Cristiano Ronaldo’s only goal in this semi-final came in the 75th minute, after teammate Sadio Mane was fouled by defender Faisal Jasim (Al Shorta) in the penalty area. Cristiano Ronaldo fiercely demanded the referee blow the penalty. After a few minutes of checking VAR, the referee gave Al Nassr a penalty. From the 11 m mark, the Portuguese superstar took a free kick, opening the match.
Previously, Al Nassr club launched the strongest squad, including the top stars just recruited such as Brozovic, Seko Fofana, Telles and Sadio Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo in attack. However, in the first half, Al Nassr club only had a significant opportunity to score Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal in the 38th minute, but was denied because of offside.
Sadio Mane is the most prominent player on the side of Al Nassr club, creating many scoring opportunities, including a situation leading to a penalty for Cristiano Ronaldo to score and other assists, but the Portuguese player Nha miss.
The victory helps Cristiano Ronaldo continue to bring Al Nassr Club closer to the chance to win the first championship of the 2023-2024 season. But in the final, Al Nassr Club will face a very strong opponent, Al Hilal Club, the team. beat Al Shabab 3-1 in the remaining semi-final. The Arab Club Champions Cup final will take place on August 12.
Just like Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr club, Al Hilal club in the summer transfer window has recruited many top stars such as Koulibaly from Chelsea, Ruben Neves from Wolverhampton, Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio or Malcom from Zenit (Russia). . This will be a difficult opponent for Cristiano Ronaldo before the goal of finding the first championship with Al Nassr club.