Cristiano Ronaldo attributed his spectacular Asian Champions League man-of-the-match display to both hard work and the help of his Al Nassr teammates, while rival manager Christophe Galtier labelled the forward “still the best player in the world”.
The Nassr captain, 38, continued his incredible form on Tuesday night, scoring two sumptuous goals and registering an assist in his team’s 4-3 victory against Qatar's Al Duhail in Riyadh.
Ronaldo set up the opening goal at Al Awwal Park with a brilliant back-heel to Brazilian Anderson Talisca, while he grabbed Nassr’s third with superb long-range effort just after the hour.
The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus star got his second on the night nine minutes from time, meeting Sultan Al Ghannam’s cross with a fine left-footed volley to restore Nassr’s two-goal lead.