Messi and Ronaldo both score in first half in 'battle of the GOATS' 🐐 | OneFootball

Messi and Ronaldo both score in first half in 'battle of the GOATS' 🐐 | OneFootball

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Joel Sanderson-Murray·19 January 2023

Messi and Ronaldo both score in first half in 'battle of the GOATS' 🐐

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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are potentially meeting on a football pitch for the last time … and it took just three minutes for the Argentinian to leave his mark.

The PSG forward raced on to a through ball by Neymar before lofting it past the Riyadh XI goalkeeper and into the bottom corner.

There was no sign of any post-World Cup rustiness as the 35-year-old dropped the ball into the back of the net.

But as inevitable as it was always going to be, Ronaldo found a way to respond in the 33rd minute.

The Portuguese forward was awarded a penalty after being taken out in the box by PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas, and he dusted himself down before slotting the spot-kick away to level the scores.

Ronaldo added a second just before half-time to equalise again after Marquinhos had restored PSG’s lead, this time turning in from close range after his initial header had hit the post.

Both GOATS are dazzling in Riyadh.