During Al Nassr’s AFC Champions League quarter-final match against Al Ain, Cristiano Ronaldo, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, experienced one of the biggest sitters of his career. Despite his superb form this season, including scoring 22 goals in 21 league games and contributing significantly to their AFC Champions League campaign, Ronaldo missed a golden opportunity from three yards that could have put the game to bed.

Fortunately for Ronaldo and his team, Alex Telles later equalized the aggregate score at 3-3. However, fans on social media were quick to react to Ronaldo’s miss, with some describing it as one of the worst they had ever seen and commenting on its rarity given Ronaldo’s exceptional track record.

Earlier, Ronaldo had served a one-match ban in Saudi Arabia for an incident where he responded to chants of “Messi” by pointing to Һιs cɾσtcҺ . He defended his actions, stating that what some may perceive as оffensive behavior is considered normal in Europe, emphasizing the passion and excitement of the game sometimes leading to mistakes..