Booked, subbed and goalless: Rough night for Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo failed to attain for the third consecutive recreation and is but to open his account at Al-Nassr stadium.

Ronaldo had contributed to 10 consecutive objectives, scoring eight with two assists earlier than going empty handed within the final two league video games. [Ahmed Yosri/Reuters]

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr beat Abha 3-1 within the King’s Cup nevertheless it was a disappointing night time for the Portuguese ahead, who failed to attain, acquired a yellow card and was substituted for the primary time since his transfer to Saudi Arabia.

Ronaldo failed to attain for the third consecutive recreation and is but to open his account at Al-Nassr stadium.

The previous Manchester United striker, who moved to Al-Nassr in January on a two and a half yr contract for a reported payment of about 200 million euros ($214.7m), had contributed to 10 consecutive objectives, scoring eight with two assists earlier than going empty handed within the final two league video games.

In Tuesday’s quarterfinal, Al-Nassr had been main 2-0 when Ronaldo had the chance to launch a counterattack however Latvian referee Andris Treimanis ended the primary half.

Ronaldo angrily grabbed the ball after which hit it away, which noticed the referee deliver out a yellow card.

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Al-Nassr scored a 3rd within the second half earlier than Ronaldo was changed within the 87th minute by Anderson Talisca, the league’s prime scorer coming back from damage.

Ronaldo didn't take pleasure in the most effective of video games final Thursday, kicking away water bottles earlier than going up the tunnel after a 1-0 defeat to rivals Al-Ittihad.

Watch the second a livid Cristiano Ronaldo stormed off the pitch after his Al-Nassr staff misplaced 1-0 in opposition to Al-Ittihad within the Saudi Professional league on Thursday ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/BLbgxShDPG

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“Ronaldo’s presence provides the opposing groups an incentive to play the sport of their lives in opposition to him,” native media quoted Al-Nassr coach Rudi Garcia as saying after the sport.

Whereas Ronaldo’s well-known celebration was not seen at Al-Nassr Stadium it appeared in one other King’s Cup recreation, with Al-Hilal’s Michael Delgado performing it of their 3-1 win in opposition to Al-Fateh.