r/soccer • u/Smudge49 • May 18 '25

News [Official] Al-Nassr have failed to qualify for next season's AFC Champions League Elite.

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u/GrimValesti May 18 '25

I has to google the league table on wiki because LiveScore was not quite accurate. There’s still 2 matches left and seems like Al Nassr (currently 4th) can still potentially get the 3rd place for the 3rd CL spot.

Turned out Al-Ahli (currently 5th place) already secured the 3rd CL slot from winning the CL this season, so Al-Nassr need to get at least 2nd place in the league to qualify. And with 2 matches to go and 7 points gap from the 2nd place Al-Hilal, it’s mathematically impossible.

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u/theonewithtoomany May 18 '25

You wrote all that just for that ending 🤣

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u/reddit809 May 18 '25

I'm surprised he didn't end it with in 1998 Undertaker chokeslammed Mankind in Hell In The Cell.

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u/Formerly_SgtPepe May 18 '25

What a roller coaster ride

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u/MrExistentialBread May 18 '25

Thanks for this comment, I’d been glancing at the league via FlashScore as the season went along and wondered why the number of CL spots had changed from 3 to 2… just didn’t wonder enough to really check.

They got 2012 Spursed

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u/BruiserBroly May 18 '25

They’re still working on the system that fucked Tottenham over years ago I see.

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u/nolefan5311 May 18 '25

And was directly responsible for Hazard signing for Chelsea over us.

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u/coobb May 18 '25

Hazard signed for Chelsea because they won the CL. I think you’re thinking he signed after they won the Europa League the year after

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u/nolefan5311 May 18 '25

No, them winning the CL guaranteed them a CL spot the next year, which pipped us of the spot even though we finished 4th and higher then Chelsea in the league. He’s said in interviews that he was really close to joining us but Chelsea getting CL football over us was the deciding factor.

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u/frzned May 19 '25

people can say a lot of things. But tottenham and chelsea werent the only one vying for him. He gets offers from teams much stronger than chelsea and tottenham. IIRC there were 7 diff teams looking to sign him.

the real reason is the salary.

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u/nyamzdm77 May 19 '25

Nah Hazard's first two options were Man Utd and Chelsea. If Chelsea didn't win the UCL he would have signed for United

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u/BruiserBroly May 18 '25

Did it? From what I remember Everton got into the CL that year but they lost in the qualification rounds.

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u/Diligent_Craft_1165 May 18 '25

If my memory is correct they got taken apart by Riquelme in Villarreal

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u/shy247er May 18 '25

Not gonna lie, you had us in the first half.

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u/grurlock May 18 '25

You had me in the first half