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Watch Lionel Messi Upstage Cristiano Ronaldo Inside First Three Minutes Of Saudi Friendly

Thursday's exhibition game in Saudi Arabia was supposed to be all about Cristiano Ronaldo but he was upstaged by rival Lionel Messi early on.

Messi scored after less than three minutes to give Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 lead against a Riyadh XI comprising of players from Al Nassr and Al-Hilal.

Watch that early goal below.

This was Ronaldo's first game since he joined Al Nassr on a free transfer.

Meanwhile, PSG had travelled to the Middle East for a mini mid-season tour.

Having visited Qatar on Wednesday, PSG headed to the Saudi capital and the King Fahd International Stadium to face Ronaldo and Co.

PSG named a strong starting XI, with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar lining up alongside Messi.

It was Neymar's pass that set up Messi for the game's opening goal.

Lionel Messi pictured celebrating after scoring from a free-kick for PSG against Nice in October 2022

Lionel Messi scored the game's opening goal

PSG went on to win the game 5-4, despite playing the entire second half with 10 men after Juan Bernat had been shown a straight red card.

Despite being on the losing side, Ronaldo scored two goals and received a Player of the Match trophy after the final whistle.

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