PSG vs Saudi All-Star XI: See Messi’s happiness after meeting his Amitabh Bachchan, Ronaldo forgot to blink

Riyadh: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were face to face on Thursday night. It was a friendly match, in which Saudi AllStar XI took on French club Paris Saint-Germain. Ronaldo was playing a match in Saudi Arabia for the first time after signing a contract with Al Nasser Club until 2025. Before the match, the emperor of Bollywood and the megastar of the century Amitabh Bachchan met the players. During this, Messi looked giddy after meeting Big B while Cristiano Ronaldo even forgot to blink an eye.

Besides Messi, PSG stars playing on Thursday include France striker Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi, who helped Morocco become the first Arab and African team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup last year in Qatar. I was helped. Ronaldo was joined by Salem Al-Dawsari in the Saudi All-Star team, who scored the winning goal in a sensational defeat of Argentina in the World Cup group stage.

It rained goals in the match, but Paris Saint-Germain, playing with 10 players, won 5-4. The action started with Lionel Messi evading defenders within the opening three minutes and scoring the first goal after a counter-attack by Cristiano Ronaldo who converted a penalty after a foul on PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas. PSG lost a player in the first half itself.

Marquinhos put PSG 2-1 ahead on the brink of half-time, but Ronaldo equalized again shortly afterwards. PSG made a strong start to the second half, with Sergio Ramos scoring a simple tap inside the first 10 minutes.

However, PSG’s celebrations were cut short when Hyon Soo Jang leveled the score. Mbappe also scored for PSG. Eventually the match ended 5–4 in favor of Paris Saint-Germain.