Al Nassr vs Abha, King Cup Highlights: Cristiano Ronaldo ...

14 Mar 2023

The Indian Express

King Cup of Champions quarterfinal between Al Nassr and Abha at Mrsool Park in Riyadh.

Al Nassr vs Abha Football Highlights: AL-Nassr beat Abha to storm into the semi-finals with a 3-1 win in the King Cup of Champions at Mrsool Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 14, Tuesday.

Al Nassr, who are currently placed 2nd in the Saudi Pro League, were looking for a win since they were coming into this game on the back of a 1-0 loss in their previous match against Al-Ittihad.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who has now 8 goals in 8 competitive games for his new club so far, failed to impress yet again in tonight’s encounter. Watch highlights below.

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Al Nassr Vs Abha Football Highlights: Follow recap of the Al Nassr vs Abha King Cup of Champion quarterfinal below

Al Nassr Vs Abha, King Cup 2023 Match Updates: Here is the squad

Al Nassr: Amin Al-Bukhari, Agustin Rossi, David Ospina (injured) 34 Colombia July 2022, Waleed Abdullah, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Abdulaziz Rahma, Abdullah Madu, Mohammed Al-Fatil , Abdulelah Al-Amri, Alvaro Gonzalez, Yousef Haqawi, Ali Al-Oujami (Lajami), Abdulaziz Al Faraj, Aser Abdulfattah Hawsawi, Ghislain Konan, Majed Mohammed Qasheesh, Mohammed Qassem Al Nakhli, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Hamad Al-Mansour, Nawaf Al-Boushail, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Luiz Gustavo, Ali Al-Hassan, Khalid Hussain Kaabi, Muhammad Yahya Sahlouli, Gonzalo ‘Pity’ Martinez, Sami Al-Najei, Majed Al-Ammari, Anderson Talisca, Ayman Ahmed Yahya, Abdulfattah Asiri, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Abdulaziz Saud Al-Aliwa, Jaloliddin Masharipov, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohammed Maran, Meshari Al-Nemer, Fahad Aqeel Al Zubaidi, Muhannad Abdullah.

Ronaldo’s move to Al Nassr: So far a win for club, country and the footballing great

Al Nassr Vs Abha, King Cup 2023 Live Streaming Online: Cristiano Ronaldo is back in action.

Cristiano Ronaldo storms off the pitch kicking a water bottle; Ronaldo hugs a 10-year-old boy who lost his father in the Turkey-Syria earthquake; Ronaldo makes Erik Ten Hag suffer; Ronaldo poses for selfies with the locals. It was the comeback week for Ronaldo into mainstream football consciousness. Not that the world had ever forgotten him, or his news or the reels ever stopped, but in the seven-odd days, he has been hogging unwavering attention, which in a sense defines his footballing existence. There were other snippets and nuggets too—snatches of him rattling out Arabic; of him belting out a pre-game pep-talk; his daughter rendering an Arabic song; his club’s website is still reeling in the sudden onslaught of web-traffic.

They are the perfect pair too—a nation that wants to build an image purchasing the most image-conscious living footballer. (READ MORE)

First published on: 14-03-2023 at 19:35 IST