Cristiano Ronaldo was happy to have placed on a present after his two objectives impressed Al Nassr to a 3-1 win at Al Gharafa within the AFC Champions League final evening.
Ronaldo’s brace – the 912th and 913th objectives of his outstanding profession – put the Saudi Arabian membership on the point of qualification for the knockout levels with simply two extra factors required from their final three video games.
The Portuguese scored both aspect of an Angelo Gabriel strike to the delight of the 37,000 crowd – 12 p.c of Qatar’s inhabitants – that had made the 30-mile journey to Al Bayt from capital Doha.
Former Actual Madrid striker Joselu pulled one again late on for the hosts however it was Ronaldo who stole the present.
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Motivated by followers
“It’s nonetheless my motivation to make my followers comfortable, particularly youngsters as I’ve just a few youngsters of my very own at residence,” Ronaldo instructed Al Jazeera.
“The eagerness that kids have is real. They love soccer so I simply attempt to do my finest [for them]. We have now quite a lot of followers of all ages supporting us, I’m very comfortable to attain and make them comfortable.”
Al Nassr have now received three of their final 4 video games in all competitions and Ronaldo, who has but to assert any silverware since transferring to Saudi in 2022, confirmed he was extra centered on group success that particular person accolades.
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Win an important factor – Ronaldo
He added: “Targets are good, in fact, however an important factor is to win. For me, an important factor is Al Nassr’s victory.
“Al Gharafa are a very good group and the rationale for our victory was the organisation of our group. My first and final goal is to win. Targets come after teamwork and my focus is at all times on scoring and profitable. If the group wins, I’m comfortable and I dedicate the victory to the followers, the membership and Ronaldo’s followers.
“We created possibilities within the first half, however we couldn’t rating. Within the second half, the group made some changes and the objectives got here.”
Al Nassr are third within the Professional League and can hope to maneuver nearer to leaders Al Ittihad once they host Damac on Friday.
