Manin dominates the AFC Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo cancels penalty after voluntarily denying 10-man Riyadh won 8 consecutive wins to end

In the early morning of November 28, Beijing time, the 5th round of Group E of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League ushered in the focus match, and the Saudi Riyadh Victory team played at home against Persepolis, Iran. In the 3rd minute, Ronaldo fell to the ground in the penalty area, Ma Ning awarded a penalty, Ronaldo took the initiative to shake his hand to indicate that there was no penalty, and Ma Ning canceled the penalty after watching VAR.

In the 14th minute, Ojami stepped on Zaheti and was sent off by Manin with a red card, and Riyadh won the 10-man battle. In the 78th minute, Ronaldo was substituted, his neck was pressed and he had been uncomfortable, his expression was a little painful, and he walked directly into the player's tunnel.

In the end, Riyadh Victory drew 0-0 with Persepolis after 80 minutes with one man less. Riyadh Victory's eight-game winning streak in all competitions came to an end, but the team remained unbeaten in 20 games (18 wins, two draws).

In addition, Riyadh won 4 wins and 1 draw, locked the first place in the group in advance, and advanced to the AFC Champions League semi-finals.

【Highlights】

1. In order to prepare for this key game, in the Saudi Arabian League last weekend, Riyadh Victory rotated Brozovic, Mane and other absolute main players, and Mane did not appear. Aymeric Laporte returned from injury for this game and Telles was not included in the list as only five foreign players could be registered.

2. The referee team of this game is all from China, and the referee is the famous whistle Ma Ning, which is the second time that the Chinese referee team has enforced Ronaldo's AFC Champions League match, and the last time was Fu Ming.

3. In the 3rd minute, Ronaldo scrambled in the penalty area, and after Rafi kicked out, Ronaldo fell to the ground. Manin immediately pointed to the penalty spot.

4. Persepolis players collectively shook their fingers, not only that, but even Ronaldo took the initiative to shake his fingers and directly found Manin and told him that it was not a penalty. After watching VAR, Manin cancelled the penalty.

5. In the 14th minute, Ojami intercepted Sallaq in defense and stepped on the opponent's calf. After a VAR reminder, Manin showed Ojami a red card.

6. As soon as the red card came out, the players of Riyadh Victory expressed their opinions one after another, and Ronaldo communicated with Ma Ning with his backhand, and Ma Ning kept pointing to the arm and patting Ronaldo.

7. In the 47th minute, Beiranvand accidentally pressed Ronaldo's neck after attacking, and Ronaldo fell to the ground in pain, but fortunately there was no big problem.

8. In the 51st minute, Zahety received the ball in the penalty area and shot in one go, the ball rolled into the net, and the linesman raised the flag for offside at the first time, and the slow motion showed that the penalty was accurate.

【Wonderful Moment】

In the 16th minute, Persepolis launched a quick counterattack, and Aqidi made a timely attack to defuse the danger.

In the 23rd minute, Persepolis played a fluent combination, and Zahti's long-range shot grazed the post and went wide.

In the 43rd minute, after Alisha knocked down Otavio, there was an additional action, and Ma Ning showed a yellow card to Alisha, Alisha was quite dissatisfied and was scolded by Ma Ning.

In first-half stoppage time, in the face of Persepolis' tight defense, Ronaldo forced a long-range shot, but the ball failed to hit the woodwork.

In the 56th minute, Otavio made a clever mistake in the penalty area, and Ronaldo's turn and shot was a fraction of a second.

In the 60th minute, Laporte played with fire in the penalty area and almost conceded a goal.

【Player Rating】

【Lineup】

Riyadh Victory starters: 44-Aqidi, 2-Hanam (85'19-Hassan), 78-Ojami, 27-Laporte, 23-Yahya, 25-Otavio, 77-Brozovic, 14-Nagy (21'4-Fatil), 29-Gharib, 10-Mane, 7-Ronaldo (78'16-Malan).

Riyadh Victory subs not used: 33 - Abdullah, 36 - Najjar, 3 - Madu, 24 - Qasem, 8 - Sulaisim, 17 - Habali, 30 - Nemer.

Persepolis starters: 1-Beiranvande, 4-Nemati, 6-Kanaani, 30-Gwilesiani, 11-Ismailifa, 5-Righi, 10-Sallaq (71'99-Bahowe), 7-Solush Rafi, 2-Alisha (84'48-Solki), 9-Torabi, 20-Zahti (71'21-Sadesi).

Persepolis subs not used: 22-Rafi, 44-Assadi, 3-Faraj, 17-Ahmadi, 32-Fassimi, 37-Babae, 66-Hanonov, 77-Omari, 88-Assad Begi.