Without Ronaldo, Al Nassr still achieves a 5-0 victory thanks to Felix

(Football result) - The win against Al-Khaleej allows Al Nassr to continue leading the Saudi Arabian Premier League.

Al-Nassr maintains its leading position with a 3-point gap over Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League standings after a 5-0 victory against Al-Khaleej, with Joao Felix scoring a brace in the second half and Cristiano Ronaldo still absent due to injury, but his absence did not affect the match.

Felix is currently leading Al-Nassr's attack in Ronaldo's absence, and the Portuguese forward delivered another excellent performance, scoring two goals, assisting one, and driving Al-Nassr's offense, helping Jorge Jesus's team retain the top spot in the championship race with eight matches remaining in the league.

Al-Hilal matched Al-Nassr's winning streak with a 1-0 victory over Al-Fateh, thus maintaining pressure on the leading group. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored the only goal in the 48th minute, securing Al-Hilal's third consecutive league win and ensuring the gap with Al-Nassr remains three points.

Al-Nassr opened the scoring in the 30th minute when Abdullah AlHamddan received a pass and fired a low shot straight into the center of the goal, defeating Anthony Morris at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, allowing the visitors to control the game early before the attack truly exploded after the break.

Eight minutes after the second half began, Aiman Yahya struck a precise shot past Morris to double the lead and open up the game. Then, Felix scored the decisive goal from AlHamddan's accurate close-range pass in the 73rd minute, before scoring again six minutes later following Angelo's assist, allowing Al-Nassr to ruthlessly punish Al-Khaleej.

Felix later became the provider in stoppage time, delivering a clever pass for Angelo to score the fifth goal, completing an impressive one-sided performance, demonstrating Al-Nassr's attacking depth despite Ronaldo's absence, helping the team solidify its leading position after another convincing away display.

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