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Christophe Galtier directs Lionel Messi to PSG (REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo)
Al-Nassr, with a constellation of stars, took a new step forward in its fight to win the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Champions League by winning 4-3 at home at the AL-AWWAL PARK Stadium against Qatar’s Al-Duhail thanks to goals from Anderson Talisco, Sadio Mané and Cristiano Ronaldo (twice). Ismaeel Mohammad, Almoez Ali and Michael Olunga scored for the visiting team.
Once the match was over, the French technical director of the Qatari team, Christophe Galtier, released some words that generated a stir a few days before the Ballon d’Or gala. Several European media placed the Argentine Lionel Messi as the top candidate to win the award. statuette, above players like Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappé (it would be his eighth golden ball, if he wins next Monday).
“When you face Ronaldo, there is not much you can do,” began his story, the coach who last season commanded the actions of a PSG that had a dream trident made up of the world champion in Qatar 2022, the star of the French team and the Brazilian Neymar.
Despite knowing these players perfectly after directing them for a year, Galtier made a statement that did not go unnoticed when he praised Cristiano Ronaldo as the best on the planet, who is not among the 30 candidates to win the Ballon d’Or in the gala that will take place at the Chatelet Theater in Paris. “He scored two beautiful goals. I can’t find words to describe it. What he did today is extraordinary for a 38-year-old player. He is still the best player in the world,” he said in statements reported by The Daily Star.
Cristiano Ronaldo, figure of Al-Nassr (Photo by Fayez NURELDINE / AFP)
It is worth noting that La Pulga’s nomination is due to his great season both at the club and national team level. With the PSG shirt he lifted Ligue 1, being one of the team’s figures by contributing 16 goals and 16 assists (the best in this area in the French tournament) in 32 appearances. He also added four goals and four assists in the Champions League and a shout out in the Trophée des Champions. The Scaloneta captain was also the MVP of the Qatar World Cup thanks to his seven goals and three assists in seven games.
For his part, Cristiano Ronaldo, 38, seems to have reinvented himself since his conflictive departure from Manchester United to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, where he has accumulated 28 goals and 9 passes in 32 appearances. He is also a key piece for Roberto Martínez in the Portugal team. The forward contributed with new shouts and an assist in seven games for the Portuguese to seal their ticket to the next Euro Cup.
2023-10-27 14:59:00
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