrahman Ghareeb scoring twice and substitutes Mohammed Maran and Joao Felix adding goals. NEOM, promoted as champions again for 2024/25, have started well under Christophe Galtier, rising to seventh after a 3-2 win at Al-Kholood. Galtier's recruits include Abdoulaye Doucoure and Said Benrahma, while Alexandre Lacazette has five goals and three assists in eight appearances. NEOM face injuries to goalkeeper Marcin Bulka and midfielder Salman Al-Faraj, with Ahmed Hegazy a potential return from a hamstring issue.
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