Al Ettifaq vs Al Nassr: Confirmed teams as Cristiano Ronaldo plays final game of 2025

Al-Nassr can extend their lead at the top of the Saudi Pro League to five points when Cristiano Ronaldo’s side visit Al-Ettifaq on Tuesday.

Jorge Jesus’s side have won all of their first 10 league games, with five-time Champions League winner Ronaldo scoring twice and Portugal teammate Joao Felix adding another in their 3-0 home win over Al-Akhdoud on Saturday.

The title hopefuls end the calendar year by playing their game in hand over second-placed Al-Taawoun. Third-placed Al-Hilal have also played 10 matches and are four points behind Al-Nassr.

101GreatGoals.com has the full starting line-ups from Al-Nassr vs Al-Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League, as well as details on how to watch the match.

Al Ettifaq starting line-up vs Al Nassr

The hosts make two changes from their 2-0 win at Riyadh on Thursday, bringing in midfielder Faris Al Ghamdi and full-back Madallah Al Olayan for Koka and Majed Dawran.

Costa Rica centre-back Francisco Calvo put them in front in the 90th-minute of that game against opponents reduced to 10 players, with former Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum adding another in the 95th minute.

Former Al-Ettifaq midfielder Saad Al-Shehri has guided his side to eighth in the table with four wins, three draws and three defeats, taking charge of the club for a second time in January following a brief spell in charge in 2017/18.

Al-Shehri, who successfully led Saudi Arabia Under-23s between 2018 and 2025 and had a spell as interim manager of the national team in 2023, oversaw Al-Ettifaq’s 3-2 win at Al-Nassr in February shortly after succeeding Liverpool and England legend Steven Gerrard as boss.

Al-Ettifaq starting XI: Marek Rodak, Madallah Al Olayan, Abdullah Khateeb, Jack Hendry, Abdulbasit Hindi, Faris Al Ghamdi, Ondrej Duda, Alvaro Medran, Francisco Calvo, Georginio Wijnaldum, Moussa Dembele

Al-Ettifaq substitutes: Abdullah Madu, Mukhtar Ali, Khalid Al Ghannam, Koka, Abdulbasit Hawsawi, Ziyad Al Ghamdi, Radhi Al Otaibi, Majed Dawran, Meshal Sibyani

Al Nassr starting line-up vs Al Ettifaq

Al-Nassr made one change by reinstating left-back Saad Al Nasser, who returned as a substitute on Saturday following an ankle injury, in place of Nawaf Bu Washl.

Centre-back Mohamed Simakan has a hamstring issue and midfielders Sami Al-Najei and Abdulmalik Al-Jaber have knee injuries, but winger Ayman Yahya is back on the bench after recovering from a knee injury.

Ronaldo is captain is part of a familiar star-studded forward line featuring the 40-year-old, Joao Felix and former Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman.

Al-Nassr starting XI: Nawaf Al Aqidi, Sultan Al Ghannam, Inigo Martínez, Abdulelah Al Amri, Saad Al Nasser, Wesley, Angelo, Marcelo Brozovic, Kingsley Coman, Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix

Al-Nassr substitutes: Nawaf Bu Washl, Mohammed Marran, Abdullah Al Khaibari, Ali Al Hassan, Aiman Yahya, Bento, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Haroune Camara, Salem Al Najdi

How to watch Al Ettifaq vs Al Nassr

The match kicks off at 17:30 GMT on Tuesday (12:30 ET / 09:30 PT). In the UK, the Saudi top-flight broadcast channel is the Saudi Pro League YouTube channel.

In the US, FOX Sports are the Saudi Pro League live broadcasters.