The highly anticipated friendly match of the year between Cristiano Ronaldo star Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal against Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi ended in a shower of goals.

After the final whistle, the Parisians triumphed with a “satisfactory” score of 5:4, and the 69,000 spectators who filled the “King Fahd International Stadium” in Riyadh saw another unique performance of two superstars who left their “mark” on the world football stage. over the past 15 years.

In a really good game, perhaps in the final CR7 ‘duel’ with Messi (with the two aces embracing warmly), Paris took the lead in the 3rd minute with a goal from the Argentinian after Neymar’s pass.

The mixed Al-Nasr/Al-Hilal equalized in the 34th minute thanks to a well-placed penalty from Ronaldo (who made his unofficial debut in Saudi Arabia), which was won by Keylor Navas himself, who made an ill-timed exit and found the Portuguese ace with his fist. on the face.

The French were reduced to ten men in the 39th minute after a direct send-off from Bernat, who knocked down his opponent in a four-on-four format, but in the 43rd minute they again took the lead with Marquinhos after a cross. from Mbappe…

In the 45th minute, Neymar missed a penalty (rebounded by Al Owais), and in the 6th minute of stoppage time, Ronaldo equalized again with a close shot, after his first effort (head) hit Navas’ left post.

In the second half, both teams continued to score goals and spectacularly. In the 53rd minute, Paris made it 3-2 with Sergio Ramos, but Yang Hyun-soo equalized again in the 56th minute to make it 3-3.

In the 59th minute, Paris earned a second penalty from the hands of Al-Bulai after Messi’s kick, and Bappe did not miss a penalty for the French team 4-3, and in the 78th minute, the 20-year-old Ekitike with a race … half of the field and a great finish made the score 5-3. The final touch in the match was made by Taliska, bringing the final score 5:4 in the 4th minute of stoppage time.

Cristiano Ronaldo was replaced by Mateus Pereira in the 61st minute, and a minute later (62′) Christophe Gautier, in turn, removed Messi from the field, replacing Ayman Curry.

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