Banter is an entertaining staple across sports. But, one could say that it is a rarity in the world of soccer when compared to the UFC. However, recently, an upcoming opponent of Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr has taken shots at the Portuguese and the Saudi Arabian club.

Al Nassr faces Tajikistan club Istiklol in the AFC Champions League on Monday night. Artur Kartakshyan, the Armenian defender of Istiklol, has aimed a dig at Ronaldo and his team. Here’s what he had to say.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s next opponent in Al Nassr’s upcoming AFC Champions League clash aims dig at the club

It’s no secret that Al Nassr has broken the bank to sign the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, and Aymeric Laporte in this summer’s transfer window. But now, Tajakistani club Istiklol’s defender Artur Kartakshyan has commented about what he thinks of Al Nassr’s players.

In a story on his Instagram account, Kartakshyan posted a post that read: “We will play against the #AlNassr club 11 against 11 because they are just bags of money!!!”

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This comes after Al Nassr won their first game in the AFC Champions League by beating Persepolis 2-0. The Saudi Arabian club are top of their group in the competition at the moment and are favorites to win the group. It’s certain Al Nassr will look to their captain Cristiano Ronaldo to score the goals, just like he is doing in the SPL.

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Al Nassr beat Al Ta’ee 2-1 as Cristiano Ronaldo nets winning penalty

Ronaldo was back at it for Al Nassr in their Saudi Pro League game against Al Ta’ee. The Portuguese forward scored a clutch penalty in the 87th minute after his teammate Talisca’s goal in the first half was canceled by Virgil Misijdan of Al Ta’ee in the 79th minute. With the scores leveled, Ronaldo scored the vital match-winning penalty in fine fashion.

Al Nassr have now won 6 games this season in the SPL but have also lost 2 games. Their win against Al Ta’ee now sees them in 4th place in the Saudi Pro League table, just 2 points behind Neymar’s Al Hilal, who top the table.

It seems like the Saudi Pro League is going to go down to the wire all the way up to the last matchday of the season as Al Hilal, Al Ittihad, and Al Nassr are just separated by one point between them at the moment.

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