A match with Ronaldo but set a sad 'record', with only... 3,000 spectators

This was the first leg of the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the only goal to help Al Nassr beat Al Feiha 1-0 on February 15 away, to secure their chance to advance before the second leg on February 22.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal to help Al Nassr beat opponent Al Feiha 1-0

But in the empty stands, only 3,111 spectators came to watch.

Al Nassr Club fans (yellow shirts) outnumber home team fans

However, despite Ronaldo's presence, the match still did not attract fans of Al Feiha Club (ranked 14th in the Saudi Pro League, Saudi Arabia) to come and watch. Meanwhile, the away team Al Nassr had about 2,500 fans following to support their team, which seemed to overwhelm the home team.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) match attendance statistics show that a total of only 3,111 spectators attended. This is considered the match with the lowest attendance in the history of the AFC Champions League.

"Cristiano Ronaldo is playing and look at the number of spectators coming to the stadium. Where is the influence?", wrote a user on social network X. "Is the AFC Champions League and Cristiano Ronaldo's reputation enough to attract viewers?", asked another user on social network X.

In the Saudi Pro League, although from the 2023 - 2024 season there will be the presence of a series of world- class stars, many matches will still take place in the empty stadiums. Fans in Saudi Arabia only focus on watching at the stadiums of big clubs such as Al Nassr, Al Hilal or Al Ittihad.

Therefore, to create great attraction, the Saudi Pro League needs to have more solutions to attract fans to the stadium. In addition, even Cristiano Ronaldo is not attractive, because his recent bad actions with Al Hilal fans have made a part of Saudi Arabian fans dislike the Portuguese player.

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