Cristiano Ronaldo ended his goal drought at the crack of dawn on Wednesday (6), helping Ainas to a 5-1 home win over last year's champions Aaan, making it three wins in a row in the AFC Champions League, and avenging the disappointment of being eliminated from the last eight of the previous edition.

Prior to the match, Ainas had won three consecutive matches, a disadvantage that had been reversed, and today's match was even stronger. Talisker scored in the first five minutes. The Saudi powerhouse's offense came like a tidal wave. After a missed save by the keeper, Shadio Vinny's shot was blocked and C-Ronaldo quickly added the second to end his three-match goal drought. Notably, it was the 908th goal of the Portuguese veteran's career.

On the other hand, UAE team Iaan suffered an unfortunate setback when midfielder Khaddusu scored an own goal, leaving them trailing by three goals in the first half. In the second half of the match, Al Ain intensified their attack and in the 56th minute, midfielder Park Yong-woo's long-distance shot bounced off the goalpost, which was fortunately saved by goalkeeper Bintu to equalize the game.

As the match came to a close, Ainas once again relied on goals from 19-year-old Brazilian Wesley and Talisca to secure a 5-1 victory. With three wins and a draw in four matches this year, the AFC Elite are third in the West Asia region, just two points behind Hilal and Jeddah Al-Ari. After the match, C. Ronaldo took to social media to express his feelings with only the words "big win", and it was clear that he was very satisfied with his performance.

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