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Cristiano Ronaldo misses open goal in the 95th minute as Al Nassr crash out of the AFC Champions League

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Updated 20:38 30 Apr 2025 GMT+1Published 20:27 30 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Cristiano Ronaldo misses open goal in the 95th minute as Al Nassr crash out of the AFC Champions League

Cristiano Ronaldo missed a huge chance to take the game into extra-time.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Cristiano Ronaldo missed an open goal in the 95th minute as Al Nassr crashed out of the AFC Champions League.

Al Nassr faced Japanese side Kawasaki in Wednesday's AFC Champions League semi-finals.

Tatsuya Ito opened the scoring for Kawasaki as ex-Liverpool star Sadio Mane levelled proceedings.

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Kawasaki regained their lead when Yuto Ozeki scored just before the break. Akihiro Ienaga made it 3-1 in the 76th minute.

Al Nassr's Ayman Yahya reduced the deficit three minutes from time and as the tie headed into extra-time, Ronaldo had a huge opportunity to equalise when he was put through on goal.

Former Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte won a header from a long ball to put the 40-year-old in.

Ronaldo rounded the goalkeeper but failed to slot home.

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Ronaldo couldn't believe his miss as he cut a dejected figure.

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After the final whistle, a video emerged of the superstar forward 'talking to himself' as he seemingly tried to make sense of the result.

Ronaldo issued a statement on social media in the wake of his side's AFC Champions League elimination.

"Sometimes the dream has to wait. I’m proud of this team and everything we gave on the pitch," he wrote on X.

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"Thank you to all the fans who believed in us and stood by us every step of the way. Your support means the world."

The AFC Champions League still eludes the Real Madrid legend, who has failed to win the competition since his transfer to Al Nassr.

He has only won the Arab Club Champions Cup during his time at Al Nassr.

Ronaldo's side return to action next Wednesday when they face Al Ittihad in a Saudi Pro League fixture.

Featured Image Credit: CBS Sports Golazo

Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Football, Al Nassr

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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