Cristiano Ronaldo says he "no longer cares" about being the best player in the world and is focused on helping his team-mates.
In the AFC Champions League Elite group stage on Monday, Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia defeated Al Rayyan of Qatar 2-1, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the game's winning goal. Due to a viral ailment, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner was unable to participate in Al Nassr's first-ever 1-1 tie against Al-Shorta of Iraq two weeks ago. He had a goal disallowed on Monday for offside, but with 14 minutes left in Riyadh, his effort into the top corner proved to be the game-winning goal.
For the second straight game, Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia defeated Al-Wasl of the United Arab Emirates 2-0 thanks to a goal from Riyad Mahrez, who also scored his first goal of the season. The Algerian striker, who came to Jeddah from Manchester City in 2023, had been having trouble staying healthy.
After barely three minutes, Mahrez scored the first goal. Runner Roger Ibañez found him with a long pass, and he scored from inside the area. Seven minutes before halftime, he paid it forward when Ibanez firmly headed his corner home. In other matches, Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan and Tehran rival Persepolis drew 1-1, while Al-Sadd of Qatar defeated Esteghlal of Iran 2-0.
The 1-1 draw with Real Madrid at the Metropolitano on Sunday was suspended midway through the second half by referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer -- minutes after the visitors had taken the lead through Éder Militão -- after items including lighters and plastic bottles were thrown towards Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
The referee paused the game for an initial 10 minutes, and play halted for around 20 minutes in total, while the crowd were warned to cease the behaviour, or the match would be definitively suspended.
On Monday, Atlético stated that "the club has made the decision to permanently expel the person identified yesterday by the police, in collaboration with our security department, involved in the throwing of objects during the derby." "Our security department continues to work with the police to identify the rest of those involved in the throwing of objects, who will be permanently expelled as soon as they are identified," the organization added. Simeone, Koke, and Atlético defender José María Giménez spoke to supporters behind the goal during the play-time suspension, and they saw that two people in the audience were wearing balaclavas.
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