Football fans were left speechless after witnessing Cristiano Ronaldo’s failed attempt to beat an Al-Hilal defender.
The Portuguese superstar had a rough night on Wednesday as his team Al-Nassr suffered a 2-0 defeat in the Riyadh Season Cup final at the Kingdom Arena.
Goals from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Salem Aldawsari helped the Saudi Pro League leaders to a comfortable victory. And one of the examples fans saw on an action-packed night was Ronaldo’s skill (or lack thereof) in the opening minutes of the match.
The 39-year-old received the ball on the left wing and tried to pass his Portugal teammate Ruben Neves towards the goal. However, Ronaldo’s historic passing skills appear to have eluded him as he ended up losing control, allowing the former Wolves midfielder to clear.
Fans were quick to comment on what they had just seen, with several being a little amused by the failed attempt.
Cristiano Ronaldo was mocked on social media after he failed in a skill attempt on Wednesday night.
Fans were quick to comment on social media, with many laughing after witnessing the 39-year-old attempt.
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“This is so funny bro,” wrote one fan on X, formerly Twitter. ‘Ronaldo tries to prove that Hazard is wrong.
A second wrote: “What a skill that was.” A third commented: ‘Useless steps leading to nothing!’
“Bro thought it was him,” said a fourth. While another fan simply responded to the clip with a series of laughing and crying emojis.
It proved to be a frustrating night for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who was at the center of a litany of incidents.
The 39-year-old couldn’t ignore the fans in the stadium chanting ‘Messi, Messi, Messi’. Images on social media seemed to show the former Real Madrid striker responding with some annoyance.
One viewer simply responded to the work’s publication with a series of laughing and crying emojis.
The Al-Nassr captain’s anger boiled over at another point in the match, when he received a yellow card from referee Tori Penso for crashing the ball into the stands.
Furthermore, images that appeared on X, formerly known as Twitter, showed the forward walking through the Kingdom Arena tunnel, before a fan threw an Al-Hilal shirt at him.
As he approached the tunnel, he picked up the shirt before apparently rubbing it against his crotch and throwing it towards the crowd in frustration.