Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr have been knocked out of the Asian Champions League in a quarter-final penalty shootout loss to Al-Ain.
Al-Nassr, who trailed 1-0 after the primary leg, fell 3-0 down on mixture however battled again to power additional time.
Ronaldo, who missed a sitter in regular time, then scored an 118th-minute penalty for 10-man Al-Nassr to make it 4-4 on mixture.
Ronaldo was the one Al-Nassr participant to attain within the 3-1 shootout defeat.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, 39, had stood in disbelief after one way or the other lacking the goal from three yards when the Al Ain goalkeeper spilled a shot into his path together with his aspect 3-2 down on mixture after the hour mark.
However fellow former Manchester United participant Alex Telles scored within the 72nd minute to power additional time for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr, who have been then lowered to 10-men when Ayman Yahya was dismissed.
Al-Ain, from the United Arab Emirates, went again in entrance within the first interval of extra-time however Ronaldo held his nerve from the penalty spot with two minutes remaining to power a shootout.
Al-Nassr have been already 2-0 down within the shootout when Ronaldo stepped as much as take his spot-kick – and defeat was confirmed when team-mate Otavio then missed his aspect’s fourth penalty.
