CR7 scores twice, but PSG wins friendly against combined Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal

This Thursday, Paris Saint-Germain won the friendly against Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal, Riyadh All Star, at the King Fahd stadium, in Saudi Arabia, by 5-4. Messi, Marquinhos, Sérgio Ramos , Mbappé and Ekitike did for the French.

The match marked Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut in Saudi football. Despite not wearing the Al-Nassr shirt, the Portuguese captained the team and scored twice. The other goals of the team commanded by Gallardo were Jang Soo and Talisca.

The Parisian team returns to activities for the French Cup, on Monday, against Pays de Cassel.

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Goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi mark the first half

PSG took the lead after three minutes. Neymar found Messi in the area, shot just right and the Argentine hit the middle of the goalkeeper and the opposing defender to open the scoring. Shortly after, Cristiano Ronaldo appeared and Navas made the save. Luiz Gustavo also had a good opportunity and Al-Owais defended.

Then, Hakimi made a good move, crossed for Neymar, who finished, but saw the goalkeeper prevent his goal. Mbappé even scored the second, but it was disallowed for offside at the start of the move. Shortly after, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in Saudi football. The number 7 suffered the penalty from Navas and in the collection, puffed up the net to tie the game.

Before the end of the first half, Christophe Galtier saw his team one down after Bernat tackled Al-Dawsari. However, PSG was not shaken by the expulsion and scored the second. Mbappé crossed in the area and Marquinhos deflected it to the bottom of the goal.

The French team had a chance to make the third, but Neymar wasted the penalty. In injury time, Cristiano Ronaldo equalized. After a cross in the area, CR7 headed the post, Sérgio Ramos was unable to cut it and the ball was left for the Portuguese to swing the net again.

Busy second half and more goals

The pace at the start of the second half continued intense. The Saudi team created two dangerous chances, but Navas saved the first and then Talisca sent close to the French goal. The Parisian answer followed and Sérgio Ramos scored the third. After a good move in the area, Mbappé dribbled the marking and crossed to the defender, who only stretched his leg to score, at seven.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s team equalized again three minutes later. After a corner kick, Jang Soo went up and scored with a header. In the next shot, Messi crossed in the area and the ball hit Al Bulayhi’s hand. The referee then awarded another penalty. This time, Mbappé converted.

The match continued busy and at 32, PSG extended the scoreboard. Ekitike came out at speed, won the scoring and finished to score the fifth goal. In stoppage time, Talisca took chances twice, stopping Navas, first, and then sending it over the goal. Insistent, the Brazilian scored in the last shot, with no chances for the goalkeeper of the French team.

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