Cristiano Ronaldo Looks 'Beyond Broken' After Al-Nassr Lost King Cup Final to Neymar's Al-Hilal from francesca buganza december 21 2023 Watch Video

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Cristiano Ronaldo looked 'beyond broken' after losing another cup final with Al-Nassr.<br/><br/>Neymar's Al-Hilal beat the Portuguese star's team 5-4 in a penalty shootout at the end of a 1-1 match in the final of the King Cup of Champions, which also saw three players dismissed in the regulation 90 minutes.<br/><br/>Ronaldo looked devastated at the final whistle, as his side fell short at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah. <br/><br/>One X (formerly Twitter) user wrote: 'Damn, Cristiano Ronaldo looks beyond broken. I have never seen him like this before, it's genuinely sad. <br/><br/>'His team bottled a penalty shoot-out for the 2nd time.'<br/><br/>The 39-year-old was visibly upset after the match and had to be consoled by members of the club's backroom staff.<br/><br/>Ronaldo who signed for Al-Nassr in December 2022, fell to the ground in despair, before leaving the field in tears.<br/><br/>He continued sobbing on the bench, as he ended his first full season in Saudi Arabia without any major silverware.<br/><br/>However, Neymar's Al-Hilal was jubilant after the penalty shootout victory to decide a final that finished 1-1 after extra time at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. <br/><br/>Al-Nassr's loss came just four days after the end of a Saudi Pro League season in which they finished second, 14 points behind Al-Hilal. There was some consolation then as Ronaldo scored twice to set a new league record of 35 goals in a season.<br/><br/>There was no such comfort this time at the end of a tempestuous encounter that saw two goals and three red cards.<br/><br/>Aleksandar Mitrovic headed Al-Hilal ahead after seven minutes. It got worse for Al-Nassr early in the second half when goalkeeper David Ospina, formerly of Arsenal and Napoli, was sent off for handling the ball outside the area.<br/><br/>Al-Hilal was also reduced to 10 men after 86 minutes when Ali Al-Bulaihi was red-carded for an apparent headbutt on Sami Al-Najei.<br/><br/>Seconds later, Ayman Yahya headed Al-Nassr level.<br/><br/>Al-Hilal had another defender sent off in the 91st minute after Kalidou Koulibaly, signed from Chelsea last summer, received a second yellow card.<br/><br/>There were no goals in extra time and the final went to a shootout. Ruben Neves missed Hilal's first attempt as did former Manchester United defender Alex Telles for Al-Nassr.<br/><br/>Ronaldo, who earlier hit the post with a spectacular overhead kick, converted his penalty but could only watch as Bounou, a hero of Morocco's march to the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup, saved twice, the first from Ali Al-Hassan and then from Al-Nemer.<br/><br/>The saves gave Hilal an 11th King's Cup triumph while Ronaldo and his team will have to wait until next season.