Those nostalgic for the duels between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will smile again. The two men will face each other with their respective clubs in February 2024.
Their last confrontation was not that long ago (January 19, 2023, during a friendly between Al-Nassr and PSG), but since their successive departures from Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have necessarily had much fewer opportunities to meet on a football field. More than a year after meeting for the last time, the two stars of the last twenty years will play against each other again. The month is already set: February 2024.
The exact date, however, remains to be determined. “La Pulga” and “CR7” will face each other during a tournament organized as part of the “ Riyadh Season » organized in Saudi Arabia. Inter Miami and Al-Nassr will notably be there and this Tuesday, the announcement of this reunion, already full of nostalgia, was made on social networks. The event even received its baptismal name: “The Last Dance”. One last dance, at least for the cameras, since Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo still have not said their last word.
The Last Dance
مباراة تاريخية تجمع أساطير كرة القدم رونالدو و ميسي⚽❤️ 🇸🇦
في المملكة ارينا 📌 Feb 2024
It’s the last dance of football greatness! 🏆
Ronaldo vs Messi clash on the pitch.Watch Inter Miami FC… pic.twitter.com/3aHtVGtFQI
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) November 21, 2023
From the public in perspective
Certainly, the eight-time and five-time winners of the Ballon d’Or no longer play in big European teams, but they remain very present in their selections and have not abandoned the idea of shining there during the next world, European or South American competitions. Regardless, this clash at the start of 2024 should attract the curious and football lovers.
