Messi, Ronaldo score as PSG beat Riyadh All-Stars

• Published date: 20 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace in the Saudi All-Star XI's 5-4 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at the King Fahd International Stadium yesterday.

The legendary forward completed a move to Al Nassr recently following the mutual termination of his contract at Manchester United at the turn of the year.

While CR7 is yet to play for Al Nassr due to a suspension being carried over from his time at Manchester United after knocking a phone out of an Everton fan's hand last season, he was able to lace up his boots for the friendly clash with PSG on Thursday evening.

And Ronaldo marked his first game for the Saudi All-Star XIs with a brace in what had been dubbed the 'Clash of the GOATs' against Lionel Messi's PSG.

It was actually Messi who got the scoring up and running in the game, bagging within three minutes of the kick-off before...