Cristiano Ronaldo did not travel for Al Nassr’s AFC Champions League fixture against Pakhtakor on Monday amid ongoing security concerns.

The 41-year-old Portugal star was among a number of players left out by coach Ange Postecoglou for the trip to Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Postecoglu also rested Kingsley Coman and Mohamed Simakan, telling a news conference he had made the decision “given the pressure of matches and the amount of travel involved”.

It came a week after Al Nassr’s match at home to Al Wasl was postponed, with the UAE club refusing to travel to due to the situation in Saudi Arabia.

Airports in the country have come under a series of attacks undertaken by Houthi rebels.

Last week Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Al Kholood in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday, taking him to nine goals in 12 appearances this season, and on to 985 career strikes in his bid to reach 1,000.