Ronaldo superstar, a festival of goals, a crazy atmosphere… Discover the highlights of the friendly match between Riyad Season and Paris Saint-Germain.
Ronaldo scored a brace against PSG.
A match that kept all its promises! During a friendly match in Saudi Arabia, Paris Saint-Germain won like Team Riyadh Season (4-5), this Thursday. A very lively game between two teams who showed great things.
1. A spectacular encounter! Shorthanded for more than one half, Paris Saint-Germain won against Team Riyad Season (4-5) thanks to goals from Messi, Marquinhos, Ramos, Mbapp and Ekitike against a brace from Ronaldo and goals from Soo then Talisca. 9 goals, the fans present in the Saudi enclosure probably did not expect such a spectacle between these two teams. A beautiful party.
2. Superstar Ronaldo. For his first appearance since the World Cup in Qatar, Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t have to. very involved, the Portuguese striker offered himself a double to allow his team to believe it. More than its performance, it was his mere presence that amazed the local supportersx, who never ceased to cheer him on each of his touches of the ball and his appearances on the stadium screen. Barely arrived, already adopted!
3. A nice atmosphere. The World Cup in Qatar had shown how keen the Saudis were on football. This gala match confirmed this reality a little more. In a packed King Fahd International Stadium (67,000 spectators), the local fans created an exceptional atmosphere. Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar, Mbapp… The occasion was too good not to celebrate this great spectacle as it should be.
4. A beleaguered Parisian defense. If Paris Saint-Germain managed to win, their defense suffered enormously in this part. The full-backs showed disturbing limitswith in particular the direct expulsion of Bernat on a harmless action. Ramos, despite his goal after the break, went completely wide being clearly at fault on the second and third Saudi achievements. There is some bread on a wooden board !
5. Neymar missed a penalty! Considered the best penalty taker in the world, Neymar missed just before the break by hitting too softly to deceive Al Owais, who did not shake. An event for the Brazilian striker, who has only missed 15 of the 89 penalties taken in his career. In Paris, he only lost three times in this exercise ahead of Predrag Rajkovic (Reims), Gautier Larsonneur (Brest) and Alban Lafont (Nantes).
6. Navas, eating and drinking. Appeared only once this season, the Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper delivered an irregular performance. As so often, he was impressive on his line with multiple reflex saves. At the same time, he also showed feverishness in certain interventions, with a completely missed exit which resulted in a penalty for Ronaldo. Good and less good for a player who is not confident.
Match score: 9/10
We didn’t expect much for a friendly match during the season. We finally had a good time with two teams that put on a show and an avalanche of goals. A very pleasant meeting to follow in a beautiful atmosphere with the reunion between Ronaldo and the Parisian stars,
Man of the match: Cristiano Ronaldo (8/10)
But who said that the Portuguese striker was finished? In a team assembled from scratch, the fivefold Ballon d’Or made a good copy. Author of the first equalizing goal on a penalty he obtained, he again snatched the second equalization by scoring in two stages after having imposed himself in the air between Marquinhos and Ramos. Omnipresent in the game, the Lusitanian delighted with technical gestures including a sumptuous little bridge over Soler. Good Ronaldo!
The goals :
– On the left, Mbapp relies on Neymar. The Brazilian striker makes a bright opening above the defense for Messi, who takes advantage of a lack of Al Owais to slip the ball under his legs on his cross recovery (0-1, 3rd).
– On a free kick from the right, Ronaldo is ahead of Navas, who misses his exit by hitting the face of the Portuguese striker. Penalty for the fivefold Ballon d’Or, who places a powerful mid-height strike on the left of the Parisian goalkeeper, yet started on the right side (1-1, 34th).
– On the left, Mbapp is not attacked by the Saudi defense. The French distills a perfect cross for Marquinhos, who alone against Al Owais, places a subtle unstoppable recovery at close range (1-2, 43rd).
– On the left, Abdulhamid crosses into the box for Ronaldo, who takes advantage of the bad positioning of the defense to cross his head on the post. Returning in disaster, Ramos misses his release and leaves his former partner at Real Madrid plenty of time to adjust Navas with his left foot in pivot (2-2, 45th + 6).
– On the left, Mbapp is giving Al Oujami a headache. The French striker puts himself in a central position and finds Ramos in the axis, who with a point-blank recovery, deceives Al Owais low to the ground (2-3, 53rd).
– On the right, Martinez kicks at the corner at the near post. More lively, Soo takes over Ramos and deceives Navas with an unstoppable cross header from close range (3-3, 56th).
– Once again left, Mbapp strikes and crosses back for Messi. The Argentinian striker lands a curling shot that is slowed down by Al Bulayhy’s hand. Penalty for Mbapp, who shoots on the left of Al Owais (3-4, 60th).
– On a clear counter led by Housni and Gharbi, Ekitike is launched in depth on the right. The young striker resists the return of an opponent and crosses his mid-height shot to adjust Al Owais under the bar (3-5, 78th).
– At 20 meters, Talisca is not attacked by the Parisian defense. The Brazilian striker unleashes a heavy shot low to the ground which leaves Donnarumma no chance, beaten on his right (4-5, 90th + 4).
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