Al Nassr went through 120 minutes + tense penalty shootout and then suffered a final defeat in the AFC Champions League.
Al Nassr returns home to welcome Al Ain in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. CR7 and his teammates suffered a 0-1 defeat last week in the UAE.
From the first minutes, Al Nassr tried to press the away team, but the results did not appear.
The Arab representative even held a grudge against Soufiane Rahimi. This striker completed a double in the 28th and 45th minutes.
This means the total score after 2 matches is 0-3 in favor of Al Ain.
Ronaldo’s Al Nassr faces extreme difficulty in winning tickets to the next round.
In the 5th minute of ιnjury time of the first half, Sadio Mane helped the host club rekindle hope. He assisted Abdulrahman Abdullah Ghareeb to score, thereby shortening the gap in the second leg to 1-2.
Cristiano Ronaldo became a criminal because of a missed kιck at close range in the second half. Previously, in the 51st minute, Al Nassr equalized due to Khalid Eisa’s own goal.
The second half became more exciting than ever. Intense pressure helped Alex Telles score in the 72nd minute.
3-2 after 90 minutes in Saudi Arabia sent the match into extra time, when Al Nassr’s Ayman Yahya received a red card for a dangerous tackle.
In the 118th minute, Ronaldo scored a penalty against Al Ain. He helped the parent team re-establish a 1-goal lead after Sultan Alshamsi scored in the first extra time.
Al Nassr won 4-3 after 120 minutes, meaning the two clubs entered a penalty shootout. Only Ronaldo completed the task in the context of 3 other Al Nassr players failing. Coach Luis Castro and his team officially bid farewell to the AFC Champions League after the quarter-finals when they lost 1-3 on penalties.