Former Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo endured a difficult night with Al Nassr against Al Fayha, forcing his team to come from behind to retain the Saudi Pro League lead.

The Portuguese forward, usually a guarantee of goals, experienced a frustrating performance that also raised concerns about his future.

CR7 misses from the spot and exits with injury

In the 11th minute, the referee awarded a penalty. Ronaldo stepped up, made his trademark pause before striking, but his shot went wide of the goal defended by Colombian goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera.

Later in the match, with Al Nassr leading thanks to goals from Sadio Mané and an own goal by Mosquera following a shot from João Félix, Ronaldo felt a muscle discomfort after the 70-minute mark and was substituted by Abdullah Al Hamdam.

Al Hamdam sealed the 1-3 victory with an assist from João Félix, allowing Al Nassr to stay top of the table with 61 points, two clear of second place.

How many career goals does Cristiano Ronaldo have?

Cristiano Ronaldo now has 965 career goals.

His tally includes:

• 451 with Real Madrid
• 145 with Manchester United
• 101 with Juventus
• 5 with Sporting Lisbon
• 143 with Portugal
• 120 with Al Nassr

He is now 35 goals away from reaching the historic 1,000-goal milestone.

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