Cristiano Ronaldo
Fans have been elevated by Cristiano Ronaldo's new celebration.

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his stunning long ranger for Al Nassr against Al Shabab by performing a Sujud bow before launching into his signature Siiuuu celebration during his side’s comeback victory. Ronaldo scored the winner for Al Nassr as the Riyadh based club rallied from two goals down to win 3-2 and keep the title race alive as Al Ittihad lead the Saudi Pro League by three points with two games to go.

Al Nassr’s quest for the domestic championship would have been all but over had they lost since the current leaders Al Ittihad narrowly defeated bottom placed Al Batin 1-0. And loss appeared certain as Cristian Guanca’s brace put third-placed Al Shabab up 2-0 after 40 minutes at home against Al Nassr.

Cristiano Ronaldo delights fans with his Sujud celebration

Al Nassr’s Talisca cut the lead in half just before halftime, as Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the team responded almost immediately. Abdulrahman Ghareeb’s close-range goal, after left unmarked in the penalty box six minutes after the interval gave Al Nassr the equalizer.

Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo (Credits: Twitter)

Then, just before the hour mark, Cristiano Ronaldo rolled back the years when he left two Al Shabab defenders in his wake before curling the ball home from the edge of the box to score his 14th goal since moving to the Middle East following the World Cup.

The home crowd erupted in raucous celebrations, which were made even more exuberant by Cristiano Ronaldo’s Sujud. A Sujud is a low bow or prostration made to Allah while facing the qiblah (the direction of the Kabba in Mecca). After that, the 38-year-old celebrated Siiuuu style as is his usual.

With two league games left, the win puts Al Nassr just three points behind Al Ittihad. However, the table toppers will have the opportunity to win their seventh Saudi Pro League championship if Al Nassr slips up at Ettifaq on Saturday. But fans were mesmerized by Ronaldo’s celebrations, which also drew a flurry of reactions on Twitter as follows: