Witnessing the scene of Messi’s roaring goal in the US sky, in the desert, Ronaldo also had a classic header that brought a goal in the last minutes, helping Al-Nassr have a draw result and a place in the quarterfinals of Arab Club Champions Cup.
Ronaldo scored his stunning 840th goal, as he helped Al-Nassr win tickets to the quarter-finals of the Arab Club Champions Cup. The legend of MU and Real scored the second goal of this tournament against opponents Zamalek (Egypt), extending the scoring streak after ending the goal drought on Monday (winning Al-Monastir 4-1) .
Al-Nassr was led 1-0 by Zamalek by striker Zizo’s goal on the penalty spot. But just four minutes later, the 38-year-old Portuguese took the opportunity and hit a dangerous header within 6m to beat goalkeeper Mohamed Sobhi.
This feat marks the 300th time Ronaldo has scored with his left foot or with his head instead of his right foot, which is his dominant foot. This draw also means that Al-Nassr retains second place in Group C and advances to the next round of the tournament.
It should be known that, before opening the goal, Ronaldo was very bitter when Messi repeatedly scored and was praised in the blue clouds around the world. 7 games without a goal was Ronaldo’s hell, and it was Messi’s goals that forced Ronaldo to return.
It was also the match that saw the debut of Ronaldo’s newest team-mate Sadio Mane, the striker who had just moved from Bayern Munich, ending his dull year-long spell in the Bundesliga.
After a brilliant season at Liverpool, Mane has been marred by poor form, injury concerns and a whole team uproar in the Bayern dressing room. Things took a turn for the worse for the Senegalese star, after he punched teammate Leroy Sane in the dressing room following a Champions League defeat to Man City at the Etihad.
Mane is the latest “money bomb” rookie of the Saudi Pro League in an effective and exciting summer transfer window. Al-Nassr will start the new season on August 14 with an opening match against Al-Ettifaq. This is the club of coach Steven Gerrard and rookie Jordan Henderson, old relatives of Mane in Liverpool.