A furious Cristiano Ronaldo has sensationally been mocked with Lionel Messi‘s iconic goal celebration as the Portuguese star tasted defeat in the Saudi Super Cup.
The former Manchester United star, 37, was left seething after Abderrazak Hamdallah doubled the advantage for Al-Ittihad just two minutes before half-time against new club Al Nassr. Hamdallah, who enjoyed a remarkable run to the last four of the World Cup with Morocco, thumped home a back-post header after being left unmarked in the six-yard box.
Spoiling Ronaldo’s Super Cup debut, the Al-Ittihad forward then rubbed salt into the wound by recreating the celebration of arch-nemesis Messi.
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Hamdallah replicated Messi’s celebration from his last-minute El Clasico-winning goal at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2017, holding up the back of his shirt to the camera in a God-like pose.
The taunting celebration compounded a miserable few minutes for Ronaldo after he missed a glorious chance to level the score.
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Cameras broadcasting the match immediately panned to visibly frustrated Ronaldo following Hamdallah’s header. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner had his arms placed on his hips in a disappointing fashion before waving them angrily at his team-mates.
In the second half, Anderson Talisca continued his rich vein of scoring form to reduce the deficit to one. His vicious first-time finish gave goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe no chance in the 67th minute but the away side failed to grab a decisive second to force the game into extra time.
And while Al Nassr pushed forward in search of an equaliser, opposition defender Muhannad Shanqeeti settled the tie in favour of Al-Ittihad, beating Agustin Rossi at his near post.
Al-Ittihad will now face Al Feiha in the Super Cup final after they defeated reigning Saudi Pro League champions Al-Hilal in the other last-four clash.
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