Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr have been bundled out of the Asian Champions League, after losing out on penalties to United Arab Emirates club Al-Ain.
The Saudi Pro League side, who lost 1-0 in the first leg, came into the second leg, looking to make amends for their errors in the reverse leg.
However, they soon found themselves trailing by 3-0 on aggregate in the first 45, following a brace by Soufiane Rahimi in the 28th and 45th minute.
The first leg was separated by a solitary goal from Rahimi in the 44th minute, with Al-Ain showing class on their home turf.
Anyway, Abdulrahman Ghareeb got one back for Al Nassr in the 5th minute of stoppage time in the first 45 and the comeback was on.
An own goal from Khalid Eisa and a great free-kick from Alex Telles, resulted in Luis Castro's side coming back to level the scoreline 3-3 on aggregate.
The game culminated by 3-3 in the normal duration and extra time beckoned, with both teams needing to display; courage, guts, and determination.
Al Nassr's Ayman Ahmed was shown a red card in the 8th minute of extra time for a rash tackle, with Sultan Al Shamsi putting Al-Ain back ahead in the 103rd minute.
Two minutes before the expiration of the affair, Cristiano Ronaldo came up to rescue the team from slipping into elimination early, as he converted a late penalty to level the affair (4-4 on aggregate).
During the shootout, it was also chaos for the Knights of Najd, with three senior players missing from the spot - Marcelo Brozovic, Alex Telles, and Otavio, with Ronaldo being the only scorer during the spot kick.
For the opposition, Soufiane Rahimi kept a cool head to beat Raghed Najjar in goal for Al Nassr, with Kaku and Sultan Al Shamsi scoring the remaining spot-kicks.
The most shocking scene in the affair occurred in the 61st minute, with Ronaldo shockingly missing a sitter that might have had an impact on their defeat on the day.
Cristiano Ronaldo failed to bury an opportunity from the goal area after Al-Ain goalie Khalid Eisa spilled a scorching effort from outside the area.
The Portuguese struck a left-footed attempt from very close range, but the effort went agonizingly wide.
Ronaldo has had a wishy-washy stint trophy-wise at Al Nassr, with him only winning the Arab Club Champions Cup.
Since he arrived in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to win the Riyadh Season Cup, Saudi Super Cup, Saudi Pro League on two occasions, and Saudi King Cup.
The 39-year-old also couldn't guide the Saudi Arabian giants to the Riyadh Season Cup and has recently failed to lead the team to the Asian Champions League.
Despite pumping in many goals since he moved to Asia, Ronaldo didn't deliver effectively when it mattered most across all those crucial matches and competitions.
Anyway, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 42 goals and provided 13 assists in 50 appearances for Al Nassr across all competitions.
The Saudi Pro League side, who lost 1-0 in the first leg, came into the second leg, looking to make amends for their errors in the reverse leg.
However, they soon found themselves trailing by 3-0 on aggregate in the first 45, following a brace by Soufiane Rahimi in the 28th and 45th minute.
The first leg was separated by a solitary goal from Rahimi in the 44th minute, with Al-Ain showing class on their home turf.
Anyway, Abdulrahman Ghareeb got one back for Al Nassr in the 5th minute of stoppage time in the first 45 and the comeback was on.
An own goal from Khalid Eisa and a great free-kick from Alex Telles, resulted in Luis Castro's side coming back to level the scoreline 3-3 on aggregate.
The game culminated by 3-3 in the normal duration and extra time beckoned, with both teams needing to display; courage, guts, and determination.
Al Nassr's Ayman Ahmed was shown a red card in the 8th minute of extra time for a rash tackle, with Sultan Al Shamsi putting Al-Ain back ahead in the 103rd minute.
Two minutes before the expiration of the affair, Cristiano Ronaldo came up to rescue the team from slipping into elimination early, as he converted a late penalty to level the affair (4-4 on aggregate).
During the shootout, it was also chaos for the Knights of Najd, with three senior players missing from the spot - Marcelo Brozovic, Alex Telles, and Otavio, with Ronaldo being the only scorer during the spot kick.
For the opposition, Soufiane Rahimi kept a cool head to beat Raghed Najjar in goal for Al Nassr, with Kaku and Sultan Al Shamsi scoring the remaining spot-kicks.
The most shocking scene in the affair occurred in the 61st minute, with Ronaldo shockingly missing a sitter that might have had an impact on their defeat on the day.
Cristiano Ronaldo failed to bury an opportunity from the goal area after Al-Ain goalie Khalid Eisa spilled a scorching effort from outside the area.
The Portuguese struck a left-footed attempt from very close range, but the effort went agonizingly wide.
Ronaldo has had a wishy-washy stint trophy-wise at Al Nassr, with him only winning the Arab Club Champions Cup.
Since he arrived in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to win the Riyadh Season Cup, Saudi Super Cup, Saudi Pro League on two occasions, and Saudi King Cup.
The 39-year-old also couldn't guide the Saudi Arabian giants to the Riyadh Season Cup and has recently failed to lead the team to the Asian Champions League.
Despite pumping in many goals since he moved to Asia, Ronaldo didn't deliver effectively when it mattered most across all those crucial matches and competitions.
Anyway, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 42 goals and provided 13 assists in 50 appearances for Al Nassr across all competitions.
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