Ronaldo’s Al Nassr lost to Al Ain with a score of 0-1 in the first leg. In the second leg, the famous Portuguese player announced that he and his teammates would fight to turn the tide and win the right to advance at home.

However, Ronaldo and his teammates continued to play at a deadlock, allowing Al Ain to take advantage when the away team took a 2-0 lead in the first half thanks to a double scored by player Rahimi. In extra time, thanks to Ghareeb’s equalizer and Eisa’s own goal at the beginning of the second half, Al Nassr equalized the score at 2-2. Before Telles increased the score to 3-2 in the 72nd minute to send the match into extra time (3-3 draw after 2 matches in official time).

Previously, in the 61st minute, Ronaldo had an extremely good chance to score less than 1 meter from the empty goal, but the ball went out. If he had successfully scored this goal, Ronaldo would have been able to help Al Nassr win a clear victory and advance right into the official match time.

In extra time, Al Nassr fell into a difficult situation with 10 players remaining because player Yahya received a red card and left the field. Al Ain took advantage of the opportunity to score a 3-3 equalizer and take the lead 4-3 after 2 turns. In the 118th minute, Ronaldo promptly scored from the 11 meter mark to help Al Nassr lead 4-3 and equalize 4-4 after 2 rounds, bringing the match to a penalty shootout.

On the 11 m mark, Ronaldo successfully kicked, but teammates Brozovic, Telles and Otavio all missed, causing Al Nassr to lose painfully with a score of 1-3 and early farewell to their dream of winning the AFC Champions League.

Having failed in the continental arena, Ronaldo and Al Nassr face a blank season. In the Saudi Pro League, Al Nassr’s gap is increased to 12 points by rival Al Hilal. Their hopes now only lie in other cup tournaments in Saudi Arabia such as the King Cup and Super Cup. But these are two tournaments where Al Nassr is also likely to encounter strong rival Al Hilal in the championship race.