Cristiano Ronaldo raged at the referee, the crowd and opposing captain Jordan Henderson in a tempestuous King Cup of Champions round-of-16 match between Al-Nassr and Al-Ettifaq, as both sides ended the game with 10 players.
Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr side came through the knockout game with a 1-0 victory, courtesy of Sadio Mane’s extra-time winner, but the 38-year-old Portuguese was furious after a number of controversial decisions.
He was jeered with chants of “Messi!” from the crowd following Monday night’s Ballon d’Or, which saw Lionel Messi pick up his eighth prize, moving three clear of his old rival Ronaldo, who shushed the crowd in response.
Ronaldo signalled for Chilean referee Piero Maza to be substituted after he was adjudged to have been offside which saw his teammate Talisca’s first-half goal ruled out. Talisca was then sent off deep in second-half stoppage time when VAR upgraded a yellow card following an elbow in the face of an opponent. (BBC sport)
