Cristiano Ronaldo came up against his old nemesis, Paris St. Germain’s Lionel Messi in a friendly and the French side was victorious on Thursday.
Having recently joined Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr, the Portugal skipper led the Riyadh Season XI but they narrowly lost the encounter via a scoreline.
Despite losing the match, Ronaldo netted twice and Jang Hyun Soo, as well as Talisca, found their names on the scoresheet.
However, the French Ligue1 giants were clinical and scored through Messi, Marquinhos, Sergio Ramos, Kylian Mbappe, and Hugo Ekitike to clinch the victory.
Ronaldo also headed to social media to react to the match, saying it was a wonderful experience to return to the field of play.
“So happy to be back on the pitch, and on the score sheet!! And nice to see some old friends,” he tweeted.
Social media users reacted to the match and some were pleased to see the two football greats coming up together once again.
@Shawnifee said:
“We’ve enjoyed about 20 years of your and Messi’s dominance and it was good to see you both back on the football pitch. Greatness!”
@A_Alfreh wrote:
“You are the best player in the world.”
@Daniel Kibet commented:
“It’s funny how you and Messi love each other yet your fans fight each other all the time. Maybe you two should make a joint video asking your fans to respect you both.”
@Justin wrote:
“The last time we watch Messi Vs Ronaldo end of the most magical era in football history. No matter who you support both have had a great impact on the sport.”
@Arvind Bishnoi said:
“Cristiano Ronaldo… The greatest there is…The greatest there was…The greatest there ever will be…”
@Saad Alsahab reacted:
“How lucky we are in a week, we watched most of the Spanish and Italian superstars, Christian Ronaldo, Messi, Mbappe, and Neymar, and this is all in Riyadh.”
Main Image: Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo/Twitter
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