Al-Nassr missed out on qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite, as Al Fateh twice came from behind before stunning Cristiano Ronaldo and company with a 96th-minute winner in the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n Al-Nassr went into the final matchday of the campaign needing a win to have any chance of overtaking Al-Hilal to finish second and take the final qualification place.<\/p>\n Their hopes had been reinvigorated on Sunday, as they were awarded three points for a recent 2-1 loss to Al-Orouba, who were found to have fielded an ineligible player.<\/p>\n But they finished with a defeat despite twice taking the lead through Ronaldo and Sadio Mane. Ronaldo arrived unmarked at the far post to nod in a 42nd-minute opener, though Matias Vargas drew the hosts level with a close-range finish in first-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n Having missed a pair of glaring chances, Mane tucked Nawaf Bu Washl\u2019s right-wing centre home to put Al-Nassr 2-1 up in the 75th minute.<\/p>\n However, Mourad Batna\u2019s wonderful free-kick dragged Al Fateh level in the 81st minute, causing Al-Nassr to throw players forward in search of a winner.<\/p>\n They were caught out in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time, with Matheus Machado drilling home at the second attempt after his initial shot was blocked back to him. <\/p>\n BREATHE. pic.twitter.com\/7zzzh43KUG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) May 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Ultimately, even a victory would not have been enough to overtake Al-Hilal, who beat Al-Qadsiah 2-0 thanks to goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.<\/p>\n Mitrovic found the bottom-left corner with a 25th-minute penalty to put them ahead, then Milinkovic-Savic sealed the points with a neat finish across goal in the second half.<\/p>\n Al-Hilal finished as runners-up, five points clear of Al-Nassr, with fourth-placed Al-Qadsiah two points behind Stefano Pioli\u2019s team, who go into the AFC Champions League 2.<\/p>\n Champions Al-Ittihad, meanwhile, signed off with a 1-0 victory over Damac, with Steven Bergwijn clipping a finish over Florin Nita in the 72nd minute.<\/p>\n Reigning AFC Champions League Elite champions Al-Ahli, meanwhile, finished fifth after beating Al-Riyadh 1-0 via a 16th-minute penalty from Ivan Toney, the England international\u2019s 23rd league goal of the season.<\/p>\n At the bottom, Al-Okhdood staved off relegation via a penalty from Mohammed Naif Saleh Al Jahif in the 15th minute of second-half stoppage time, with Al-Wehda going down courtesy of a 2-1 defeat to Al-Ettifaq, who scored a 96th-minute winner via Vitinho.<\/p>\n Admin is SHOOK @ALAKHDOUD<\/a> are safe with the last shot of the #RoshnSaudiLeague<\/a> season https:\/\/t.co\/163C5mjjvC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UddbGP0cCJ<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.soccernews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/SN\/images\/300x250_HR.gif\")
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