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Ryan Dabbs

Will the Riyadh Season Cup be the last time Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo play each other?

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus, Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona and Virgil Van Dijk of Liverpool react during the UEFA Champions League Draw, part of the UEFA European Club Football Season Kick-Off 2019/2020 at Salle des Princes, Grimaldi Forum on August 29, 2019 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Harold Cunningham - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images).

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will play against each other for a 38th time on February 1, when Inter Miami take on Al-Nassr in the Riyadh Season Cup in Saud Arabia. 

Both players are in the twilights of their careers, though, plying their trades in completely different continents and seemingly content with the lack of rivalry following their competitive days at Barcelona and Real Madrid. 

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