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Cristiano Ronaldo has gone viral after being spotted giving himself a pep talk before hitting a free-kick straight into the wall.
Footage shared online shows Ronaldo, 40, talking to himself as he waits to take the shot in the 96th minute of Al-Nassr's King's Cup defeat by Al-Ittihad on Tuesday.
But the free-kick proved to be a huge disappointment as the Portuguese superstar smashed his effort straight into the wall.
It is not clear what Ronaldo was saying but one fan claimed online that he repeated the phrase: 'You will score.'
The incident came towards the end of the King's Cup clash, with Ronaldo's side being dumped out of the competition by their 10-man opponents.
Karim Benzema, Ronaldo's former Real Madrid team-mate, opened the scoring before Angelo Gabriel equalised on the half-hour mark.
Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted giving himself a pep-talk before a late free-kick in Al Nassr's defeat by Al Ittihad
Al-Ittihad ensured they went into the break with the lead as Houssem Aouar put them 2-1 up on the stroke of half-time.
Benzema's side were reduced to 10 men in the second half when Ahmed Al Julaydan was sent off.
Ronaldo had a glorious chance to level not long after. He ran through on goal but tried an audacious chip and his tame effort was easily gathered by the goalkeeper.
And Ronaldo's men could not capitalise on their one-man advantage as they crashed out of the tournament, prolonging the ex-Manchester United star's wait for a major trophy in Saudi Arabia.
Ronaldo's only honours since making the stunning move to Al-Nassr came when they won the Arab Champions Cup in 2023 - although it is considered a friendly competition.
