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Cristiano Ronaldo (40, Al Nasr), a former superstar, was seen performing an unusual action after suffering a setback in the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) after losing to Japan's Kawasaki Frontale.
Ronaldo turned his hands near Halftain and put his hands to the side as if he did not like the contents and results of the game after losing 2-3 to Kawasaki in the semifinals of the 2024-2025 season at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 1st (Korea time). He also stretched his hand in the direction of the goal.
A short 17-second video released by the Middle East media 'Kura' showed Ronaldo like this. 'Kura' is unbelievable. Ronaldo talks to himself like a madman after being knocked out of the semi-finals"I was surprised by Ronaldo's response.
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Ronaldo started the day and played full-time in the 90th minute without fail, shooting eight shots, the most in both teams, but failed to score a goal. At the end of the game, he missed a decisive chance in front of the goal. Presumably, Ronaldo seems to have taken this scene to heart.
Al-Nasr was dragged away by Ito Tatsuya in the first 10 minutes of the first half. Sadio Mane scored an equalizer in the 28th minute of the first half 'Liverpool native' but gave up an additional goal to Yuto Ozeki in the 41st minute. Al-Nasr, who allowed an additional goal to Ienaga in the 31st minute of the second half 'Ulsan native', pulled the pace with Ayman Yahya's goal in the 42nd minute of the second half, but failed to score an additional goal and lost to Pelescore.
Al-Nasr led 75-25 in possession and 21-9 in shooting, but Kawasaki, the only East Asian club to advance to the semifinals, was the team that won the final ticket. Kawasaki will compete for the championship cup on the 4th with Al Ahli, who reached the ACLE final for the first time in the club's history and defeated Al Hilal.
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Kawasaki proved that soccer is not necessarily influenced by the power of money by beating Al Nasr with clever tactics and organization. Kawasaki's team's market value was about 24.7 billion won (based on Transmarkt), and Al Nasr was more than 10 times 284.6 billion won. Former national team goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong (Kawasaki) is aiming for his second title in 15 years after winning the ACL trophy in Seongnam in 2010.
Was it a big shock. After the whistle at the end of the game, Ronaldo's eyes were teary. The trophy flew in front of my eyes again. Ronaldo has yet to win a trophy for Al-Nasr, who joined in 2023. The Arab Club Champions Cup, which won in 2023, is more of a friendly tournament than an official one. Ronaldo has won 30 big and small trophies in Europe for Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus. 'Stars' Stage'There are five European Champions League trophies.
Ronaldo's last title is Copa Italy in 2021, when he was at Juventus. Ronaldo, who has not won in four years, is facing difficulty in winning the Saudi professional league this season. Al-Nasr has 60 points as of the 29th round, eight points behind the leader R. Itihad (68 points). Maybe ACLE was the last 'major competition' Ronaldo could aim for.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
