Cristiano Ronaldo apologised to Al Nassr supporters after he scored an 118th-minute penalty in their clash against UAE Pro League side Al Ain. Luis Castro's side were eliminated from this season's Asian Champions League after suffering a penalty shoot-out defeat.
Cristiano Ronaldo apologised to Al Nassr supporters after he scored an 118th-minute penalty in their clash against UAE Pro League side Al Ain. Luis Castro's side were eliminated from this season's Asian Champions League after suffering a penalty shoot-out defeat. Having won 4-3 on the night following a 1-0 defeat in the first leg, Al Nassr were favourites to secure their place in the semi-finals.
But in the end, Marcelo Brozovic, Otavio and Alex Telles failed to find the net from 12 yards as Al Ain pounced. In fact, Cristiano Ronaldo was the only player to score his penalty as the Saudi Pro League side bowed out following an agonising defeat. The 39-year-old, who has been instrumental in their AFC Champions League campaign, scoring five times, failed to find the net from three yards. And moments later, he appeared to make an apology gesture towards the thousands of Al Nassr fans inside the Al-Awwal Stadium following his second-half mis
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