João Félix upstages Ronaldo! Ex-Benfica man bags hat-trick (Video) | OneFootball

Al Nassr are getting ever closer to being crowned Saudi champions after beating Al Shabab 4-2. Jorge Jesus’ side built their victory thanks to a hat-trick from João Félix and another goal from Cristiano Ronaldo. Next comes an important clash against Al Hilal (2nd) on Tuesday the 12th, and if Al Nassr win, they will be crowned champions of Saudi Arabia.

At the 10-minute mark, he found the net against Al Shabab again and gave Jorge Jesus’ team some breathing room. Before half-time, Al Shabab still managed to pull one back through Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (30').

In the second half, after half an hour of preventing their rivals from equalising, Jorge Jesus’ team scored again. Cristiano Ronaldo made no mistake with his shot inside the box and made it 3-1. CR7 reached the milestone of 100 goals in 105 matches in the Saudi league and scored his 971st goal, leaving him just 29 short of the much-awaited 1000.

Despite Ronaldo’s goal, which gave Al Nassr a sense of security for five minutes, Al Shabab pulled one back again, this time through Al Bulayhi (80'). Al Nassr’s victory was only sealed in the closing moments when João Félix stepped up once more. - The former Benfica player had already scored in the previous match.

This season, playing for Al Nassr, João Félix - valued at €25 million - has already made a total of 44 official appearances: 31 in the Saudi League, nine in the AFC Champions League Two, two in the Saudi Arabia Cup and another two in the Super Cup. In the 3,512 minutes he has spent on the pitch, the Portuguese forward has recorded 26 goals and 17 assists.

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