Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals and won the championship!

Al Massa's date with destiny. A week on from the pain of being a mere second away from winning the Saudi Pro League title. This is their second chance and this certainly is their final chance. Win tonight against Damac and they will be crowned champions. Failed to do so and Al Halal can snatch it away. But the tail is far more reaching than that though. Damac might need a draw. And there is the name of Sultan Al-Ghanam on the back of that shirt who could be missing for quite some time now having sustained a tear in his anterior cruciate ligament. So all our thoughts are with him. What a blow that he's not going to be able to play a part in what could be a significant night in Al Massa's history. And there are the two capped. Cristiano Ronaldo, Abdul Qadir Bedrain of Damac and of our team of officials tonight led by Khalid. And they're here tonight. They believe and he absolutely believes and that's the message that he's given his team. We believe. We've got the mentality. We do it here tonight. Exactly the words he'll be saying. Al Massa in control of their fate. Win and the Saudi Pro League title is theirs. And that just makes you wonder what the script says tonight. He'll want to be front and centre of it, Cristiano Ronaldo. Sadio Mane has been a big part of this football club for the past couple of seasons as well. Not for survival but if they lose and Al Riyad win then Damac go down tonight. So there are so many intriguing plot lines. Here's Mane. This is Ronaldo who has taken a tumble but... Ronaldo, he gets there first. I think he leaves his foot there to instigate the contact. Referee was right there on the spot. Immediately said no. ...creative tonight as well in Valentin Vada. The Argentinian 11 goals this season. He also got two assists last week in that 3-0 win over Alfa. This has gone back to the goalkeeper off Ronaldo. So he quite rightly takes his time and he picks it up. But the frustration... So much belief in the stands. Can this Alnasser team make it happen? Felix, the punch away by Kevin. The hit through a crowd and it didn't quite make it on target. He's not prolific Al-Khaibari, is he? He finds himself in a really good position. Takes on the volley. They look at the ball out at the moment, do they Damac? I think the pattern of the game has been set from a very early stage. We can see how the way that this is going to pan out. It's all about Alnasser and how patient they are. Hello. That's a free kick for Alnasser. Won by Ronaldo. Who has wasted no time in picking that ball up. To say Ronaldo has said to Joao Felix, you are going to deliver. Ronaldo amongst many in white waiting for it. And Joao Felix nearly found Simmerkamp. Look at his contributions. Not just his goals, but he's had 12 assists as well. Not hard when you've got the players around you like he has. But he has been quality. It finally looks like this game. The way that Damac has set up. They're so defensively submissive. With the back five sitting back. And here they go again. Koeman. Into the middle. Great stop by the goalkeeper. And then Ronaldo over the top. The initial save from Kevin to deny Mane was a very decent one. So much better from Alnasser. Moved the ball quicker. First pass in behind. It's a super ball. Well-timed run from Koeman. This is what he's done all season. First-time pass across the 18-yard box. Sadio Mane cutting in from the left-hand side. So many people expecting to be out there on the left wing. But he cuts in and he times his run excellently well. The only thing for him is that Alnasser's dip in form mid-season. Another opportunity to look at his chance here. Well-created by Kingsley Koeman. Ronaldo had a lot to do with the diving header. It was a big ask. The tension is growing. Martinez. More than 70% of the ball Alnasser so far. Felix waiting over the top from him. Had found himself a really nice area inside the damage. Ball arrived at him very quickly. You see just pure instinct. Gets into the space. Hits it with his left foot. It's a lovely ball in. Nothing else he could do really. In a really tight angle. Hits it first time with his left foot. Creating chances. Putting crosses in the box. And he will very much be hoping to get on the end of one here. Felix. Martinez. From above the head of Ronaldo by Kevin. It was a well-worked corner. Well taken by Felix. Obviously picked up Martinez at the far post. His job was just to help it back into it. But there haven't been too many big chances carved out by Alnasser so far. They've dominated the game. This is an interesting conversation. And they've just lacked a slight little bit of quality in the final third. When you look at the players that are on the pitch in Kingsley. Alnasser set pieces. Feel the relief. Feel the joy. And the emotion inside that