In the early morning of November 28, Beijing time, in the 5th round of the AFC Champions League group stage, Riyadh Victory drew 0-0 with Persepolis at home. So far, Riyadh has accumulated 13 points in 5 rounds, locked the top spot in the group 1 round in advance, and advanced to the round of 16 knockout round, which is also the first time that Portuguese superstar Ronaldo has participated in the AFC Champions League knockout stage.
The game was enforced by the Chinese referee team, Ma Ning served as the referee, and he also became the second Chinese referee to enforce the AFC Champions League match in which Ronaldo participated after Fu Ming.
As a result, shortly after the opening, Manin awarded Ronaldo a penalty.
In the 2nd minute, Ronaldo fell down with the ball in the penalty area, and the referee Ma Ning made a penalty for the first time, which was besieged and protested by Persepolis players, and Ronaldo took the initiative to move his fingers in a continuous gesture, and directly said, "Referee, this is not a penalty, not a penalty." ”
Under Ronaldo's "reminder", Manin went to the sidelines to watch the VAR, and then made a change and canceled the penalty awarded before.
For Ronaldo's initiative to clarify that it was not a penalty after winning the penalty, it also aroused heated discussions and praise from various media around the world:
Marca: "Even though a penalty has been awarded, Ronaldo still signaled to the referee that he was not violated, respect, and applause!"
ESPN: "Cristiano Ronaldo took the initiative to walk up to the referee to clarify that it was not a penalty after winning a penalty for Riyadh victory, salute!"
Argentine media outlet Ole: "Ronaldo fell to the ground in the opponent's penalty area, and then immediately said 'no' to the referee and asked the referee to change his decision. ”
Brazilian journalist Luis Omar Tapia: "Cristiano Ronaldo for fair play, he told the referee it wasn't a penalty!"
Saudi Football News Network: "That's why he's a Goat. ”
At the same time, domestic fans stayed up late to watch the live broadcast of the game, and they were also hotly discussing Ronaldo's move not to take a penalty, "Ronaldo is mature", "This time it is very correct, it is different from the original, I hope it will be normal in the later part of my career", "This is the character pattern of the world's No. 1 football god", "I think Ronaldo has some thoughts about Manning, it is obviously a penalty, and it is obvious that it was kicked by a foul." ”、
If a penalty is awarded shortly after the opening kick and Ronaldo scores, then Riyadh Victory can take the initiative and have a chance to win this victory.
In the end, the game ended in a 0-0 draw, with Riyadh Victory achieving the goal of a draw = securing the top spot. However, Ronaldo fell to the ground once in the second half and was touched by the opposing goalkeeper and felt uncomfortable, and returned to the dressing room with an early injury.