Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr had a frustrating time when they lost the Riyadh derby against Al Hilal 3-0. The SPL table-toppers also made sure that they irked the Knights of Najd with their different mind games. Speaking of, a star player of the Blue Waves made sure that he rattled the close teammate of Ronaldo after the goal from Aleksandr Mitrovic.
Al Hilal is now 7 points clear of Al Nassr on top of the Saudi Pro League table. After yesterday, it’s clear that Cristiano Ronaldo’s team cannot afford to lose more points.
Al Hilal star trolls Al Nassr player after the Aleksandr Mitrovic goal
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The Riyadh derby was full of emotions on and off the field. Al Hilal star Ali Hadi Mohammed Al-Bulaihi was also in high spirits. The 34-year-old defender kept Cristiano Ronaldo at bay from the goal. However, he also made sure to rattle Alex Telles after Aleksandr Mitrovic scored the second goal in extra time. The video went viral with the caption, “How boring he is”. Al Bulaihi chambers Alex Telles by saying ‘You were scared’.” ( Translated by DeepL)
Comment il est chiant 🤣
Al Bulaihi qui chambre Alex Telles en lui disant « vous avez eu peur » 😂
pic.twitter.com/lXVwdTe1cQ— SPL 🇸🇦 (@ActuSPL) December 2, 2023
This upset the Portuguese left-back and started arguing with him from the bench. In the end, an Al Nassr coaching staff member had to cool down the situation. The match was all about who would let the emotions get the better of them. It looks like it was the team with the yellow jersey.
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Be that as it may, the Al Alami team also had their reasons for showing their frustrations on the pitch. They feel that during the match, most of the decisions did not go their way, especially with Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s frustration increased due to the controversial refereeing decisions
The VAR technology was once again the center of attention. When Al Hilal goalkeeper Yassine Bounou punched the ball and Ronaldo, the referee and VAR did not interrupt to give a penalty. In the 88th minute, Mitrovic pushed the Portuguese star on the side and scored a header to make it 2-0. The referees did not see anything wrong.
Al Nassr manager Luis Castro also made his frustrations clear on the sidelines. There was also one goal from Ronaldo that he scored was offside. However, on the replay, it looked like a very tight decision. To add to all this, Al Hilal fans chanted the name of Lionel Messi. And Ronaldo responded with a flying kiss.
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Al Nassr will now aim to win the rest of their fixtures this season. But, they will also need the currently undefeated Al Hilal to lose games. So who will win the Saudi Pro League; Al Nassr or Al Hilal? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.