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FANS have been left gobsmacked by the dressing room Cristiano Ronaldo had to play in at Al-Nassr on Friday.

Nassr faced a trip to Al-Fateh, who have not received the same cash injection from the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) that Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli.

While Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick, his side had to deal with a dodgy dressing room3

While Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick, his side had to deal with a dodgy dressing roomCredit: Getty
Fans wee shocked by the state of the Al-Fateh dressing room3

Fans wee shocked by the state of the Al-Fateh dressing roomCredit: beIN Sports
Ronaldo is used to far more plush surroundings

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Ronaldo is used to far more plush surroundingsCredit: Getty

A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick and Sadio Mane brace saw Al-Nassr triumph 5-0 over Fateh, who sit ninth in the Saudi Pro League.

It wasn’t just the scoreline that demonstrated the gulf in class between the sides – with fans being horrified at the quality of the dressing room at the Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Stadium.

A series of red conference-room style chairs were plopped onto a white tile floor that looked more like a 1980s kitchen than a professional dressing room.

And Ronaldo‘s team-mate’s kits looked to have been carelessly plopped on the top of each chair in scenes akin to Sunday League football.

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Fans reacted to the threadbare dressing room on Twitter, with one saying: “Thought the Saudi League was rich.”

Another wrote: “This is non league football.”

A third fan wrote: “MLS >”

While a fourth appalled Twitter user wrote: “Were they having a children’s party before the game?”

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Another joked: “Ronaldo getting changed in a conference room there.”

A final person wrote: “Oh Ronaldo…. The places you have fallen to..”

But fans were also quick to point out that Ronaldo’s own dressing room was a far cry from the surroundings at Al-Fateh.

Al-Nassr’s home dressing room at the Al-Awwal Park is amply spacious, complete with plush seats and a stylish design on the walls and ceiling.

Al-Nassr will play Al-Shabbab at home this evening at 7pm British time, and their players will no doubt be grateful to return to their home dressing room comforts.

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