Cristiano Ronaldo kicked off his 40th birthday celebrations in style, netting twice as Al Nassr cruised to a 4-0 victory over Al Wasl FC in their AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 match at Al Awwal Park on Monday.

Al Nassr bolsters its long-term project following Anderson Talisca's departure to Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce by signing a promising young striker from the Premier League to help Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr defeated the United Arab Emirates' Al-Wasl 4-0 in the AFC Champions League Elite on Monday. The Portuguese star, who turns 40 on Wednesday, notched his 22nd and 23rd goals of the season for the Riyadh club,

Al-Nassr looked the more dominant side right from the off as Stefano Pioli handed Jhon Duran his debut in the AFC Champions League fixture. Duran, who completed his big-money move from Aston Villa to the Saudi Pro League side last week,

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the second goal for Al Nassr in the AFC Champions League match vs Al Wasl. Just two days before turning 40 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo is still celebrating goals at the professional level.

Portuguese star's high-scoring form in Saudi Pro League could help Al-Nassr - bolstered by a new striker - to their first continental title Cristiano Ronaldo turns 40 on Wednesday but is showing few signs of slowing down as he prepares to lead Saudi club Al-Nassr against Al-Wasl in the Asian Football Confederation's Champions League Elite.