Al-Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo failed to pick up a goal contribution for the first time in three Al-Nassr appearances on Friday, as the Saudi side pulled off a dramatic ...

His best chance came in the 90th minute, when Ronaldo fizzed a shot across the box from the left wing. [The £173-million-a-year striker was named Saudi League player of the month](/sport/football/article-11803775/Cristiano-Ronaldo-wins-Saudi-League-player-month-award.html) after [scoring all four](/sport/football/article-11733255/Cristiano-Ronaldo-scores-FOUR-goals-lead-Al-Nassr-emphatic-victory-Al-Wehda.html) in a win against Al-Wheda before bagging a [ first-half hattrick against Damac just two games later.](/sport/football/article-11792669/Cristiano-Ronaldo-scores-second-hat-trick-three-games-Al-Nassr-3-0-half-time.html) [The 38-year-old went goalless after two hat-tricks in his past three games](/sport/football/article-11803775/Cristiano-Ronaldo-wins-Saudi-League-player-month-award.html)

Al-Nassr scored three times in added time to earn Saudi Pro League win over Al-Battin.

In the end it didn't matter as Al Nassr found a way to claim the points. Al-Nassr trailed to an early Renzo Lopez goal and looked like suffering a surprise defeat until Abdulrahman Ghareeb struck in the opening stages of 12 minutes of added time to level. Ronaldo played the full match and missed a chance to equalise in the first half when he took the ball round the keeper on the edge of the box but saw his shot cleared off the line.

Al Nassr have maintained their place at the top of the Saudi Pro League after an impressive 3-1 fightback win at home to rock bottom Al Batin.

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AL-NASSR 3-1 AL-BATIN: Cristiano Ronaldo's side secured a dramatic victory, coming from behind and scoring three goals in injury time to move back to the ...

He was clearly more interested in a winner, which came in the 102nd minute of action when Mohammed Al-Fatil fired a crisp strike into the bottom corner. But it was a different story against Al-Batin on Friday, who are cut away at the bottom of the division and seemingly destined for relegation. Last time out he scored a hat-trick, helping him clinch the Player of the Month award in the competition.

Al-Nassr left it incredibly late to turn around a game that saw them 1-0 down to bottom-placed Al-Batin, surprisingly winning the game in injury time.

Three points for Al-Nassr against the league's bottom side makes their next fixture against title rivals Al-Ittihad all the more tantalising. AND WHAT'S MORE: His claims for a penalty early in the second half were then waved away as Al-Nassr continued to probe, with Ronaldo struggling to carve out any clear chances. But despite the last-gasp comeback, there was no room on the score sheet for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, who instead saw his best effort of the evening cleared off the line early on.

Al-Nassr left it incredibly late to turn around a game that saw them 1-0 down to bottom-placed Al-Batin, surprisingly winning the game in injury time.

Three points for Al-Nassr against the league's bottom side makes their next fixture against title rivals Al-Ittihad all the more tantalising. AND WHAT'S MORE: His claims for a penalty early in the second half were then waved away as Al-Nassr continued to probe, with Ronaldo struggling to carve out any clear chances. But despite the last-gasp comeback, there was no room on the score sheet for the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, who instead saw his best effort of the evening cleared off the line early on.