Cristiano Ronaldo reached out to closest rival Lionel Messi after they both clashed at the Paris Saint-Germain and Sauadi Arabia’s All-stars’ friendly game in Riyadh on Thursday night.
Ronaldo posted a photograph of himself embracing Lionel Messi with a message to “old friends”.
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Saudi Arabia All-Stars was made up of Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal players.
Both Messi and Ronaldo scored in the thrilling encounter.
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The match ended 5-4 in favour of PSG and it was Messi who came out on top in the entertaining game.
Ronaldo scored two late first-half goals after Messi opened the scoring in the third minute.
After the game, the 37-year-old tweeted: “So happy to be back on the pitch, and on the score sheet!! And nice to see some old friends!”
The friendly was Ronaldo’s debut in Saudi football since signing for Al-Nassr.
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