Riyadh – Brazilian superstar Neymar asked Lionel Messi for permission to take the penalty he received during the match against the Riyadh XI team. PSG were awarded a penalty in the last minute of the first half. A video of Neymar talking to Messi after receiving the penalty came out. Neymar, who took the penalty kick with Messi’s permission, made a mistake.
The star’s kick was saved by the Saudi team goal keeper Muhammad Aloways. Messi, Cristiano and Kylian Mbappe scored in a friendly match as French giants PSG defeated Riyadh XI 5-4.
Riyadh XI has lined up the players of Saudi clubs Al Nasr and Al Hilal for the friendly match against PSG. Al Nasser star Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his debut match in Saudi Arabia with a double.
In the match where all the superstars were in the first eleven, Messi started the goal chase in the 3rd minute. Messi gave PSG the lead from Neymar’s assist. In the 34th minute, Cristiano equalized with a penalty. PSG took the lead again in the 43rd minute through Marquinhos’ goal, but Cristiano drew the Riyadh XI level in first half injury time (45+6).
In the second half, Sergio Ramos (53′), Kylian Mbappe (60′) and Hugo Ekitike (78′) scored for PSG and Jang Hue Soo (56) and Andersen Taliska (90+4) scored for Riyadh XI. PSG played with 10 men after Yoan Bernet was sent off in the 39th minute.
English Summary: Neymar has seen asking permission from Lionel Messi to take penalty for PSG