Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi romp is going swimmingly in personal terms, but he probably didn’t expect to be looking up to Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Portugal’s favourite son has scored 15 times to fire himself to the top of the Saudi Pro League net-buster charts but a glance at the league table darkens the mood.
Al-Nassr, the club he signed for on a £175million-per-season deal with ascendant ambitions – catapulting them into the global conversation – are second in the league and seven points off Al-Hilal’s pace.
Not bad at all. Yet the concerning thing for Ronaldo is that whatever he conjures – be it stunning a 40-yard lob or clinical hat-trick – is but a drop in the ocean compared to the all-encompassing domination of Al-Hilal.
Al-Hilal’s form in all competitions makes for some exquisite reading – 15 wins in a row and 23 matches unbeaten in all competitions.
