In the early morning of May 24, Beijing time, the 28th round of the Saudi League ushered in a focus matchup, Riyadh won the home game against the same city of Riyadh youth, for this derby, the Saudi Football Association also specially invited Italian referee Orsato to enforce the law; In the first half, Guanca scored twice, Talisca pulled one back, Ghalib equalized, and Cristiano Ronaldo overtook the world, and finally Riyadh won 3-2 against Riyadh Juniors and remained in second place in the standings.
In the last round of the league, Cristiano Ronaldo ended a four-game shortfall to help Riyadh victoriously defeat Tay and continue to catch up with Jeddah United at the top of the table, although Riyadh Victory temporarily lost the initiative to compete for the championship, but because of the AFC Champions League reform, even if Riyadh Victory failed to win the league championship, it still ensured in advance to participate in next season's AFC Champions League. Riyadh Juniors have been in poor form recently, losing three of their four league matches, with the first leg meeting 0-0; In this match, Ronaldo and Talisca teamed up front.
Since it was a derby, the two teams launched an attack as soon as they came up, and in the 6th minute, Ronaldo inserted a reverse triangle return pass on the left side, and Tambati rushed to complete the clearance in front of Talisca . In the 17th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo returned from the baseline, Ghalib stopped the ball slightly wider, fell to the ground under the Barnega defense, and Osto ignored it. In the 20th minute, Gustavo sent a cross, Cristiano Ronaldo headed it over, and Ghalib followed up with a shot that was deflected; In the 22nd minute, Halby fired a long-range shot from the outside, Rossi did not dare to slacken, fell to the ground and saved the ball off the line; In the 25th minute, Gustavo accidentally fouled a handball while defending a corner kick in the box, and Osatto directly punished him after watching VAR: penalty! Guanca takes the penalty, 0-1! Riyadh Victory conceded the first goal.
In the 33rd minute, Konan sent a precise cross from the left, and Ronaldo jumped high to head the goal, but unfortunately the ball smashed directly on the crossbar and popped up! Although he is 38 years old, the president's strong bouncing ability has not declined. In the 40th minute, Riyadh Juniors played a smooth fit in front, and Santi Mina returned with an assist to score a powerful goal from Guanca to score twice, 2-0!
In the 44th minute, Sagulk made a mistake at the back and was tackled by Ghalib, Ali Hassan crossed the ball, and Talisca hit the ball sideways to score, 1-2! Riyadh wins a city!
Coming back in the second half, Riyadh Victory scored another goal while the iron was hot, and in the 51st minute, Ali Hassan sent an assist in an inverted triangle cross from the right, and Ghalib took the ball and turned away from a push to score, 2-2! Riyadh equalised victoriously!
However, to continue to keep the championship hopes, for Riyadh victory, 1 point is far from enough, and at the crucial moment, Ronaldo stepped up again: in the 60th minute, Gustavo sent a straight plug, Ronaldo carried the defensive ball into the box to accelerate and change direction, the ball went straight to the dead corner, 3-2! Riyadh wins 3 goals in a row to complete a big comeback! Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 14 goals in 15 games in the Saudi league, and has contributed 17 goals in club competitions this season, bringing his career total to 837; He is still the player who has scored the most goals among active players, and has scored more than 15 goals in 17 consecutive seasons.
In the end, thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's winning goal, Riyadh won the comeback and continued to put pressure on Jeddah United at the top of the table, with two rounds left in the league and the title battle is not over. However, according to Spain's "World Sport" report, Ronaldo wants to return to Europe to play, Premier League upstart Newcastle qualified for the Champions League in advance this morning, as early as the beginning of Ronaldo's victory in Riyadh, there were rumors that once Newcastle qualified for the Champions League, Ronaldo will join on loan. Because Riyadh Victory and Newcastle are the same owner, Newcastle's return to the Champions League does need to strengthen the squad, and Ronaldo is the "king of the Champions League", leaving Manchester United last year to join a team that has always participated in the Champions League, if there is a chance, the president definitely wants to return to the Champions League.