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Al-Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo collided with Al-Hilal defender Ali Al-Bulayhi during the Saudi Pro League match on Friday evening.
Ronaldo was less than impressed with what he perceived as a play by Al-Bulayhi and pretended not to hear as his opponent pounded away at him.
Former Liverpool and Bayern Munich winger Sadio Mane, one of Ronaldo's Al-Nassr teammates, was also seen sarcastically clapping Al-Bulayhi.
Al-Bulayhi was later sent off in the closing stages of the match after receiving two yellow cards.
However, Ronaldo was left hugely frustrated as Al-Nassr suffered a 3-0 defeat to their title rivals.
Al-Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo clashed with Al-Hilal's Ali Al-Bulayhi during Friday's match
Ronaldo thought Al-Bulayhi, who was later sent off, went down too easily after a challenge
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The result means Al-Hilal are now seven points clear at the top of the table.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic had given Al-Hilal the lead before former Newcastle and Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic then scored a brace.
At half-time, when the match was still goalless, Ronaldo sarcastically blew kisses at Al-Hilal fans who taunted him with chants of 'Messi'.
Ronaldo and Al-Nassr will hope to bounce back in their next league match at home to Al-Riyadh. Before that, they will face Maldives' Istiklol in the AFC Champions League.
So far this season, Ronaldo has scored 18 goals in 20 appearances for Al-Nassr in all competitions, while providing nine assists.
Former Liverpool and Bayern Munich winger Sadio Mane sarcastically clapped hands with Al-Bulayhi
Ronaldo was left extremely frustrated as Al-Nassr suffered a 3-0 defeat to the league leaders