Cristiano Ronaldo did not travel for Al-Nassr‘s AFC Champions League fixture against Pakhtakor on Monday amid ongoing security concerns.
The 41-year-old Portugal star was among a number of players left out by coach Ange Postecoglou for the trip to Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
In Ronaldo’s absence, fellow Portugal international Joao Felix netted a brace in a momentous 6-2 win for Postecoglou’s side.
The Australian coach also rested Kingsley Coman and Mohamed Simakan, telling a news conference he had made the decision ‘given the pressure of matches and the amount of travel involved’.
It came a week after Al Nassr’s match at home to Al Wasl was
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