Foul on Ronaldo? Fans troll referee after CR7 ‘punched’ by Navas and scores a penalty in PSG vs Riyadh 11

Cristiano Ronaldo scored from the spot to equalize for Riyadh 11, against Lionel Messi‘s PSG at the King Fahd International Stadium on Thursday. 

Paris goalkeeper Keylor Navas was awarded a yellow card for clipping Ronaldo in the head. The 37-year-old took a hard hit and his face appeared to be swollen. 

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However, he scored a key penalty to take the game to 1-1. 

“The rigged it so bad for Ronaldo lol, had to be a pointless foul and penalty, some things never change,” a Twitter user said. Another wrote, “Has to be a penalty. Keeper took out Ronaldo and got nothing on the ball.” A third stated, “Did Ronaldo just Siuuu a 1-1 equalizer in a friendly?”

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One more noted, “Messi scoring and Ronaldo equalizing with a penalty. Years go on but the story is the same.” Another said, “When you cant call Ronaldo a penalty merchant because your goat won the World Cup with penalties.” A Twitter user commented, “Ronaldo did the SIU after scoring a penalty in a meaningless friendly match. This guy’s level of shamelessness is beyond me.”

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After conceding an early goal, Riyadh Season’s defending has been quite compact as PSG players are having a bit of difficulty getting through them. Messi is controlling the show for PSG with his dribbling and passes, while Ronaldo has also displayed flashes of his mastery. 

There was a good start to the game as both teams were looking for goals. PSG already got one. Ronaldo was also trying to create some problems for Paris Saint-Germain but the French giants were strong at the back with Sergio Ramos and Marquinhos.