Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi share the same fate at the club when both superstars were eliminated from the continental arena.

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On the morning of January 5, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr lost 2-3 to Kawasaki Frontale in the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite (Asian Cup C1). The Saudi Arabian team was eliminated. This means that Cristiano Ronaldo is at high risk of going empty-handed this season.

Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score in the loss to Kawasaki Frontale. He had a great chance late in the match when he faced and beat the goalkeeper. However, the Portuguese superstar’s strength was no longer good enough to finish when the defender rushed in to block.

Al Nassr were eliminated from the Saudi Arabian King’s Cup in October last year. The team is currently third in the Saudi Pro League (Saudi Arabia’s national championship). In theory, Ronaldo and his teammates still have a chance to catch up with the leader Al Ittihad, who are eight points behind with five rounds left in the season.

In the US, Lionel Messi also experienced a similar situation to Ronaldo this morning. The Argentine superstar and Inter Miami lost 1-3 to Vancouver Whitecaps in the Concacaf Champions Cup semi-finals.

Messi’s team got off to a flying start at home. Luis Suarez set up Jordi Alba to open the scoring in the ninth minute.

However, in the second half, Inter Miami conceded 3 goals and lost 1-3. Combined with the 0-2 loss in the first leg, Lionel Messi and his teammates were eliminated with a final score of 1-5.

This is Inter Miami’s third consecutive loss. In the last five matches, the team has only won one. During this period, Messi has not exploded. He has just gone through four consecutive matches without scoring or assisting, despite playing all the matches without being substituted.