King Fadh Stadium, Saudi Arabia. /
In the expected confrontation between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldothe Argentine emerged victorious and his team, the paris saint germaintook the friendly for 5-4 against Riyadh Season XIin what were the first minutes of the Portuguese in Saudi Arabia.
A night of magic, goals and quality was the one that took place at the King Fadh Stadium in Riyadh, where the Riyadh Seasona team that presented a combination of players between the teams of the Al Nassr and Al Hilaland had good flashes to provide a great show.
ronaldo He was already able to score in Arabia, although he has not made his debut, but this match had everything. Great goals, reds, penalties, failures. A truly varied menu.
PSG Match Summary Today
In Riyadh, the football party started very quickly and PSG was winning by minute 2. It was a great play neymar greatly assisted Messiwho stood in front of Mohamed Al-Owais and defined from below to make it 1-0.
Christian He responded for the local team and at 5′, he hit the ball that saved him, Keylor Navaswho at 11′, also took the score from Luis Gustavoin the first two ads of the Riyadh Season.
The Parisians followed and at 15′, neymar he had it in front of Al Owais, a pass from Achraf Hakimi and the Brazilian couldn’t score, who did was kylian mbappe at 24′, which was annulled for being out of place, after receiving a good service from Messi.
The duel continued and at 31′, in a free kick taken by Gonzalo Nicolas Martinezreached the area of psgwhere CR7 he looked for the goal, but took a blow to the face from Navas and scored a penalty. The Portuguese himself took the ball and at 32′ scored his first goal in Saudi Arabia to make it 1-1.
The visitors were left with 10 men for the red to John Bernatwho at 39′ wanted to stop Mohamed Al Dawsari and went to the showers. With 10, the psg made it 2-1 at 42′, when marquinhos diverted a center of mbappe and beat inside the box al owais to return the advantage to the visit, even with one less man.
psg could make the third, after, via VAR, a penalty was scored on neymar in a stomp of Ali Al Bulaihi; the Brazilian himself charged and saved him Al Owais.
This gave life to the team of Christianwho at 45′ made it 2-2 by finishing off with a header and hitting the post, took advantage of the rebound Sergio Ramos cleared badly and very close to Navasfired to pair the electronic again.
In the second half, the psg was rammed by him Riyadh and hyeon soo jang made a shot to the center of the pity martinez and Keylor took the opportunity to make a save and keep the tie.
mbappe he made a shot at 52′ that deflected him al owais and at 53′, Sergio Ramos He returned the advantage to Paris by scoring inside the area, in a good play by Kylian, who scattered two before putting the ball on the Spanish. The taste did not last long, since at 56′, Jang He scored on a corner kick in which he had no score and the electronics made it 3-3.
But Al-Bulayhihit the ball with his hand at 58′ in a shot from Lionel Messi and a penalty was scored for PSG; the ball took it mbappewho at 59′ made it 4-3 with a good shot.
Christian he left the field at 60′ amid applause, and from then on a wave of changes that led to fewer goals being played by both goals. Already with other men, the Riyadh had the tie when at 74′, the Peruvian, Andre Carrilloreceived from Anderson Talisca and crossed his shot too much.
Who did not fail was Hugo Ekitike, who made it 5-3 at 78′ by crowning a good play for speed that he received from midfield; he drove from far into the box and crossed the shot to increase the Parisian lead and make it 5-3.
Final score between Saudi Riyadh XI vs PSG
talisca He scored the last goal of the game with a great goal to leave the score in 5-4 in favor of the Parisian team. He received outside the area, settled down, and from afar released the shot to beat Gianluigi Donarumma.
