Cristiano Ronaldo missed an absolute sitter during Al Nassr's clash with Al-Ain in the Asian Champions League (ACL) on Monday, March 11.
While his side were trailing, Ronaldo had a golden opportunity to level the tie from a rebound, but the Portuguese star shockingly failed to hit the target from about 5 yards out as his effort sailed wide.
Video of the miss has gone viral with fans wondering how the 5-time Ballon d'Or winner missed the open goal.
Despite Ronaldo's miss, Al Nassr found the equaliser and went ahead to win the game in regulation time, beating the United Arab Emirates side 3-2 to send the game into extra time after a 3-3 aggregate scoreline.
Ronaldo later scored a late penalty in extra time to level matters for his side after Al-Ain had reclaimed the lead in minute 103.
His goal sent the match into penalty shootouts where Al-Ain stunned the Saudi Arabian giants by winning 1-3 in the shootouts. The Portuguese icon scored Al-Nassr's only spot kick.
Despite converting two penalties in the game, it was Ronaldo's earlier missed opportunities that became the biggest talking point as rival fans took to social media to make mockery of him after the game.
Check out some reactions below
This is one of the Worst miss I've Ever seen.. Ronaldo man ????????????????Poor penaldo
_@zeeshan_khan63
Yakubu Ayegbeni
_@iamdjangoLee
Poor Penaldo
_@CulerTM
That man is finished
_@rymnd_ben
Ronaldo ghosted all game, missed an empty net and later dived for a penalty but he still got eliminated ????????????????????????????
_@JMBILLGATES
Ronaldo is the reason why Al Nassr were eliminated. My idolo is finished ????
_@HonestPenaldo
Arh so Ronaldo missed this chance ?????????????? pic.twitter.com/yiI0DalX0l
— Bhadext????PATOA???????????? (@bhadext) March 12, 2024
WDN