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Ronaldo scores twice as 9-man Al-Nassr defeat Al-Hilal in Arab Club Champions Cup title

Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice - and was forced off injured - as he helped Al-Nassr win their first Arab Club Champions Cup title.

Al-Nassr defeated Al-Hilal 2-1 in last night's final, with Ronaldo's double canceling out Michael's opener for Al-Hilal.

Al-Nassr also saw Abdulelah Al-Amri and Nawaf Boushal sent off, but Ronaldo came to the fore to settle the game.

However, former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ronaldo was carted off with five minutes left following a collision, just two days before his side's Saudi Pro League opener against Steven Gerrard's Al-Ettifaq.

Ronaldo finished as top scorer in the competition, which included the top clubs from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.

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