Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan had an ‘incredible’ evening on Thursday as he met football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in Riyadh. The players took part in PSG and Saudi All-star XI match at the King Fahd International stadium. Amitabh tweeted about his special evening on Friday morning.
Amitabh Bachchan took to his Twitter account to share his thoughts. “'An evening in Riyadh' what an evening .. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mbape, Neymar all playing together .. and yours truly invited guest to inaugurate the game .. PSG vs Riyadh Seasons .. Incredible !!!” he wrote.
The actor's fans were amazed at the video he shared from the game. “The GOAT of Bollywood meeting the GOATs of Football world,” wrote one. “We all proud of you Amit ji. Your modesty and your dignity is something to learn. They are so lucky shaking the hands of the best actor in the world,” wrote another.
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The video showed Amitabh Bachchan walking in with match officials to the stadium and meeting each and every player. He shook hands with Messi, Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar. Kids standing next to the football stars were also amazed to see the actor on field.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo each scored in an eventful 5-4 Paris Saint-German victory over Saudi All-Star XI. Thursday's game was the first match-up between the two football titans since 2020 and the 37th time in their careers. It could be the last time that they meet on the pitch. Ronaldo and Messi now have each scored 23 goals when facing each other though Messi leads with 17 wins in the series to Ronaldo's 11.
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Amitabh Bachchan was last seen in the family entertainer film Uunchai along with Anupam Kher, Parineeti Chopra and Boman Irani.
