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SG vs Saudi All-Star XI LIVE!
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi meet for potentially the final time on a football pitch as Paris Saint-Germain this afternoon take on the Al-Nassr star and a team of Saudi Arabia’s best players in a friendly clash. Ronaldo has been given the armband as he looks to lead his team-mates from Riyadh’s top clubs to victory against his old rival, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and more.
Ronaldo is yet to play for Al-Nassr since signing a £175million-a-season deal to bring to an end his time at the peak of European football, with his competitive debut lined up for this weekend after serving a ban held over from his time at Manchester United, so today also marks the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s first action since Portugal’s shock World Cup quarter-final exit.
Follow Ronaldo vs Messi LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, with kick-off at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh scheduled for 5pm GMT.
Live updates
GGOOOOOAAALLL!!! PSG 1-0 Saudi All-Stars
3 mins: MESSI!
Neymar clips a ball over the top, the goalkeeper comes out but the finish is coolly placed into the back of the net!
2 mins: A big cheer for Messi’s first touch as PSG look threatening early on. He’s flanking Mbappe the central striker with Neymar wide left.
Kick-off!
It’s PSG vs Saudi All-Stars… Messi vs Ronaldo… and plenty more besides!
A big team photo
Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos gleefully link arms for the pre-game photograph of the two teams. Great to see.
Pre-match formalities continue
As expected the Saudi line-up features Anderson Talisca, Luis Gustavo, Jang Hyun-Soo and Moussa Marega.
Time for the Saudi national anthem!
Countdown to kick-off
Pyrotechnics and a drone display getting the crowd warmed up for tonight’s game.
Ronaldo back in that No7 shirt, too.
Ronaldo all smiles
Lots of friendly handshakes in the tunnel before Ronaldo and Marquinhos, tonight’s captains, led out their sides.
Here come the players!
PSG vs Saudi All-Stars is coming up…
Lots of Argentina flags in the crowd
Al-Nassr shirts, French flags, Argentina flags, Ronaldo placards… very cosmopolitan!
Countdown to kick-off
The players are back in the dressing room as a hype man gets the crowd excited for the friendly.
We look to have a full house in the Saudi capital.
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