Ronaldo wins 1st title with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr

Reuters/AFP,Riyadh, Aug. 14: Cristiano Ronaldo guided nine-man Al Nassr to their first ever Arab Club Champions Cup title after scoring twice in a 2-1 extra-time win over fellow Saudi side Al Hilal on Saturday at the King Fahd Stadium.

Ronaldo failed to land a trophy last season after his move to Al Nassr, who finished runners-up in the Saudi Pro League, but the 38-year-old scored six times in the tournament to finish as its top scorer en route to the title.

The tournament is played by top Arab clubs in the region and included teams from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.

The star-studded Al Nassr side had many chances to score in the first half with new close season signings Sadio Mane, Seko Fofana and Marcelo Brozovic all denied by goalkeeper Mohammed Alowais.

The game remained scoreless until six minutes into the second half when Al Hilal’s Malcom crossed the ball and found fellow Brazilian Michael, who put his side ahead with a free header.

Ronaldo doubled the lead in the first half of extra time when he pounced on a rebound off the crossbar and headed home with the goalkeeper off his line.

There were concerns, however, when Ronaldo was carted off the field with an apparent injury after a collision in the second period of extra time - just two days before their Saudi Pro League opener against Al Ettifaq.

Kane suffers defeat in Munich debut

Munich: Harry Kane endured a losing debut with Bayern Munich on Saturday when his new team crashed to a 3-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup, just hours after sealing a move from Tottenham.

Dani Olmo was the star of the show, producing a virtuoso performance and scoring a hat-trick in Munich as Kane's dream of clinching his first major silverware was shattered.

Kane came on as a 64th-minute substitute with Bayern already trailing 2-0 with Olmo completing his hat-trick soon after.

The England skipper was largely anonymous but earned the sympathy of Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel.

"I'm just sorry for Harry Kane, he probably thinks that we haven't trained for four weeks," said Tuchel who admitted he was at a loss for words for the German champions' limp performance.

"It's frightening, unexplainable," he said. "It was the case last season and clearly we have completely disintegrated to that frequency again today."

Record England goalscorer Kane joined from Tottenham for a fee in excess of 100 million euros ($109.6 million) earlier Saturday.