Cristiano Ronaldo’s first game since move to Saudi Arabia sent fans into raptures, including Georgina Rodriguez
It was the the French champions who ran out, though, in an entertaining clash as Ronaldo came up against long-time rival Lionel Messi.
The Argentine maestro broke the deadlock with just three minutes on the clock but Ronaldo was not to be upstaged by the newly-crowned World Cup winner and responded by scoring a brace and picking up the Man-of-the-Match award.Kylian Mbappe, Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos and Hugo Ekitike were on target for the Ligue 1 giants, while Hyun-Soo Jang and Anderson Talisca joined the Portuguese forward on the scoresheet for the Saudi XI.
His signature ‘SIUU’ celebration caught the attention of the watching crowd at the King Fahd International Stadium and that of partner Georgina. A blissful Rodriguez posted a video of the Al-Nassr forward performing the iconic goal celebration to her 45 million Instagram followers accompanied by a heart and a star emoji.
If Ronaldo’s debut was anything to go by, then it appears the five-time Ballon d’Or winner still has plenty left in the tank despite his move to the Middle East.
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