Riyadh All-Stars XI vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2023 Club Friendly
· Club FriendlyRonaldo scores 2, Messi 1 as PSG win Saudi friendly 5-4
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi both scored as Paris Saint-Germain beat the Riyadh Season Team 5-4 at the King Fahd International Stadium.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Riyadh ST XI 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
- 6': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Riyadh ST XI) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luiz Gustavo.
- 7': Attempt missed. Luiz Gustavo (Riyadh ST XI) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez.
- 8': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Abdullah Al Khaibari.
- 11': Hand ball by Fabián Ruiz (Paris Saint Germain).
- 12': Attempt saved. Luiz Gustavo (Riyadh ST XI) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 13': Offside, Riyadh ST XI. Mohammed Al Owais tries a through ball, but Moussa Marega is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
- 14': Gonzalo Martínez (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain).
- 15': Saud Abdulhamid (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt saved. Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 16': Hand ball by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 21': Offside, Riyadh ST XI. Moussa Marega tries a through ball, but Saud Abdulhamid is caught offside.
- 25': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 27': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Luiz Gustavo.
- 28': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
- 28': Gonzalo Martínez (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Moussa Marega (Riyadh ST XI) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sultan Al Ghannam.
- 30': Foul by Abdullah Al Khaibari (Riyadh ST XI).
- 30': Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 31': Moussa Marega (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Penalty Riyadh ST XI. Cristiano Ronaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Penalty conceded by Keylor Navas (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Cristiano Ronaldo (Riyadh ST XI).
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Keylor Navas (Paris Saint Germain).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Keylor Navas (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! Riyadh ST XI 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Riyadh ST XI) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 36': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Riyadh ST XI).
- 36': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Ali Al Bulayhi.
- 39': Foul by Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain).
- 39': Salem Al Dawsari (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Juan Bernat (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the red card.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
- 43': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Jang Hyun-Soo.
- 43': Goal! Riyadh ST XI 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 45'+1': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Neymar draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Ali Al Bulayhi (Riyadh ST XI) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+2': VAR Decision: Penalty Paris Saint Germain.
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Penalty saved! Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+4': Foul by Renato Sanches (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+4': Gonzalo Martínez (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Riyadh ST XI) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Riyadh ST XI) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45'+5': Cristiano Ronaldo (Riyadh ST XI) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Saud Abdulhamid with a cross.
- 45'+6': Goal! Riyadh ST XI 2, Paris Saint Germain 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Riyadh ST XI) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Riyadh ST XI 2, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Riyadh ST XI 2, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Marquinhos.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Renato Sanches.
- 45': Substitution, Riyadh ST XI. Ali Lajami replaces Sultan Al Ghannam.
- 45': Substitution, Riyadh ST XI. Talisca replaces Moussa Marega.
- 47': Corner, Riyadh ST XI. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 48': Attempt saved. Jang Hyun-Soo (Riyadh ST XI) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez with a cross.
- 48': Attempt saved. Talisca (Riyadh ST XI) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Lajami.
- 49': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Neymar tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt missed. Talisca (Riyadh ST XI) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luiz Gustavo.
- 52': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Riyadh ST XI).
- 52': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
- 52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mohammed Al Owais.
- 53': Goal! Riyadh ST XI 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 55': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 55': Salem Al Dawsari (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Riyadh ST XI) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Martínez (Riyadh ST XI) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Riyadh ST XI. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
- 56': Goal! Riyadh ST XI 3, Paris Saint Germain 3. Jang Hyun-Soo (Riyadh ST XI) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Luiz Gustavo (Riyadh ST XI).
- 58': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Talisca (Riyadh ST XI).
- 58': Neymar (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 59': Penalty conceded by Ali Al Bulayhi (Riyadh ST XI) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 59': Ali Al Bulayhi (Riyadh ST XI) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 60': Goal! Riyadh ST XI 3, Paris Saint Germain 4. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 61': Substitution, Riyadh ST XI. André Carrillo replaces Gonzalo Martínez.
- 61': Substitution, Riyadh ST XI. Mohammed Kanno replaces Abdullah Al Khaibari.
- 61': Substitution, Riyadh ST XI. Matheus Pereira replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Neymar.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ilyes Housni replaces Lionel Messi.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Timothée Pembélé replaces Achraf Hakimi.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Carlos Soler.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hugo Ekitike replaces Kylian Mbappé.
- 62': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gianluigi Donnarumma replaces Keylor Navas.
- 63': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. El Chadaille Bitshiabu replaces Sergio Ramos.
- 66': Foul by Timothée Pembélé (Paris Saint Germain).
- 66': Salem Al Dawsari (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Attempt saved. Talisca (Riyadh ST XI) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 70': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 72': Attempt saved. Talisca (Riyadh ST XI) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kanno.
- 74': Attempt missed. André Carrillo (Riyadh ST XI) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Talisca with a through ball.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Salem Al Dawsari (Riyadh ST XI) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Corner, Riyadh ST XI. Conceded by Warren Zaïre-Emery.
- 78': Goal! Riyadh ST XI 3, Paris Saint Germain 5. Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Gharbi following a fast break.
- 80': Corner, Riyadh ST XI. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
- 81': Foul by Hugo Ekitike (Paris Saint Germain).
- 81': Saud Abdulhamid (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain).
- 83': Talisca (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Talisca (Riyadh ST XI) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 85': Substitution, Riyadh ST XI. Sami Al Naji replaces Salem Al Dawsari.
- 85': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ayman Kari replaces Vitinha.
- 85': Substitution, Riyadh ST XI. Abdullah Otayf replaces Luiz Gustavo.
- 89': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Riyadh ST XI).
- 89': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (Riyadh ST XI) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by André Carrillo.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Sami Al Naji (Riyadh ST XI) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Talisca.
- 90'+3': Foul by Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+3': Sami Al Naji (Riyadh ST XI) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Goal! Riyadh ST XI 4, Paris Saint Germain 5. Talisca (Riyadh ST XI) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kanno.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Riyadh ST XI 4, Paris Saint Germain 5.
- 0': Match ends, Riyadh ST XI 4, Paris Saint Germain 5.
Statistics
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RXI |
|
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14 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
7 | Saves | 5 |
49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
13 | SHOTS | 23 |
10 | ON GOAL | 11 |
0.8 | On Target % | 0.5 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
2 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
480 | Accurate Passes | 473 |
522 | Passes | 516 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
5 | Crosses | 23 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
19 | Long Balls | 35 |
11 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
15 | Tackles | 21 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
9 | Interceptions | 9 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
14 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Club Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 68,000
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 68,000
Line-Ups
Riyadh All-Stars XI (4-2-2-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
21 | Mohammed Al-Owais (GK) |
5 | Ali Al-Bulayhi ![]() |
20 | Jang Hyun-Soo |
66 | Saud Abdulhamid |
2 | Sultan Al-Ghannam |
18 | Luiz Gustavo |
17 | Abdullah Al-Khaibari |
7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
11 | Moussa Marega |
29 | Salem Al-Dawsari |
10 | Gonzalo Martínez |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Keylor Navas (GK) ![]() |
4 | Sergio Ramos |
5 | Marquinhos |
14 | Juan Bernat ![]() |
2 | Achraf Hakimi |
8 | Fabián Ruiz |
18 | Renato Sanches |
28 | Carlos Soler |
30 | Lionel Messi |
7 | Kylian Mbappé |
10 | Neymar |
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