The world’s eyes fell on the match that took place this Thursday at the King Fahd Stadium in Saudi Arabia. The land of the Middle East was the scene of a new dispute of Lionel Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo, which appears as the last opportunity to see the stars colliding at the club level. On Saudi soil, it was the PSG de la Pulga the one that surpassed the Riyahd Seasona combination of players from Al Nassr and Al Hilal that the Bug captained.
The expectation was total for the match between the Portuguese and the Argentine, who shared a handshake to the disappointment of the fans who expected a bigger gesture. Although the greeting was shy, none of it was transmitted on the court, where the two scored.
It was Messi who struck first. With barely three minutes into the game, La Pulga took advantage of a Neymar cross and opened the account for PSG. But the Bug would not take long to respond. Half an hour later, Cristiano had a hard clash with Keylor Navas in the area and the match judge awarded a penalty for the Arab team. The Portuguese put the tie from the 12 steps.
Marquinhos put PSG back in the lead at 43′, but the Parisian team would once again have a response from Bicho. At 45’+6, the Portuguese again equalized for the Riyadh All Star. Just three minutes earlier, Neymar missed a penalty and the game ended 2-2 before the break.
Already in the second half, Sergio Ramos scored at 53′ and Riyadh’s Hyn-Soo Jang answered shortly after. Another advantage came for PSG thanks to a penalty taken by Kylian Mbappé, and from there the final advantage of the French team would be paved. Hugo Etikite scored 5-3 and Anderson Talisca would put the final 5-4 for the friendly. However, surely for many the game ended around the 62nd minute, when Cristiano and Messi were replaced in their respective teams.
How was the registration of Messi and Cristiano? The matchup in Saudi Arabia, although unofficial, was the 37th meeting between the two players. With PSG’s triumph, Messi (who had never collided with Ronaldo without the Barcelona shirt) added his 17th victory. Ronaldo, on his side, was left with 11 wins, while nine have been the times they have tied.
This was the PSG vs Riyadh All Star
16:07 | Game over and Messi beat Ronaldo in his last cross!
4:05 p.m. | GOAL for the Riyadh All Stars! Anderson Talisca puts the final 5-4.
15:51 | GREAT GOAL from PSG! Etikite sent himself a run and finished off a cross to make the game 5-3.
15:36 | There are changes at PSG. In addition to Messi, Mbappe, Neymar, Ramos and Navas are out. Enter Hugo Ekitike, Warren Zaire-Emery, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Bitshiabu.
3:35 p.m. | I eat? Marcelo Gallardo makes changes to Riyadh and takes out Cristiano Ronaldo for the entry of Matheus Pereira. At PSG, Lionel Messi leaves for the entry of Ilyes Housni.
3:33 p.m. | More goals! Penalty for PSG and Mbappé scores the 4-3. The Parisians take the lead again.
3:30 p.m. | GOOOOOL from the Riyadh All Star! Goal rain in Saudi Arabia! Hyun-Soo Jang turns 3-3 upside down.
15:27 | GOOOAAAL from PSG! Mbappé outwits the Riyadh All Star defense and crosses to Sergio Ramos, who makes it 3-2 in the match.
3:19 p.m. | The second half of PSG vs Riyadh All Star begins.
3:00 p.m. | With five minutes added, the first half ends. Messi’s PSG and Riyadh All Star go into the break drawing 2-2.
2:59 p.m. | GOOOOOL from the Riyadh All Stars! Cristiano Ronaldo! El Bicho headed and the ball touched the post, but the Portuguese took advantage of the rebound to score again.
2:57 p.m. | Penalty for PSG, but it covers the goalkeeper! Neymar executed for the Parisians, but failed to increase the advantage against the CR7 team.
2:52 p.m. | GOOOL from PSG! The Parisian team once again takes the lead. Mbappé’s cross and Marquinhos scored to make the match 2-1.
2:48 p.m. | Friendly with everything! PSG is left with one less with the expulsion of Juan Bernat. The defender earned the red card for a strong tackle to stop a Riyadh All Stars counterattack.
2:43 p.m. | GOOOAAAL from Riyadh All Stars! Cristiano Ronaldo is not far behind and scores the 1-1 friendly. Messi and CR7 tie!
2:42 p.m. | Penalty for the Riyadh All Stars! Foul by Navas on Ronaldo and the maximum penalty for the Arab team was sanctioned.
2:40 p.m. | This was the greeting of Messi and Ronaldo at the King Fahd Stadium.
2:35 p.m. | Mbappé scored the second for PSG, but the linesman raised the flag.
2:12 p.m. | GOOOAAAL from PSG! Neymar crosses for Messi, who gets into the area and scores 1-0 for the Parisian team over Riyadh All Star.
2:00 p.m. | The match started! Start the PSG vs Riyadh All Star, which may be the last Messi vs Cristiano at club level.
1:45 p.m. | All set for a stellar friendly! This is how teams are made.
Riyadh All Star: Al Owais; Hyun-Soo Jang, Al Ghannam, Al Bulayhi, Abdulhamid; Luiz Gustavo, Mohamed Kanno, Matheus Pereira; Andre Carrillo, Talisca, Cristiano Ronaldo. DT: Marcelo Gallardo.
PSG: Keylor Navas; Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Sergio Ramos, Juan Bernat; Fabian Ruiz, Carlos Soler, Renato Sanches; Neymar, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe.
When do PSG vs Riyadh All Star play?
The PSG faces the saudi combined It is Thursday, January 19 at 2:00 p.m. in Chile in it King Fahd Stadium from the city of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Where to see Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi live on TV?
The match will be broadcast live on ESPNon the following channels according to your cable operator:
ESPN
VTR: 48 (SD) (Stgo) – 843 (HD)
DTV: 621 (SD) – 1620 (HD)
ENTEL: 212 (HD)
CLEAR: 174 (SD) – 474 (HD)
GTD/TELSUR: 84 (SD)
MOVISTAR: 480 (SD) – 884 (HD)
YOU SEE: 508 (SD)
ZAPPING: 90 (HD)
Where to watch the game online and live?
If you are looking for a link to watch the match between Cristiano Ronaldo and the PSG figures live and by streaming, you can do it at Star+.
Cristiano leads the stars against PSG
Like a glove fell this meeting of Arab soccer stars against the Paris Saint Germain. This is because the tour that the Parisians will have was prepared well in advance and before hiring Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr.
This match will also mark the debut of CR7who has not been able to make his team debut, but will be in this friendly with other Saudi soccer figures such as Gonzalo ‘Pity Martínez’ and André Carrillo.
El Bicho will be captain and will have his reunion with Lionel Messi, with whom he animated a duel of several seasons in La Liga between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Today with opposite realities and with the recently crowned Flea World Championperhaps one of the last confrontations between the two will live.
The meeting will also have other PSG figures such as Kylian Mbappe and Neymarwhile the combination of Al Hilal and Al Nassr will be led by Marcelo Gallardoafter his successful stint at River Plate.