stadium. That's the breakthrough that they needed. And it's come from such a simple set play. Joe Felix with an outswing. Sadio Mane doesn't have to do a lot to get himself free. One or two yards that he creates himself. Gets space seven yards from goal. And it's a difficult header. It's almost behind him. He adjusts his body. He cranes his neck. And he gets his head around the ball. One of the smallest players on the pitch. And he gets the power and direction into the bottom left-hand corner. And now the belief has started. Oh, yes. They are rubbing their hands at the prospect of what might be coming their way. Alnasser. Who might he be able to find next? Too close to Kevin that time. Very surprised. They're on course. They are on course. Ronaldo. Almost rolled back the years. He doesn't need to roll back the years. I mean, it's incredible the height that he gets. Too easy now. Because Damak obviously gone one down. We've seen the way that they've set up. Ronaldo. Felix with great feet. And bringing the save from Kevin. They're all pumped up. All into him. Comfortable save in the end from the goal. Felix isn't letting him out of the Riyadh cul-de-sac. Mane. Too much for him. But Sadio Mane, you don't need to put him in situations like that. He's not been named in the World Cup squad for Brazil either, Bento. And that will be of huge significance to him personally. Thanks to Sadio Mane's goal. Jorge Jesus is going to get his hands on it. Mane. Fast moving Yaya. Collecting it, driving it towards Ronaldo. Arik Abdullah. It's his job to do so. But he spots the Portuguese at the edge of the box. And you see him there, Abdullah. Kingsley Coman. So many league titles through the years for him. Ronaldo. To Coman, having assessed everything that was in front of him. Coman. Listen to the noise inside this stadium. And if there was ever a goal that was worthy of winning a league championship, there it is. Kingsley Coman pops up on the edge of the 18-yard box. Left-footed. Wonderful strike into the bottom right-hand corner. The relief, the celebration. The party has begun again. They thought they had it won. Desperate to feast on more, I think, Al Nasser from here. Cristiano Ronaldo is going to get a yellow card, though, for that trip on Silla. Finally, they can start believing. Felix Korner, from this very quadrant, brought Al Nasser a goal in the first half. Al Obeid's delivery, a good one. The header over the top, it was... It was Michel at the far post. Al Obeid. There is it. ...by VAR. You look at Simakhan there, his jump at the far post. I mean, it's going to be very harsh. He's got his arm out. It's in an unnatural position. The referees checked it very, very quickly. We're about to find out. Penalty, Damak. And the tail. Big call. Simakhan making a genuine attempt to play the ball. He struck his arm on the way. Bedronov clearly... And Silla scores. Bento, got a brush of the glove to it. But it was too quick for him, too accurate. And Damak are not done. He went the right way, the goalkeeper. He got a good hand to it. He'll be very disappointed he didn't manage to keep that out. Silla had enough pace and power. And they're going to try and have a go for this. Laila and Nagy, the last of the three. To come off that Damak bench. There's Felix. It's going to be another yellow card, surely. In a way, this time of... It's a good area to pitch. It's exactly where El Nacer need to be. His foot works. Well, given last week against Al-Hilal, given what happened to them in... What they need to do is for this to go deep with the same scoreline. Because Damak will carry a threat. They will go forward. They will try and get something from this game. Their survival depends on this also. Ronaldo, eyes for goal. Forward! It's his stage. It just had to be his stage. Cometh the hour. Cometh the man. Was it ever in doubt? Beautiful strike from Cristiano Ronaldo. Knows exactly what he's doing. He puts the ball into an area that if everyone misses, it ends up in the back of the net. And like so many times before, hundreds of times before, nearly a thousand times before, that ball ends up in the back of the net. And there's nothing that anybody can do about it. And the party starts again. As we get another opportunity to look at this free kick. There's only ever one place that this was going. Such a good delivery, it really is. It defeats everybody. It stays low. It's got pace and power. Martinez at the far post. Can't get a touch on it. Can't deny that man. His 27th goal of the season. And everyone's here to watch him this evening. Everyone who loves him. I don't think you'll find many inside this stadium. Rather pertinent really, isn't it? Mountains to climb from here. Ronaldo. Felix. Charge down Nasser. Martinez. Into the final 20 minutes. Felix. Kingsley Coman. That was travelling. Kevin did well just to... And look at the pass. Coman has a brilliant first touch. Hits a strike away. It's like few others have been capable of through the years. But this is our Nasser's night right now. And it could get even better. Coman. Ronaldo just going to have to wait. But he does wait. But he can't find the ball for Felix. Overhit that slightly Kingsley Coman. A man with a great assist record this season. 