Cristiano Ronaldo successfully led Al Nassr to penetrate the 2023-2024 Asian Champions League group stage. Faris Najd defeated Shabab Al Ahli in the play-off round of the 2023-2024 Asian Champions League with a landslide score of 4-2.
The duel between Al Nassr vs Shabab Al Ahli was held at the KSU Stadium, Riyadh, Wednesday (23/8/2023). The hosts brought down their best strengths, including Sadio Mane’s duet with Ronaldo up front.
Al Nassr was able to take the lead first through Talisca’s goal in the 11th minute. However, Shabab Al Ahli were able to equalize through the action of Yahya Al Ghassani in the 18th minute. The two teams were only able to draw 1-1 in the first half.
At the start of the second half, Al Ghassani scored again in the 46th minute. This goal made Shabab Al Ahli turn 2-1 ahead of Al Nassr.
After launching attack after attack, Al Nassr was able to equalize through Sultan Al Ghannam’s goal in the 88th minute. Luis Castro’s team was able to turn ahead thanks to two additional goals from Talisca (90 + 5′) and Marcelo Brozovic (90 + 7′).
Ronaldo, who played the full game, contributed to the record of one assist in that match. Brozovic was able to use his short pass to score a goal in the seventh minute of injury time.
In the end, Al Nassr was able to win in a dramatic 4-2 over Shabab Al Ahli. The victory in that match made them qualify for the group phase of the 2023-2024 Asian Champions League.
For the first time, Ronaldo will play in the Asian Champions League. It is worth waiting for the performance of the 38-year-old player in the group phase.
Cristiano Ronaldo looked very emotional when Al Nassr against Shabab Al Ahli in the play-off round of the 2023-2024 Asian Champions League. The soccer superstar from Portugal was furious at the officials for not getting two penalties.
The 38-year-old played well in the first half. The two attacks that were launched should have resulted in a penalty. In one of the moments, Ronaldo’s kick hit the opponent’s hand.
In addition, Ronaldo was seen being violated while carrying the ball in the opponent’s penalty box area. Reporting from Sport Bible, Wednesday (23/8/2023), the footballer born in Funchal looked very angry when he entered the dressing room hallway.
After yelling at the referee on the pitch, Ronaldo told the officials to focus. He shouted at the official while swearing.
Not only that, Ronaldo was also caught on camera pushing someone who wanted to take a selfie with him. This incident slightly tarnished Al Nassr’s success in the 2023-2024 Asian Champions League group stage.
