Cristiano Ronaldo 'happy to be back on pitch'; shares pics from friendly against Messi’s PSG

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo kicked off his footballing career in Saudi Arabia for Saudi All-Star XI in a friendly exhibition match against Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint Germain on Thursday at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh. In his very first appearance in the gulf nation, Ronaldo found his place on the scoresheet twice during the nine-goal thriller.

While the French unit clinched a 5-4 victory, the game unquestionably was a special one for Ronaldo who stepped onto the ground for the first time after the Qatar World Cup. On Friday, he dropped some snapshots from the memorable fixture on his personal Twitter handle with the caption reading, “So happy to be back on the pitch, and on the score sheet. And, nice to see some old friends.”

So happy to be back on the pitch, and on the score sheet!! And nice to see some old friends!