Cristiano Ronaldo sends emotional eight-word message to Al-Nassr team-mates after seeing ANOTHER trophy route close with King's Cup defeat to 10-man Al-Ittihad
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Soham Mukherjee Wed, 29 October 2025 at 6:24 am UTC·4 min read Ronaldo's Al-Nassr beaten by Benzema brilliance Although Al-Nassr started the game on the front foot, Karim Benzema, Ronaldo’s old Real Madrid team-mate turned rival, struck first in the 15th minute after latching onto a slick through-ball from Moussa Diaby. However, Ronaldo, unwilling to let the game slip, soon turned provider. He teed up Angelo Gabriel, who unleashed a thunderous shot into the top corner to make it 1–1 on the half-hour mark. The scales were evenly balanced until Houssem Aouar pounced on a defensive lapse to restore Al-Ittihad’s lead, just before the half-time break. Ronaldo & Co. came out of the tunnel...