He might have received every little thing and lifted 5 Ballons d’Or, Cristiano Ronaldo nonetheless stays a fantastic competitor. Even nearly 40 years previous. Overwhelmed on penalties by Al-Hilal (1-1, 5-4 tab) within the ultimate of the King of Champions Cup together with his Saudi membership Al-Nassr, the Portuguese worldwide burst into tears on the ultimate whistle . Actually inconsolable following a match which ended 9 towards 10, “CR7” spent lengthy minutes collapsed on the pitch, consoled by his teammates.
The previous Manchester United, Actual Madrid and Juve striker then went to take a seat on the sidelines. Together with his fingers masking his reddened eyes, Ronald mightn’t maintain once more his tears once more. Dejected, devastated, he ended his night staring into house, as if he was struggling to understand the defeat of his staff towards that of Neymar, current within the stands. He additionally needed to suppose once more to the legendary objective (forty sixth) that he got here near on a scissor from elsewhere, which lastly crashed into Yassine Bounou’s left publish.
The Portuguese, winner of just one trophy since his arrival at Al-Nassr, should get better rapidly: he’s anticipated within the coming days inside the Portuguese gathering for Euro 2024.