Live updates from a friendly in Riyadh between Messi's PSG and players from Al Hilal and Ronaldo's club Al Nassr.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will likely match up for the final time as PSG travel to Saudi Arabia to take on the Riyadh All-Stars for a friendly ...
120 mins to kick: Before heading over to Saudi Arabia, the PSG squad trained in nearby Qatar. 105 mins to kick: While PSG trained in Qatar yesterday, some exceptionally funny video emerged as the PSG squad including Messi and some others put Achraf Hakimi in a spin cycle during a drill. The sleeve sports "GOAT" on the end to commemorate the matchup between Messi and Ronaldo. The hosts are the ones on top to start the match, but PSG are in front thanks to Lionel Messi's goal. Kylian Mbappe has the ball in the back of the net but the flag is up to disallow the goal! It's a clear penalty, as Navas comes off his line to challenge Ronaldo in the air, but the goalkeeper comes up completely empty on his punch, instead whacking the Riyadh striker in the face. Then, moments later, Neymar goes down under a heavy challenge in the penalty area. He missed from the spot ๐ฑโ beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) The referee changes his mind after a look at the monitor, and it's a penalty for PSG! Ramos comes flying in to meet the ball, biding his time before pouncing at the top of the six-yard box. A ball into the middle of the penalty area for Lionel Messi pings off the Argentine and hits the arm of Ali Al-Boleahi, leading the referee to award PSG a chance to re-take the lead! PSG!] The stars are off the field, but PSG are still dangerous!
Ronaldo leads the combined Saudi team out. There was a warm embrace with former Real Madrid team-mate Sergio Ramos, with Ronaldo seeming to comment on the ...
Christophe Galtier's team face a difficult Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich next month, the team who beat them in the final of the competition in 2020. But also, if they want to become the next version of the MLS (Major League Soccer). They resume their league campaign against Reims next Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice after Lionel Messi had opened the scoring; Kylian Mbappe and Sergio Ramos also on target but Neymar misses penalty in ...
Poking his tongue out, Ronaldo wheeled away in delight and was mobbed by team-mates at the corner flag. It was about money and it was about showing off power." Watching some of the pictures from Riyadh this evening, there were quite a lot of empty seats. By the end of the first half Ronaldo's cheekbone was bright-apple red but he was all smiles after netting his second goal, smashing in a rebound when his header came back off the post. Neymar then had a weak penalty saved by Mohammed al Owais after he was tripped in the area, and Ronaldo made it 2-2 before half-time when he converted the rebound after his header came back off a post. But his first game in Saudi Arabia was not in Al Nassr colours as he joined a team of all-stars from Riyadh's two big clubs, Al Nassr and Al Hilal, to take on Paris Saint-Germain.
Both superstars and Mbappe were on target in Riyadh as Neymar missed a penalty and Bernat saw red.
After an hour, Marcelo Gallardo opted to withdraw Saudi Arabia's new crown jewel and the Portuguese was afforded an ovation from the crowd. The Frenchman stepped up and illustrated his newfound prowess from the spot by firing past Al Owais. Into the second half and another star name, veteran defender Sergio Ramos, got in on the act. There was even a missed penalty by Neymar and a red card for Juan Bernat -- and that was just in the first half. By this point, things had reached fever pitch at King Fahd Stadium with the fans well and truly getting their money's worth. Next up, it was Brazilian star Neymar's turn from the spot. Dismissals in friendlies are rare which only added to the game's box office appeal as half time approached. Hugo Ekitike even grabbed himself a goal as Les Parsiens sent in some of their kids toward the end and Talisca narrowed the score with a late strike. The moment everyone was waiting for. One of the two star turns for this hybrid friendly, those who had Both superstars scored at King Fahd International Stadium while the match between Paris Saint-Germain and a combined Al Nassr and Al Hilal All-Star XI produced a number of big moments as it finished 5-4 to the French champions. Messi opened the scoring early on, only for Al Nassr's Ronaldo to reply from the penalty spot.
By the end of the first half Ronaldo's cheekbone was bright apple red but he was all smiles after netting his second goal, smashing in a rebound when his ...
The ticker tape poured from the stands as Ronaldo led his team out. Between them they have 12 Ballon dโOr awards โ Messi a record seven, Ronaldo five โ and have won a combined 56 major trophies. Poking his tongue out, Ronaldo wheeled away in delight and was mobbed by teammates at the corner flag. Although his team lost, Ronaldo edged perhaps the final instalment of Ronaldo vs. PSGโs Neymar also missed, from the penalty spot. Ronaldo looked annoyed with his teammates for letting Messi ghost into space.
Cristiano Ronaldo more than played his part in a thrilling friendly match, scoring twice in his first game in Saudi Arabia as Lionel Messi also found the ...
But as he made clear so often in his opening remarks, this was a move with football at its centre. [Neymar](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/neymar) to net the opener in just the third minute. GOAL! Despite Juan Bernat being sent off, it looked as though PSG were set to head into the break with the lead after Marquinhos tapped home from close range. [Cristiano Ronaldoโs](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/cristiano-ronaldo) head, this will be remembered as vindication of his controversial Saudi Arabia move.