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Ronaldo and the special taste of the last round of titles
Al-Nasr missed out on a chance to win the Roshan Saudi Arabian Professional League title on Tuesday night when they were held to a dramatic 1-1 draw by Al-Hilal at Al-Awal Park Stadium.
After Al-Nasr took the lead in the 37th minute with a goal by Mohamed Simakan, international goalkeeper Pinto made a blunder in the last second of the game (90 + 8) and mistakenly scored an own goal by failing to make a long throw, delaying the league decider.
And it happened VictoryHe needs to beat his rival in the Riyadh derby to officially win the Saudi League title for the first time in 7 years.
Al-Nasr leads the Saudi League standings with 83 points, with one match remaining in the last round against Damak, who are fighting to avoid relegation.
On the other hand, it is CrescentIn second place with 78 points, they have two matches against NEOM and Al-Fayhaa.
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is hoping to win the Rochester League title for the first time in his career to add to his league titles in England, Spain and Italy.
Ronaldo has memories of dramatic tournaments, having previously won the league title twice in the last round.
“Manchester United” – “Chelsea” clash
The 2007-2008 season saw a lot of excitement in the Premier League due to the intense rivalry between Manchester United and Chelsea, which did not stop at the local level but also spread to the continental level, reaching the Champions League final, which the Red Devils decided on penalties.
Back in the league, the two teams went into the finals level on 84 points, but the goal difference was clearly in United’s favor as they finished with 56 goals to the Blues’ 39.
Thus, United were in the final stages of achieving a similar or better result than Chelsea to win the title.
United were eliminated in the final round to face Wigan and Ronaldo played a key role in that game, scoring the first goal for the Red Devils from the penalty spot in the first half to equal Alan Shearer’s record as the Premier League’s top scorer in a single season with 31 goals in 38 games.
Ryan Giggs scored Manchester United’s second goal as Chelsea drew 1-1 with Bolton at Stamford Bridge in the other game, handing the Red Devils their 17th league title and the Portuguese star’s second.
Title after absence
During his career, Ronaldo won the Spanish league title twice with Real Madrid, and the second title came in dramatic fashion as the Portuguese star had to wait until the last round to win it.
The reason for the drama that season (2016-2017) was Barcelona’s success in winning El Clasico at the Bernabeu in late April thanks to a last-minute goal from Argentine star Lionel Messi (3-2).
This win saw Barcelona close the gap on leaders Real Madrid to 3 points with 5 rounds to go and so Barcelona were waiting for any setback from the Royal team to advance.
Each team managed to win the following matches to reach the final, with Barcelona beating Eibar (4-2) and Real Madrid escaping the trap of Malaga with a two-goal away win. Ronaldo also scored in that game, in addition to Karim Benzema’s goal, to give Madrid their 33rd league title and first since the 2011-2012 season.
Chances of winning
ahead VictoryThere are 3 chances to win the league title, the first of which is a draw or defeat for Al Hilal in the penultimate round against NEOM next Saturday.
There remains a second possibility that Al-Nasr will beat Damaq, regardless of the result of the last match between Al-Hilal and Al-Fayhaa (if Al-Hilal beat NEOM.
The third possibility is that Al-Nasr will hesitate against Damak, either a draw or a loss, provided that Al-Hilal do not win against Al-Fayha.
