“Respect Us” – Al Hilal’s Ali Al-Bulayhi Reveals Confrontation With Lionel Messi After Trashing Cristiano Ronaldo During Al Nassr Game

In the last few days, Al Hilal star Ali Al-Bulayhi has made headlines for his altercation with Cristiano Ronaldo during the Riyadh derby. However, this is not the first time. The Saudi defender also got into an argument with Lionel Messi during their FIFA World Cup match in Qatar. Now, months later, the 34-year-old has revealed the contents of his conversation during the confrontation.

In the end, Saudi Arabia did win the historic match against the Argentina national team. Whereas, for the South American team, this was their last loss in the FIFA World Cup.

Ali Al-Bulayhi recalls his argument with Lionel Messi

The FIFA World Cup is known for its underdog stories. One such story was the 2-1 win for Saudi Arabia over Argentina. It was a high-octane match as tempers started flowing between both teams. This led to a confrontation between Lionel Messi and Ali Al-Bulhayi. Now, in an interview with SBC, he has revealed their conversation. He said, “I spoke to Messi in Arabic and said, “Listen, even if you play us 3 or 4 times, you won’t win against us until you respect us.” But when I saw Gomez and Di Maria coming towards me, I left.”

This words rang true on that particular night as the Green Falcons dominated Argentina in their group fixture. The win against one of the best teams in the world helped the Saudi national team receive recognition on the international stage. This loss for Argentina turned out to be a perfect reality check for La Albiceleste. In the end, they rectified those mistakes to become the eventual World Cup champions.

Lionel Messi will be thankful that their tournament ended in the right way after getting off to a poor start. Whereas, Ali-Al-Bulhayi even had a confrontation with Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates in the recent past.

Al Hilal’s star also took on Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates

The 34-year-old veteran defender was fully motivated for their match against Al Nassr. He played brilliantly and defended well in the derby to help his team win 3-0. However, his antics again made headlines. The Saudi international ensued in an argument with Cristiano Ronaldo during the match. He remained in the ear of the Portuguese star.

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Ali-Al-Bulhayi did not stop there. After his team scored the second goal in the additional time of the second half, he started trolling Ronaldo’s Al Nassr teammate Alex Telles on the bench. He made taunting and crying gestures towards the bench. Al Nassr’s coaching staff had to stop the matter from escalating further.

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Al Nassr will remember this game for the controversial VAR decisions. However, Ali-Al-Bulhayi and his Al-Hilal teammates will remember this important win. This win moved them 7 points clear of the top. What are your thoughts on the arguments? What did you make of the details involving his argument against Lionel Messi & Co at the World Cup? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.