- Cristiano Ronaldo is closing in on his first trophy after moving to Al-Nassr
- He scored a late penalty to send them into the Arab Club Champions Cup final
- He was presented with the top scorer trophy – despite the final still remaining
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late penalty to send Al-Nassr into the Arab Club Champions Cup final with a 1-0 win over Iraqi side Al-Shorta.
The Portuguese star netted in the 75th minute to send his team into the final for the first time and he now has a shot at his first piece of silverware with the Saudi club.
He has scored four goals in four games and is hitting form at the right time with the Saudi Pro League season kicking off this weekend.
Al-Nassr will play their tournament final on Saturday before heading to Dammam to take on Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson‘s Al-Ettifaq.
He was also, bizarrely, presented with the competition’s top scorer trophy despite there still being a game to play.
Ronaldo sent Al-Nassr into the Arab Club Champions Cup final with a 75th-minute penalty
He was also presented with the competition’s top scorer prize – despite there being a game left
He has scored four goals in the competition so far. Karim Benzema trails him on three, but is out of the competition. Other players who have scored two are left.
Sadio Mane was also in action for Al-Nassr and was brought down for Ronaldo’s penalty, which was awarded by VAR after initially being denieed.
Al-Nassr will play fellow Saudi side Al-Hilal after they overcame Al-Shabab 3-1 in the other semi-final.
Former Premier League stars Ruben Neves and Kalidou Koulibaly both started for Al-Hilal, and will now turn their attention to trying to stop Ronaldo and co. in Saturday’s final.
