PSG have agreed on a friendly against a side between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr, a side the Portuguese recently signed for. On January 19, a duel would be played that could mark the end of a struggle that marked modern football.
A confrontation that marked an era: Lionel Messi against Cristiano Ronaldo . It is one of the greatest rivalries in football history. Centimeter by centimeter, goal by goal and record by record, the two footballers have faced each other on many occasions, forging each other and achieving a career at the level of the greatest in the sport.
Although they have also been measured on numerous occasions, both when the Portuguese were wearing the Manchester United, Juventus and White House shirts, as well as the Argentinian with culé, the most repeated matches have been in El Clasico. Played in La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Champions League, the most important duel in Spanish football was the most representative event of the fight.
With the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in Arab football it looks like the estrangement from top-flight football would give way to an end to the rivalry. It is also to think of the possibility that they clash at the level of the selection since the continuity of the Transandean in the Albiceleste after winning the World Cup is common knowledge while the competitive character of the Portuguese is recognized, but it is impossible to anticipate a confrontation between the two due to the doubt as to how long they will play to represent their country.
The last chapter
However, a final duel between the two could take place. Paris Saint-Germain have scheduled a friendly match for January 19 in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. . The Parisian cast will face a combination of footballers from the two most successful teams in the country: Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr. The latter is the team where Cristiano Ronaldo will play at the end of his career, or at least for the next two and a half years.
This was confirmed by Achraf Ben Ayad, a journalist from the Saudi region . This was to be held in early 2022, but the Covid prevented it. The virus canceled the event, like so many others, but opened up the possibility of playing this long-awaited match.
The final details of the duel have yet to be ironed out, but this may be the last chance to see the two stars go head-to-head. The meeting of an absolute commercial nature is gaining strength, especially if we take into account the relevance of bringing together Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to end their rivalry.
In this line, After the arrival of the Portuguese in Arab lands, it is not excluded that the match will be played exclusively between PSG and Al-Nassr to focus clearly on the struggle between the teams captained by the two stars that marked the history of a generation of footballers.
It will no longer be for goals, trophies or records. The exhibition match will have a symbolic connotation and will close a rivalry that has measured the two main references of modern football of this century.
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