Cristiano Ronaldo is gradually approaching the milestone of 1,000 goals. After three rounds with no wins, his team has dropped 8 points and now trails the league leader by 4 points. The next match is an away game against Al Hilal.

Ronaldo found the net, yet his team suffered defeat once more. At 01:30 on January 9 (Beijing time), during the 14th round of the Saudi Pro League, Al Nassr played host to Al Khaleej.

In the first half, Archidi made an excellent save, and Coman missed a great chance, leaving the score at 0-0 at halftime. In the second half, a major error by Archidi gifted the opponent a goal, with Quinones slotting into an open net to break the deadlock. Nandez then extended the lead with a follow-up shot. Felix won a penalty, and Ronaldo converted it to pull one back, marking his 25th consecutive year scoring and reaching 958 career goals. On the Saudi Pro League top scorers list, he leads with 14 goals, one more than Felix who earned the penalty.

In the end, Al Nassr lost 1-2 at home to Al Khaleej, marking their third consecutive league match without a win—one draw and two losses—dropping 8 points in total and falling 4 points behind league leaders Al Hilal. The next Saudi Pro League round features a top-two clash between these teams.

For the match between Al Nassr and Al Khaleej, Jesus deployed a 4-4-1-1 formation with Ronaldo upfront, supported by his Portuguese teammate Felix behind him, Coman on the left wing, Bruno controlling midfield, and Inigo leading the defense. The starting lineup’s market value was €90.2 million. Rogers arranged a 4-4-2 formation with last season’s Serie A top scorer Reteghi as striker, and Nacho, Ronaldo’s former Real Madrid teammate, anchoring the defense. Their starting lineup value was €87.8 million.

In this game, Al Nassr dominated possession at home but failed to convert chances into goals. They held 55% possession and took 16 shots, more than double Al Khaleej’s 7 attempts. However, Al Nassr managed only 3 shots on target, two fewer than Al Khaleej’s 5, indicating very poor attacking efficiency. Ronaldo had the most shots on the field with 5 attempts but only one on target from a penalty. He received a relatively low rating of 6.9 after the match, with his penalty goal preventing an even worse score. Ronaldo is steadily moving toward the "1,000-goal achievement," but Al Nassr has dropped 8 points in the last three Saudi Pro League rounds and been overtaken by Al Hilal by 4 points. If they fail to win against Al Hilal in the next match, Ronaldo’s fourth season with Al Nassr will once again end without a league title, continuing the embarrassing streak of zero championships so far!