Maybe what our friend @onecall123 meant in his post, was describing the last 15 matches that Al Hilal played without defeat. and of course, being invincible is unrealistic. because, it doesn't describe something real. In fact, there are still at least 19 matches that must be played by all the teams competing in this League.
Well, in football it doesn't mean that the team that has more control over ball possession can be said to perform better. In that match, Al Nassr had no more opportunities than Al Hilal, in fact they had a big chance. Al Hilal with 6 big chances, while Al Nassr only had 1 big chance. Likewise with missed opportunities, Al Hilal far more than Al Nassr.
In this situation, I try to speak neutrally without taking sides with either team. In football, there are patterns, tactics and strategies. Previously, I predicted that Al Nassr would have more control over the match and yeah that proved to be the case. However, there is a scenario that could have been intentional by the Al Hilal coach. It could be, if they let that scenario happen, to look for loopholes in the system implemented by Luis Castro. I can refer as I say based on statistical, although what I say does not confirm anything and is just a personal assumption.
Well, returning to the point I said above, this competition actually still has a lot of matches left. and, there are many possibilities that could happen in the next matches. This does not mean that Al Nassr has lost the opportunity to compete for the league trophy this season.
No doubt about that, having high ball possession can be worthless when there is no creativity to generate chances out of it. I agree with you. I only wanted to say that Al-Nassr wasn't inferior, but they lacked the ability on that day to get through the defense despite having Ronaldo in their team. Usually he is the guy who takes responsibility and tries something and having high ball possession is a good precondition for him to also create chances maybe for himself if possible.