Soccer-Ronaldo's Al-Nassr exit Asian Champions League with shoot-out loss to Al-Ain


Soccer Football - Asian Champions League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Al Nassr v Al Ain - Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - March 11, 2024 Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their fourth goal REUTERS/Stringer

(Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr crashed out of the Asian Champions League in the quarter-finals after the Saudi Pro League side lost 3-1 on penalties to Al-Ain in a pulsating game on Monday.

Al-Nassr overturned a 1-0 first leg deficit to win 4-3 on Monday but with the contest ending 4-4 on aggregate, the players headed into a shootout from which Al-Ain prevailed.

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