Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists on social media circulated pictures and video clips of a snapshot caught by the camera lens at the moment the Argentine player, Lionel Messi, looked at the Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The shot that sparked an interaction came during the French club Paris Saint-Germain’s match with the “Riyadh Season” team, which was held on the grounds of King Fahd International Stadium in the Saudi capital, on Thursday, and which ended with Paris Saint-Germain winning 5 goals to 4.
The Parisian team advanced through Messi at the 3rd minute, before the Portuguese star Ronaldo equalized for the Al-Hilal Stars and Al-Nasr team, the result from the penalty mark at the 34th minute.
Despite the dismissal of Spanish defender Juan Bernat in the 39th minute of the first half, the Parisian team managed to score the second goal through Brazilian defender Marquinhos, but the Riyadh season team scored a draw through Ronaldo seconds before the end of the half.
In the second half, Spanish defender Sergio Ramos scored the third goal at the 54th minute, before Al-Hilal Stars and Al-Nassr equalized via Korean Hu Suo Jang at the 56th minute.
French star Kylian Mbappe managed to score the fourth goal for the Parisian team at the 60th minute, before his colleague Hugo Ekteki added the fifth goal for the Parisian team at the 78th minute.
Nujoom Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr concluded the match by scoring the fourth goal through Anderson Talisca in stoppage time.
It is noteworthy that Ronaldo and Messi participated until the 61st and 62nd minutes, respectively, after they presented distinguished levels in this exhibition match.
