Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr side were knocked out of the King Cup of Champions by Al Wehda in Saudi Arabia.
Al Nassr were the favourites going into the contest, with lowly Al Wehda currently sitting in 13th place in the Saudi Pro League.
Without a win in their past five league games and having had a player sent off for a red card, Al Wehda faced an uphill struggle.
Ronaldo’s Al Nassr knocked out of cup
French striker Jean-David Beauguel scored the game’s only goal with a spectacular overhead kick in the 23rd minute.
Wave after wave of Al Nassr attacks saw the much-fancied Riyadh side dominate possession, but Al Wehda clung to the narrow victory.
Late drama saw two VAR appeals for a penalty turned down as Ronaldo’s team were ejected from the tournament. Last time the two sides met Ronaldo scored all four goals in a 4-0 victory, but could not break through this time.
Al Wehda will play Al Hilal in the final.
The Portuguese football icon’s last chance of silverware this year rest on the league.
Al Nassr currently sit in second place in the league, three points behind leaders Al Ittihad who also have a game in hand.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s next match comes on Friday, April 28 when Al Nassr face 11th place Al Raed.
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