Messi Neymar Mbappe PSG and the Riyadh All-Stars were defeated on Thursday night by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Where Ronaldo scored twice, got punched eleven times, and completed numerous step-overs. The answer was there. An echo of noise echoes around a stadium after a jump, a spin, and a landing.
As Ronaldo suits up for Al Nassr, we are likely to see many more of these iconic celebrations. Messi’s presence on the pitch might make this one a little sweeter.
During a chaotic friendly between the Riyadh All-Star XI and Paris Saint-Germain, Ronaldo scored twice and the French club won 5-4. Despite both teams fielding full lineups, Ronaldo and Messi would always be the focus of thousands of eyes in the stadium.
Ronaldo contributed by successfully converting both of his goals, and he also used his usual arsenal of moves in addition to some maybe exaggerated antics. All in all, Ronaldo performed what could be regarded as a classic late-career effort.
In a nine-goal Saudi All-Stars-PSG friendly, Ronaldo and Messi enjoy the reunion
After their most recent on-field reunion, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were beaming, and “old friends” posted encouraging messages on social media.
- PSG took on the Saudi All-Star XI.
- The goals include two all-time greats.
- There is only respect between the two.
In an exhibition match against an All-Star XI from the Saudi Arabian Pro League. Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona locked horns once again, with 12 Ballons d’Or between them.
Despite recently joining Al Nassr, Ronaldo was part of the home team, scoring his first goal since arriving there. For PSG, 2022 World Cup winner Messi scored in an action-packed 5-4 thriller played out in Riyadh, with the French champions eventually coming out on top.
The caption of Ronaldo’s Instagram post, which featured a pic of him with Messi prior to kickoff, read:
“So happy to be back on the pitch, and on the score sheet! “It’s always nice to see old friends!”. Messi, meanwhile, shared a short video of himself embracing Ronaldo in the tunnel prior to kick-off. Being noe no animosity between the pair despite their many years spent turning out for Barcelona and Real Madrid on opposing sides of a fierce Clasico divide.
Before the game, Messi receives an embrace.
There is a mythology surrounding Messi and Ronaldo’s rivalry. There is mutual respect between them, despite not commenting on each other much. Even though Ronaldo commented that they “may have dinner together someday” during the Ballon d’Or ceremony in 2019. The two do not appear to be particularly close.
Before kickoff, it was nice to see two of football’s greatest players smiling and hugging each other. Of course, Messi had more reason to be pleased in the opening stages as he completed a beautiful PSG play inside three minutes, giving his team a 1-0 lead.
Additionally, CR7 was good friends with Kylian Mbappe, the teenage PSG forward who looked up to him. The former Real Madrid teammate Sergio Ramos. Ramos was caught on camera laughing with CR7 in the tunnel. Even the biggest stars may set aside their differences and develop solid friendships. As CR7 has maintained relationships with his former teammates despite their intense competition.
