Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the scoresheet with two objectives as Al-Nassr beat Al-Khaleej 3-1 to succeed in the ultimate of the King Cup of Champions on Wednesday.
Ronaldo scored both facet of half-time as Al-Nassr teed up a last conflict with Saudi Professional League leaders Al-Hilal, who beat Al-Ittihad 2-1 within the different semi-final on Tuesday.
The previous Actual Madrid and Manchester United star took benefit of an error from opposing goalkeeper Ibrahim Sehic to open the scoring 17 minutes in, then tapped dwelling on the second try and make it a double shortly earlier than the hour mark.
That purpose may have made it a hat-trick for the Portugal star, however he handed up the possibility to take a first-half penalty after Ivo Rodrigues dealt with within the space, Sadio Mane as a substitute stepping as much as blast his kick into the highest nook.
Fawaz Al Terais was heading in the right direction late on for Al-Khaleej, however that proved a mere comfort in a one-sided affair which noticed Al-Nassr rack up 21 pictures and three.78 anticipated objectives (xG), with their opponents managing simply 9 pictures totalling 1.37 xG.
CR7 is on the double
One other nice efficiency & purpose from the GOAT pic.twitter.com/MHSJ03F7oX— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) May 1, 2024
Information Debrief: Ronaldo’s mini drought over
Ronaldo was annoyed towards Al-Khaleej within the Saudi Professional League on Saturday, however he was again on track towards the identical opponents on Wednesday to finish his mini drought of two video games.
Whereas Ronaldo’s 43 touches have been the fewest of any outfielder to start out for Al-Nassr, he managed seven pictures, 5 pictures from inside the realm and 4 dribbles – all game-high figures.
