Cristiano Ronaldo disappointed after his miss
Al Nassr skipper, Cristiano Ronaldo, missed an absolute sitter during the club's Asia Champions League(ACL) defeat to Al-Ain on Monday, March 11, 2024.
While Al Nassr were trailing, Ronaldo had a chance to tie the game after the goalie parried a close-range drive in front of him, but the Portuguese shockingly failed to score the rebound from about 5 yards out, instead placing the ball wide with his weaker foot.
Video of the miss has gone viral with many football fans left surprised and could not comprehend how the 5-time Ballond'Or winner missed the open goal.
Despite Ronaldo's miss, Al Nassr found the equaliser and further won the game in regulation time, beating the United Arab Emirates side 3-2 to send the game into extra time after a 3-3 aggregate scoreline.
During extra time, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late penalty to level the score on aggregate, 4-4, after Al-Ain had reclaimed the lead with a 103rd-minute goal.
Ronaldo's goal, hence, sent the match into penalty shootouts where Al-Ain stunned the Saudi Arabian giants, winning 1-3. The Portuguese icon scored Al-Nassr's only penalty.
The Yellow and Blues, as a result, failed to progress to the semi-finals in the ACL.
Watch Cristiano Ronaldo's miss:
Ronaldo missed an absolute sitter last night… ???? pic.twitter.com/qFSuskAimK
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