Lionel Messi followers on-line have taken digs at Cristiano Ronaldo after Al-Nassr misplaced 2-1 in opposition to Al-Ittihad on Tuesday, October 28. Because of this, the Saudi Professional League aspect was eradicated from the King Cup of Champions Spherical of 16.
Karim Benzema opened the scoring for Al-Ittihad within the fifteenth minute at Al-Awwal Park on Tuesday. Gabriel restored parity within the thirtieth minute, earlier than Houssem Aouar restored the guests’ lead within the first-half stoppage time. Ahmed Al Julaydan was despatched off within the forty ninth minute, however Al-Ittihad managed to carry on to their lead.
With this, Al-Nassr’s run within the King Cup of Champions got here to an finish. This additionally meant that Cristiano Ronaldo nonetheless hasn’t gained a serious trophy with the Knights of Njad. He joined the membership in January 2023 and has been a part of 13 main tournaments, failing to win even one.
With this stat surfacing on Tuesday, Lionel Messi followers took digs on the Portuguese ahead, as one X (previously Twitter) person wrote:
“Data chase him”
One other commented,
“Al Nassr ought to get a refund as a result of he has added nothing. He doesn’t even promote stadiums out over there, what a waste”
Listed here are another reactions:
Cristiano Ronaldo did win the Arab Membership Champions Cup in 2023, however FIFA doesn’t recognise it as an official trophy.
Jorge Jesus opens up on Cristiano Ronaldo after Al-Nassr’s defeat in opposition to Al-Ittihad
Al-Nassr head coach Jorge Jesus was requested about Cristiano Ronaldo’s affect of their elimination from the King Cup of Champions on Tuesday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner performed the whole 90 minutes, however failed to assist his aspect discover the equalizer in opposition to 10-man Al-Ittihad.
Jesus mentioned in his post-match press convention (h/t One Soccer):
“Cristiano? Our drawback immediately wasn’t Cristiano, however reasonably fatigue and exhaustion. We won’t neglect that we performed in opposition to a robust and glorious crew, champions of the League and the Cup. The defeat had nothing to do with techniques, however reasonably with a terrific match between two groups, every on the lookout for victory.”
In the meantime, Cristiano Ronaldo additionally shared a message after the sport, writing on his social media accounts:
“We stand tall, be taught, and transfer ahead collectively.”
The Actual Madrid legend has scored seven objectives and supplied two assists in 9 video games throughout competitions for Al-Nassr this season. He’ll look to assist them get again to successful methods in opposition to Al-Feiha within the Saudi Professional League on Saturday, November 1. Al-Nassr sit atop the league desk, with six wins in six video games.
Edited by Aditya Singh
