Cristiano Ronaldo Roadshow To Visit Iran, Qatar And Tajikistan In AFC Champions League Group Stage
Cristiano Ronaldo is set to visit Iran, Qatar and Tajikistan later this year in his first ever AFC Champions League campaign.
Ronaldo captained Al Nassr to a dramatic 4-2 win over Dubai's Shabab Al-Ahli in a play-off game on Tuesday.
That victory saw Al Nassr qualify for Thursday's group stage draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Al Nassr were drawn in Group E along with Persepolis, Al-Duhail SC and FC Istiklol.
Fans of Al Duhail SC will get to see their team take on Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr in this season's AFC Champions League
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All three of Al Nassr's group stage opponents were national champions last season.
Teams play each other both home and away during the group phase.
Al Nassr will start with a trip to Tehran to face Persepolis on September 19.
Ronaldo and Co will then visit Doha on November 6 and end their group campaign in Dushanbe on December 11.
Al Nassr's home games - all taking place in Riyadh - will be held on October 3, October 24 and November 27.
Meanwhile, Neymar is set to play in India after Al-Hilal were drawn in Group D with Mumbai City.
PFC Navbahor Namangan of the Uzbekistan Super League and Iran's Nassaji Mazandaran are in Group D too.
Saudi champions Al-Ittihad will also face Iranian and Uzbek opposition, having been drawn alongside Sepahan and FC AGMK in Group C.
The other team in Group C is Iraq's Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.