In the 82nd minute of the match against Al Feiha, Cristiano Ronaldo ran to catch Marcelo Brozovic’s assist, taking advantage of his impressive stretch to finish over the goalkeeper, sealing a 1-0 victory for Al Nassr.

With this goal, CR7 created a series of records. In addition to the milestone of 1,000 appearances in his club career, Ronaldo became the first player to score in 23 consecutive calendar years (2002 to present). Not stopping there, he also holds the record for scoring the most goals in history (874 goals) and winning the most victories in history (796 matches).

Ronaldo rescued Al Nassr in the last minutes.

The 39-year-old veteran’s late goal helped Al Nassr avoid a disappointing match against Al Feiha. Coach Luis Castro’s team was powerless against the opponent’s massive defense for most of the match and could only win thanks to CR7’s superstar moment.

Ronaldo and his teammates won 1-0 on the opponent’s field, thereby holding a big advantage in the second leg on February 22. Al Nassr has never won the AFC Champions League. In two semi-finals in the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons, the capital team Riyadh lost to Persepolis and Al Hilal respectively.

With the form and class of a five-time European champion like Ronaldo, Al Nassr boldly aims to lift the first AFC Champions League trophy in the club’s history.

After the match with Al Feiha, Ronaldo will only have 3 days of rest, before entering the competition with Al Fateh at the Saudi Arabian national championship. In the domestic tournament, Al Nassr is ranked 2nd, 7 points behind top team Al Hilal (46 compared to 53).