Two great footballers met in Saudi Arabia, Messi beat Ronaldo
In a friendly match played in Riyadh, Lionel Messi's team Paris Saint-Germain defeated Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi All-Star XI by 5-4
Two of the greatest footballers in the world of football have met for the first and possibly the last time on Saudi soil.
In a friendly match played in Riyadh, Lionel Messi’s team Paris Saint-Germain defeated Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi All-Star XI.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals in his first match in Saudi Arabia while Lionel Messi also managed to score one goal. In this match, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Riyadh All-Star XI by five goals to four after a thrilling encounter.
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Messi opened the account by scoring first, after which Ronaldo scored 2 goals by half time. Both players were substituted after an hour of play.
The center back of PSG also scored 2 goals. The French team played with 10 men for most of the game as their player Juan Bernat was shown a red card for bringing down Salem Al-Dossari.
Mbappe still genius even in a play play match.#Messi #AlNassr #mbappe #neymar #PSG pic.twitter.com/V0itMYnAvi
— Ghostly Spyder (@ghostlyspyder_l) January 19, 2023
According to the British broadcasting organization, this match between two unprecedented players from Argentina and Portugal in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia proves that the influence of the Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia, in football is increasing.
A fan bought a ticket for this friendly match at an auction for 2.6 million dollars. It is also an expression that the center of world football is not Europe and Latin America, but the Middle East is becoming.
T 4533 – “An evening in Riyadh .. ” what an evening ..
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mbape, Neymar all playing together .. and yours truly invited guest to inaugurate the game .. PSG vs Riyadh Seasons ..
Incredible !!!#football #Ronaldo #Messi #AlNassr #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/fXlaw9meeV— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 20, 2023
The Saudi government invested heavily in this competition to get the attention of the world, not only did all the big stars of the football world participated in this friendly match, but the great Bollywood actress Amitabh Bachchan inaugurated this match.
Amitabh Bachchan also shook hands with all the players before the match. Sharing the video of the opening ceremony in his tweet, he wrote in the caption, “What an evening in Riyadh, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mbappe, Neymar are all playing together and you are invited as a guest for the opening of the competition.”, PSG vs Riyad Seasons, Unbelievable! “.
