da luck: Fans aimed more taunts at Cristiano Ronaldo on his return from suspension during Al-Nassr's AFC Champions League clash with Al-Ain.
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Ronaldo frustrated by fan chantsTargeted by more Messi jibesOnly just back from suspensionWHAT HAPPENED?
Chants of 'Messi, Messi, Messi' were audible as players left the pitch at half-time of the 1-0 Al-Nassr defeat. Ronaldo himself appeared visibly frustrated and was seen shaking his head, either from how the game was going or the noise from the crowd.
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Ronaldo was banned for one Saudi Pro League game after appearing to react with an offensive gesture to fans to similar 'Messi' chanting when his team played Al-Shabab – he missed last week's costly 4-4 draw against Al-Hazm as a result. The 39-year-old was also fined 30,000 Saudi riyals (£6,300/$7,995).
DID YOU KNOW?
Al-Nassr have never won Asia's Champions League, finishing as runners-up in 1995. Al-Hilal, who are set to beat Al-Nassr to this season's Saudi Pro League title, have won two of the last four editions.
GettyWHAT NEXT FOR RONALDO & AL-NASSR?
A nine-point deficit on Al-Hilal is likely too much to make up over the remaining 12 games. But if Ronaldo wants to break Al-Nassr's Champions League duck and join a select group of players to win continental titles on two different continents, it will require overturning the 1-0 aggregate score-line when Al-Ain visit Saudi Arabia in the quarter-final return leg on March 11.