Previously, Al-Nassr club also lost to Celta Vigo 0-5 on July 18. Cristiano Ronaldo once said: “European football today has lost a lot of quality, only the English Premier League still retains its value, that tournament is still above all. The Saudi Pro League has now also surpassed the Turkish, Dutch, and MLS (USA) leagues”.
The Portuguese player’s assessment is based on the number of stars from Europe who are rushing to join clubs in Saudi Arabia recently, as well as the fact that longtime rival Messi has just moved to Inter Miami Club (USA).
However, contrary to the assessment from Cristiano Ronaldo, this player’s Al-Nassr club in European training matches cannot compare with teams like Celta Vigo or the latest Benfica, when they both succumbed with a different score.
According to MailOnline : “Benfica or Celta Vigo have both shown a superior level compared to Al-Nassr club with Cristiano Ronaldo and rookie Brozovic playing. In the match against Benfica, Cristiano Ronaldo played for 84 minutes, but did not leave a significant mark. Even this player was repeatedly overtaken by Benfica’s veteran player in the Di Maria phase.”
Di Maria, Goncalo Ramos (2 goals) and Schjelderup were easy goalscorers for Benfica to beat Al-Nassr, while the team’s equalizer from Saudi Arabia was scored by Khalid Al-Ghannam.
On social networking sites such as Twitter, many users cite Cristiano Ronaldo’s underestimation of European football along with recent Al-Nassr club results for comparison. Many people also said: “Al-Nassr Club is about to meet PSG on July 25 and Inter Milan on July 27, the strongest teams in Europe. At that time, will Cristiano Ronaldo still underestimate European football if the Saudi club fails again”.
