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Cristiano Ronaldo: Al Nassr captain bites back at Al Hilal fans' 'Messi' taunts

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Al Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo lost his cool during a friendly in Riyadh on Thursday as Al Hilal fans chanted the name of his arch rival Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo, 39, endured a frustrating night as goals from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Salem Al Dawsari settled the tie in Hilal's favour at a packed Kingdom Arena.

Hilal fans peppered Ronaldo with chants of "Messi, Messi, Messi" towards the end of the game, provoking the Portuguese star to cup his hand to his ear and then encourage them to keep singing.

Ronaldo was seen gesturing to another set of Hilal supporters, indicating that he was the one plying his trade in the Saudi Pro League and not Messi.

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