11 to his name already. Overhit that ball there into Cristiano Ronaldo. Who might have just overstretched himself trying to get the end of it by the looks of it. Well he won't. He will not want to leave this scene this early. But. He'll also be thinking about the bigger picture. Making sure the fresh legs can keep our Nasser moving towards the title. Making sure that he doesn't overexert himself ahead of a potential record-breaking 6th World Cup appearance this summer. A manager that has something to prove in this league. He will felt surely now going to get his hands on that silverware. He's like a boxer isn't he? In his corner. And the corner men looking after him. There you go. There is the title that you've been waiting for. Thank you very much everybody for coming. Signed. Sealed. Delivered. Really good play down the right hand side by Buschelt. Excellent piece of wing back play. Looks up and he sees his captain. Picks him out with a pinpoint pass. And it's the pace. It's the power. It's the precision. And that famous celebration. That he can now do. With a league title. Get ready for the. A smile as wide as the kingdom. And the kingdom is his. He's fighting back the tears. Cristiano Ronaldo. I'm not sure he's fighting them back. I think they're coming. You see what it means to a player. You look at what he's achieved over his career. 41 years of age. Manchester United. Real Madrid. Juventus. From a set play. But that man there. What a job that he's done this season. And that's how much he loves the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. What a time that he's had here in this country. Means so much to him. He's had five Ballon d'Ors. Five Champions Leagues. Three Premier Leagues in the UK. So many international caps. But look what it means to him to win silverware. In this country. That's become his own. He's at home. And he's happy. And he's got that league title. He knows it. Quite remarkable reception for a quite remarkable man. This journey with Ronaldo. Along with all those who chant his name. This is what he came here to do. And it's taken him longer than he would have wanted. But he's done it. Slightly different than Shaw will. Pleasure to him. And the tears of joy are flowing again for Cristiano Ronaldo. An event in the kingdom. The world stands and watches. Here comes another one. Here we go. Al Nasser. Are the champions. Of 2026. And how fitting. That most. Two goals. This is a party that's going to go long into the night. And indeed I imagine is going to go. On for many many weeks in this city. Ronaldo. Riyad. A relationship that was meant to be. Win tonight Al Nasser. They knew that Al Halal were not going to give them an inch. Because they haven't given them an inch all season. Al Nasser. You could see a belief. You could see an intelligence in their play. 41 years of age. Cristiano Ronaldo wins yet again. Do what they needed to do tonight. And ultimately they've done it. In a. Fitting and comprehensive manner for a title winner. Al Nasser 4. Zamac 1. Here by Al Halal. Look at that. That's not a bad trio. And finally George Jesus. Was going to say he can let his hair down. But he does that every week. But he can relax. Because he's too. Here he goes. The cheerleader. The captain. The talisman. Just listen to this. It's a piece of him. The fans are. Very gleefully going to hand it over. This is going to be good. This is going to be excellent. Watch this. To find out a new hidden talent of Cristiano. I suspect not. But I think it will be noisy. Sweet sweet sounds of success. Incredible. This is the moment. Key and everyone's been waiting for. Soak it up. Cristiano Ronaldo. The stage is yours. Light on the back of the shirt. But a king. For all intents and purposes. Around these parts. A glance down from Ronaldo. At the prize he wanted. And he's soaking it up. All in kingdom. Is in Al Nasser's hands again. The class of 2026. Seven years of promise. Pain. Persistence. And purpose. It is. Al Nasser's night. At last. It's been an astonishing season. Scenes that will go long. Long. Into the evening skies. In Riyadh. And scenes that they've waited for. For such a long time. And scenes that were expected to see this time last week. But they were denied. But they're not going to be denied their joy. And exuberance this evening. What a wonderful occasion. What a wonderful experience. And the kingdom knows exactly how to celebrate. And celebrate they will. Al Nasser. The champions. Of 2026. But boy it's been sunrise.