Ronaldo And Al Nassr Down Al Hilal At Last
Ronaldo led Al Nassr to a long-awaited victory over Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League. His two goals secured a 3-1 win away from home, ending their six-match winless run. With these strikes, Ronaldo’s career tally now stands at an incredible 930 goals for club and country.
Al Nassr have struggled against the defending champions. They were winless in the last seven meetings. This was a perfect time to register a win against one of the best teams in the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo also managed to get his first league win over Al Hilal.
Ronaldo Focused on Al Nassr’s domination
Usually, Al Hilal dominates their opponents in all matches. However, this match was completely different from the last meetings. Al Nassr was in better shape throughout the game. They came with a proper strategy of counter-attacking football.
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The first half saw Al Nassr creating more chances. They had four shots on target. This eventually led to a goal in the injury time. Ali Al Hassan netted the only goal of the half. Al Hilal players failed to hit the target in the first half. Marcos Leonardo was on the bench, and the home team was struggling to create chances.
Within two minutes into the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo doubled the lead. Sadio Mane created the goal down the left-hand side, and the Portuguese forward scored with his left foot. Ali Al-Bulaihi brought Al Hilal into the game with a goal in the 62nd minute.
Al Nassr continued to create chances and were rewarded with a penalty in the 88th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up and scored his second of the night. Al Nassr’s defense was tight and helped their side to a big win.
How does this result affect the league standings?
Al Hilal was four points behind league leaders Al Ittihad before the start of the match. Al Nassr, on the other hand, was six points behind Al Hilal. Following their win over the defending champions, the team in yellow has closed the gap to three points over Al Hilal. They are seven points behind the league leaders.
Al Ittihad will be happy with the result as their lead is maintained, and they have a game in hand. These three teams are also aiming for a spot in the AFC Champions League for next season. Al Qadisiya is just three points behind Al Nassr. They have a game in hand over their opponent. This was a big win for Cristiano Ronaldo and his men. The title race is now in the hands of Al Ittihad.
Race for the Golden Boot
Cristiano Ronaldo has taken his tally to 21 goals in the Saudi Pro League 2024-25 season. He is four goals ahead of Al Hilal’s Marcos Leonardo and Al Shabab’s Abderrazak Hamdallah. Karim Benzema and Ivan Toney are behind these three with 16 goals. With just eight games remaining, the race for the Golden Boot is on. Ronaldo will look to add a few more in the remaining games to get closer to the 1,000-goal mark.
