Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar Kylian Mbappe shared a touching moment with Cristiano Ronaldo on the field during the clash against Riyadh XI. The Parisians won the game by a scoreline of 5-4 with both Ronaldo and Mbappe getting on the scoresheet for their respective teams.
Lionel Messi opened the scoring for the Parisians in the third minute. He was set up by a spectacular pass from Neymar.
Ronaldo, however, earned a penalty for his side in the 34th minute. The Portuguese's former Real Madrid teammate Keylor Navas fouled him inside the penalty area. Ronaldo made no mistake from the spot.
Navas, however, left a mark on Ronaldo's face with his inadvertent punch. Kylian Mbappe went to check how severe it was. Fans were delighted to see the beautiful moment.
Mbappe has long been known as a huge admirer of Ronaldo. He has never shied away from admitting that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner was his idol growing up.
More drama unfolded as the game went on. Juan Bernat was sent off in the 39th minute. Marquinhos, meanwhile, once again gave the Parisians the lead in the 43rd-minute mark.
Ronaldo equalized yet again in the 45+6 minute. After his initial towering header rebounded off the post, Ronaldo smashed home from close range to level proceedings.
Sergio Ramos gave PSG the lead at the start of the second half in the 53rd minute after being set up by Mbappe. After the Riyadh Season Team scored another equalizer in the 56th minute, Mbappe made it 4-3 from the penalty spot in the hour mark.
Ronaldo came off the pitch at 4-3 and both sides scored one each after that. The match ended in a 5-4 win for PSG.
In a match full of moments to savor, fans enjoyed the heartfelt instance between Cristiano Ronaldo and PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe the most.
Few fans claimed that Mbappe has never shown affinity at this level toward his club teammate Messi. They added that Ronaldo means the world to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot winner.
Here are some of the best reactions across Twitter:
A brace against PSG marked a good start to Cristiano Ronaldo's career in Saudi Arabia
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It has been a while since Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr. However, the game against PSG marked his debut as a player in Saudi Arabia. A brace against the defending French champions is certainly a result that he would take.
Ronaldo had a disappointing showing at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar as he managed only one goal in five games. Moreover, he was relegated to the bench once the knockouts started. Portugal's journey in the tournament eventually came to an end at the hands of Morocco in the quarter-finals.
Ronaldo is set to make his Al-Nassr debut against Ettifaq on Sunday, January 22.