Cristiano Ronaldo reaches another incredible landmark as Al Nassr gets a significant title shot

Cristiano Ronaldo has set another goalscoring record with his latest strike for Al Nassr.

However, the veteran forward still ended up on the losing side on Friday night.

His team hosted Al Qadsiah in the Saudi Pro League as they looked to cut the lead at the top of the table.

Al Nassr’s night also got off to the perfect start, with Ronaldo opening the scoring with his 11th goal of the season.

In doing so, he became the first player ever to score against 200 different opponents.

Ronaldo achieved the feat in his first meeting with Al Qadsiah following their promotion last season.

However, his efforts were not enough to secure all three points.

Instead, Al Nassr was pegged back before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a second-half winner for the visitors.

As a result, Ronaldo’s side have also lost crucial ground in the Saudi Pro League title race.

They remain six points off leaders Al Hilal in third, but have played a game less.

That gap could be widened to nine points after Saturday’s games.

Al Nassr also risk slipping further down the table, with Al Shabab and Al Qadsiah only behind them on goal difference.

The nine-time champions have not won the title since Ronaldo’s arrival in January 2023.

Instead, the 39-year-old had to settle for a couple of second places.

Meanwhile, Al Nassr’s most recent title came back in 2019 while the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was still playing for Juventus.

Since signing for the Saudi giants two and a half years ago, Ronaldo has scored 69 goals in 80 appearances in all competitions.

He has also delivered 18 assists and won the league’s golden boot last term with 35 goals.

Ronaldo will be hoping to kick-start Al Nassr’s title bid next Friday at home to Damac.

However, his side are first in the AFC Champions League as they face a trip to Qatar to face Al Gharafa on Monday.