On January 19 French champions PSG will to take on a collection of all-star players from Greedy Williams Jersey the Saudi Pro League's two major Riyadh-based clubs as part of a months-long festival in Saudi Arabia's capital city.The match is set to pit longtime rivals Lionel Me si against his old nemesis Cristiano Ronaldo in what could potentially be their last meeting on the field.Me si, who plays for PSG, is expected to take part in the match. Ronaldo, who , has yet to debut for his club but will captain the All-Star squad to play in this friendly match.The Sporting News brings you an overview of what exactly this match is and how it came to be.MORE: Riyadh Season is a state-sponsored entertainment and sports festival put on by the Saudi government which takes place acro s the nation's capital at some point during the winter, usually between October and March.Started in 2019, the inaugural Riyadh Season went from October through January with the nation pulling in 10 million combined visitors to the event. It featured 12 different "zones" acro s Riyadh that , including car shows, restaurant pop-ups, fairgrounds, and plenty of other shows, including sporting events such as WWE Austin Seibert Jersey .The 2020/21 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Riyadh Season , lasting the full season and featuring a larger area and new events such as a video game festival and a Pitbull concert.The 2021/22 event was also meant to feature the first PSG visit as the French side was to come and play the Al Hilal / Al Na sr All-Stars, in what would have been the first of an annual friendly match. However, it was eventually postponed due to COVID-19 related restrictions.MORE: As mentioned earlier, the Riyadh Season Cup is an annual match between PSG and the Riyadh All-Stars that's played during Joe Schobert Jersey the heart of the Riyadh Season festival.The first of the matches was originally scheduled to take place in January 2022, but it was postponed by a year and now happens to feature a Lionel Me si vs. Cristiano Ronaldo showdown that will capture the imagination of football fans around the globe.During the typical European season some leagues around the continent take a brief break after the holidays before resuming play and this Riyadh Season Cup is designed to fall in that window.However, given the men's World Cup that took place in December, European leagues are forced to slam fixtures together to complete their schedules, meaning there was little time for the friendly. However, PSG to complete the friendly, reportedly earning more than 10 million , and therefore had to Britton Colquitt Jersey fit it into their already tight schedule.MORE: Who owns Al Na sr? The PSG team is due to injury: Nordi Mukiele (hamstring), Marco Verratti (quad), and goalkeeperLucas Lavallee (hamstring). DefendersPresnel Kimpembe(Achilles) and Nuno Mendes(muscle) have been out for several weeks with injuries.Meanwhile, the Riyadh All-Star squad will be managed by former River Plate bo s Marcelo Gallardo and will feature 22 players combined from the two teams leading the Saudi Pro League standings: Al Na sr and Al Hilal. The side will be captained by Cristiano Ronaldo, who was recently signed by Al Na sr.PSG Riyadh Season Cup squadPositionNo.PlayerGK99Gianluigi DonnarummaGK1Keylor NavasDF2Achraf HakimiDF4Sergio RamosDF5MarquinhosDF14Juan BernatDF/MF15Danilo PereiraDF31El Chadaille BitshiabuMF8Fabian RuizMF17VitinhaMF18Renato SanchesMF28Carlos SolerMF33Warren Zaire-EmeryMF35Ismael GharbiFW7Kylian MbappeFW10NeymarFW30Lionel Me siFW44Hugo EkitikeFW37Ilyes HousniMORE: Riyadh All-Star XI Joel Bitonio Jersey squadThere are 11 players each from Al Na sr and Al Hilal on the squad, including 14 of the 22 players from Saudi Arabia with several having represented their nation at the FIFA World Cup.PositionNo.PlayerClubNationalityGKAmin BukhariAl Na srS. ArabiaGKMohammed Al-OwaisAl HilalS. ArabiaDFSaud AbdulhamidAl HilalS. ArabiaDFAli Al-BulaihiAl HilalS. ArabiaDFJang Hyun-sooAl HilalS. KoreaDFKhalifah Al-DawsariAl HilalS. ArabiaDFAli LajamiAl Na srS. ArabiaDFAbdulelah Al-AmriAl Na srS. ArabiaDFAbdullah MaduAl Na srS. ArabiaDFSultan Al-GhannamAl Na srS. ArabiaMFAbdullah OtayfAl HilalS. ArabiaMFMohammed KannoAl HilalS. ArabiaMFAndre CarrilloAl HilalPeruMFMatheus PereiraAl HilalBrazilMFLuis GustavoAl Na srBrazilMFAbdullah Al-KhaibariAl Na srS. ArabiaMFSami Al-NajiAl Na srS. ArabiaMFTaliscaAl Na srBrazilMFPity MartinezAl Na srArgentinaMFSalem Al-DawsariAl HilalS. ArabiaFWCristiano RonaldoAl Na srPortugalFWMou sa MaregaAl HilalMali .- (@SaudiNews50)