Cristiano Ronaldo is yet to make his debut for Al-Nassr due to a two-match ban he received while playing for Manchester United.
The Portuguese forward received the ban after an investigation concluded into a video where Ronaldo was filmed knocking a phone out of the hand of a young fan last season. Due to FIFA rules, this ban carried over to his new club.
However even though Ronaldo has not made his debut for Al-Nassr or played in the Saudi Pro League yet, he will be bestowed an honour this week.
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Lionel Messi's Paris Saint-Germain side are on a mid-season tour of Saudi Arabia this month as the team looks to get fit again during the winter break.
They will face a Saudi Arabia All-Star side on Thursday 19th and Ronaldo will captain the side, despite only just arriving in the country. Of course, the forward's name precedes him and it shows that Saudi Arabia want to position the player as the face of the league.
But when is kick-off time, where can you watch it and what happened last time the pair met? Let's take a look:
When is kick-off?
Date: Thursday 19th January
Time: 17:00 GMT / 12:00 ET / 09:00 PT
Location: King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown on the beIN Sports network. However those who are not subscribed or not able to will be able to watch it on social media, as PSG will stream the fixture there as well as on their own video platform, PSG TV.
What happened last time Ronaldo and Messi met?
The rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo is legendary, with their clash in El Classicos drawing hoards of viewers from around the world during the late 2000s and the early 2010s.
However, this will the first time that Messi and Ronaldo have faced each other since Juventus played Barcelona in the Champions League group stages in December 2020. Juventus came out 3-0 victors on the night with Ronaldo scoring two penalties.
Ronaldo will be hoping for a repeat result on Thursday. The 37-year-old will be joined by Salem Al-Dawsari, who scored the winning goal in Saudi Arabia's 2-1 victory over Argentina in the World Cup, becoming the only team to beat the eventual World Champions.
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