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‘Sometimes The Dream Has To Wait’, Says Al Nassr Skipper Cristiano Ronaldo Following AFC CL Exit

Al Nassr lost 3-2 to Kawasaki Frontale in a single-leg AFC Champions League semi-final held on April 30, 2025, in Saudi Arabia.
The defeat followed an early Kawasaki lead and a late missed chance by Cristiano Ronaldo, who had joined Al Nassr in December 2022 seeking silverware.
Ronaldo played the full match, struggled to influence the game decisively, and missed an open-net opportunity near the end, after Al Nassr pulled a late goal back.
The 40-year-old forward wrote on social media, “Sometimes the dream has to wait,” expressing pride in his team and gratitude to fans for their support.
After the defeat, Al Nassr find themselves eight points behind league frontrunners Al Ittihad with only five fixtures remaining, making the league title Ronaldo's sole remaining opportunity for silverware this season.

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News18 India

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‘Sometimes The Dream Has To Wait’, Says Al Nassr Skipper Cristiano Ronaldo Following AFC CL Exit

Ronaldo missed a sitter in Al Nassr's 2-3 defeat to Kawasaki in the semifinal of the AFC Champions League.

3 days ago·India

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Despite his impressive numbers, Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to win major titles with Al-Nassr.

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo's disappointments with Saudi club Al-Nassr continued after the team was eliminated from the AFC Champions League following a shock 3-2 defeat to Japan's Kawasaki FC. Despite Al-Nassr being considered one of the favorites to reach the final...

3 days ago·Amman, Jordan

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Daily Mirror

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Cristiano Ronaldo sends six-word message after shock miss prolongs Saudi trophy drought - The Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo suffered fresh heartbreak as his Saudi employers Al-Nassr slipped to an Asian Champions League defeat at the hands of Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale

3 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Cristiano Ronaldo after missing Asian Champions final: “Sometimes...”

Cristiano Ronaldo took to social media this Wednesday to leave a message after the (surprising) defeat of Al Nassr in the Asian Champions League 'midfielders' against Kawisaka Frontale (1-4), regretting the feeling of disappointment and thanking the support of the fans in Jeddah. “Sometimes the dream has to wait. I am proud of this team and of everything we did on the field”, began writing CR7. “Thanks to all the fans who believed in us and stoo…

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Cristiano Ronaldo is still unable to be champion in Arabia: the 10 tournaments that escaped him

CR7 remains unable to be champion in Arabia. These are all these tournaments were escaped from him since his arrival at Al-Nassr. Kawasaki Frontale maintains the curse of Cristiano Ronaldo for Saudi Arabia. 2-3 won the Japanese to CR7 Al-Nassr to leave him, unless 180° turn, in a new season without collective conquests. While there is a small parallelism where the Portuguese could celebrate, the reality is that these are all the tournaments that…

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Amazing goal missed by Cristiano cost him elimination in Asian Champions

Football Author agencyefe The Al Nassr Saudi of Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo stayed at the gates of the final of the Asian Champions League after losing at home by 2-3 in semifinals this Wednesday before the Japanese Kawasaki. The Japanese painting will face Al Ahli Saudií, who defeated Al Hilal on Tuesday by 1-3, in the final that will be played on May 3 in the city of Yeda (Saudi Arabia). The club Al Nassr, led by Italian Stefano Pioli, is eli…

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