Cristiano Ronaldo will play again in the Champions League: The reason why Al-Nassr would participate in Europe

When it seemed that the love story between Cristiano Ronaldo and the Champions League had a bitter and unexpected goodbye, from Europe they assure that the UEFA are seriously thinking about making an invitation to Al Nassr to the most prestigious club tournament in the world.

Several specialized European media suggest that the governing body of football in the Old Continent is seriously thinking about inviting the Arab team for the edition that will be held next year.

According to portals such as Football Talk, one of the reasons why UEFA would be considering having Al Nassr in the Champions League would be the great physical condition that the Portuguese player retains at 38 years old.

Likewise, the new format that the Champions League will have starting with the 2024-2025 season could lead to the entry of the Asian team.

Starting next year, the club tournament will go from having 32 participants to 36, which would make considering the possibility of having the Saudi team among the participants.

“UEFA intends to extend an invitation to Al Nassr to participate in the 2024 Champions League ‘because it is one of the three most famous clubs in football’ and because Al Nassr has great popularity on the European continent,” said the X user ( formerly Twitter) @alharabi_44.

CR7, winner of five Orejonas, would be returning to the tournament of which he is the top scorer.

The European champion with the Manchester United and Real Madrid shirts has several records in his personal account.

In his career in the Champions League, Ronaldo has established marks such as having scored the most goals in a single edition (17 in 2013-2014), being the footballer with the most matches in UEFA competitions (197) and having celebrated a total of 140 notes.

Despite UEFA’s supposed idea of ​​inviting Al Nassr, Financial Fair Play could stop these claims.

Al Nassr would have failed to comply with this regulation when making million-dollar contracts, including that of Cristiano Ronaldo.

On the other hand, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation has worked with UEFA to seek to obtain a “wild card” that will allow it to compete in the Champions League.