Al Nassr vs PSG

It will be Ronaldo's first game since joining Al-Nassr last month in a deal that will see him earn £175m-a-year, and Ronaldo has already been handed the ...

[lucrative offer on the table from Al-Hilal](/sport/football/article-11627373/Lionel-Messis-agent-dad-Jorge-rumoured-Saudi-Arabia-discuss-son-joining-Al-Hilal.html), with the Saudi side eager to sign him this summer in a move that could re-ignite his rivalry with Ronaldo. [Cristiano Ronaldo](/sport/cristianoronaldo/index.html) will captain a Saudi All-Star XI team against [PSG](/sport/teampages/psg.html) in their friendly match on Thursday. Cristiano Ronaldo will CAPTAIN Saudi All-Star XI in their friendly against Lionel Messi's PSG on Thursday - in what will be the 37-year-old's first game since signing a £173m-a-year deal with Al-Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo was the first to leave LaLiga Santander, doing so in July 2018, before, three years later in August 2021, Lionel Messi did the same.

Now, it's 2023 and, in Saudi Arabia, two of the best players in the world will meet again. [PSG](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg.html) in a friendly match taking place this week. [Lionel Messi](https://www.marca.com/en/football/lionel-messi.html) did the same. Viewers in the United States, therefore, will have to utilize the BeIN Sport service to tune in to Cristiano Ronaldo's first game in Saudi Arabia. [The million-dollar bid to meet Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg/2023/01/14/63c2a4ddca4741322a8b4595.html) [Another Messi vs Cristiano to kick off 2023: Will it be the last meeting?](https://www.marca.com/en/football/2022/12/31/63b027c4ca47415d658b45c3.html)

Former Manchester United attacker Cristiano Ronaldo will play his first match on Saudi Arabian soil later this week.

He has missed the Saudi Arabian side's last two matches through suspension, which came as a result of him smashing an Everton fan's phone last April. [United](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) following his explosive interview with Morgan prior to the World Cup in Qatar, with the forward having criticised his then manager [Erik ten Hag](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag), the club's owners and several of his former teammates. [Ronaldo](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/cristiano-ronaldo) will also captain the All-Star XI against PSG, with the former Real Madrid attacker set to come up against long-time rival Lionel Messi.

Cristiano Ronaldo will make his debut in Saudi Arabia as he captains the Riyadh All-Star XI against Lionel Messi's Paris Saint-Germain.The historic.

Coverage will begin at 7:30pm local time and 4:30pm in the UK. It will kick off at 8pm local time which is 5pm in the UK. The game will be played at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.

This will be the first time Messi and Ronaldo will play against each other since December 2020, when Juventus and Barcelona clashed in the Champions League.

Though Ronaldo completed his move to Al Nassr in the first week of January, he was registered late, because of the league’s rules to register foreign players. This will be the first clash between the two football greats where both are not from European sides. Messi and Ronaldo come into the match with contrasting results, in terms of international football. I’m very happy and very proud,” Ronaldo said at his unveiling at the Saudi side. The friendly between PSG and Saudi All Star XI, featuring greats Ronaldo and Messi, will be played at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. . .