Al-Nassr's aspirations of securing victory in the Saudi Professional League were severely dashed when they were held to a goalless draw by the low-ranking Al-Feiha team. Furthermore, Cristiano Ronaldo's vexing display on Sunday ended with him leaving the field in frustration.
Ronaldo upset, Al-Nassr's loss called 'checkmate' by opponents.
On Sunday, Al-Nassr's aspirations of winning the Saudi Professional League were significantly damaged after a goalless draw with Al-Feiha, who are considered lowly. Furthermore, Cristiano Ronaldo had a frustrating performance and left the pitch in anger. Meanwhile, Al-Ittihad capitalized on this opportunity to extend their lead over Al-Nassr to three points with only seven games remaining. They achieved this through a 2-1 triumph against Al-Wehda and also held an advantage over Al-Nassr in their head-to-head outcome. Ronaldo, who signed with Al-Nassr in January for a reported fee exceeding 200 million euros ($218 million), struck a shot that was caught by goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic, who proceeded to kiss the ball in the 68th minute.
During the match, the ball seemed to be under Stojkovic's spell, as Portugal's captain missed two shots over the bar within six minutes, while Anderson Talisca, the top scorer of the league, was also ineffective. Ronaldo left the pitch after scoring 11 goals in 10 league games, appearing furious as he removed the captain's armband and held onto it. Rudi Garcia, the coach of Al-Nassr, expressed his dissatisfaction with both the performance and the outcome, telling the Saudi Sports Company (SSC) through a translator that the result was undoubtedly poor, and they were not pleased.
"The players' performance did not meet my expectations, despite my request for them to replicate their level of play from the last game (a 5-0 win against Al-Adalah). As the crucial match against Al-Hilal approaches, who are the defending champions and currently fourth in the standings, it may determine the outcome of the title race. Although losing two points was disappointing, we have seven games left and will do our best to recover. In a witty move, Al-Feiha shared an edited image on Twitter, depicting their captain Sami Al-Khaibari playing chess against Ronaldo, reminiscent of a famous advertisement featuring their rivals Messi and Cristiano. The image, captioned "checkmate," garnered over 1.9 million views, surpassing the other page posts that had fewer than 100,000 views."
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