N’Golo Kante Embarrassed by Alex Telles As They Lose to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr

• N'Golo Kante endured a torrid evening on Boxing Day against Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr
• Kante's side lost the Saudi league match 5-2 to lose further ground in the title race
• Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane each got a brace in the dominant win

N'Golo Kante was outdone by a sublime piece of skill from Alex Telles during a Saudi Pro League match on December 26.

Both players were in action when Kante's Al-Ittihad welcomed Al Nassr at the Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane each scored twice to power Al Nassr side to a 5-2 victory. Anderson Talisca got the other goal for the Knights of Jahd, with Abderazzak Hamdallah's brace proving to be a mere consolation.

Al-Ittihad were reduced to 10 men after former Liverpool midfielder Fabinho was sent off in the 66th minute. It was an all-round poor showing for the plethora of stars assembled by Al-Ittihad, with Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante equally having an off night.

Percy Tau and Al Ahly to test themselves against the might of Benzema and Kante at Club World Cup

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Telles' skill on N'Golo Kante

The former was left for dead by Alex Telles during a tussle in the 38th minute near the corner flag. The former Manchester United fullback used a piece of skill to go around the World Cup-winning midfielder in exquisite fashion.

The former Chelsea midfield kingpin responded by fouling Telles and conceded a foul. Here is a video of that incident.

This heavy result comes a few days after they were equally torn apart by African Champions Al Alhy in the FIFA Club World Cup final quarterfinals. Karim Benzema's early penalty miss came back to haunt them as they lost the game 3-1.

The result takes Al-Nassr to 43 points on the Saudi Pro League table, seven behind league leaders Al-Hilal. Al-Ittihad are in sixth place with 28 points.

Ronaldo, Benzema hug ahead of SPL clash

Sports Brief also reported that a video of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema sharing a warm embrace moments before Al-Ittihad's clash against Al-Nassr has warmed hearts online.

The two Real Madrid legends reunited during the Tuesday night Saudi Pro League clash staged at Prince Abdullah AlFaisal Stadium.