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Ronaldo's Champions League match postponed due to missile danger

The game of Al-Nasra and Neftchi from Ferghana in Riyadh began an hour later due to the announced alarm. Military later reported intercepted ballistic missile

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Ronaldo's Champions League match postponed due to missile danger

The match of the Saudi “An-Nasra”, for which Cristiano Ronaldo plays, with Fergana “Neftchi” in Riyadh began with an hour delay.

The Asian Champions League game was supposed to start at 21:15 GMT, but shortly before it began, the General Directorate of Civil Defense of Saudi Arabia warned of a possible danger.

Later, the Saudi-led coalition reported the destruction of a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis in the direction of Riyadh, Reuters writes.

Ronaldo started the match in the starting lineup.

“An-Nasr” holds the second match in the tournament, in the first team defeated “Al-Ain” from the UAE on September 15 with a score of 0: 4.

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