Cristiano Ronaldo issued a rallying cry to his team-mates after Al-Nassr's shock 3-1 defeat to Al-Raed in the Saudi Pro League.

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• Al-Nassr lose 3-1 to Al-Raed
• Now 12 points behind Al-Hilal
• Ronaldo issues a rallying cry

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Al-Nassr fell to a disappointing home defeat to lowly Al-Raed as goals from Karim El Berkaoui, Mohamed Fouzair, and Amir Sayoud cancelled out Ayman Yahya's strike on Thursday night. While Ronaldo himself was somewhat off colour with some big spurned chances, the 39-year-old called on his teammates to learn from this setback and come back stronger.

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• WHAT CRISTIANO RONALDO SAID

  He tweeted: "Every setback is a lesson for a stronger comeback!"

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The result means Ronaldo's Al-Nassr are a whopping 12 points behind league leaders Al-Hilal with 11 games remaining. The Riyadh-based club are unbeaten in the league this season and if Al-Nassr are to topple them, they cannot afford to drop any more points. They also have to hope Jorge Jesus's side have a collapse in form.

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• WHAT NEXT?

  Al-Nassr are back in action on Monday when they face Al Ain in the second leg of their AFC Champions League quarter-final. Ronaldo's team lost the first leg 1-0 on Monday and will hope to overturn that deficit at home.

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