Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the field with the gleeful chants of “Messi, Messi, Messi” ringing in his ears from delighted Al-Hilal fans who had just watched their Saudi Pro League team beat the Portugal superstar’s Al-Nassr 3-0 in the Riyadh Derby on Friday.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner may have finished on the losing team—Aleksandar Mitrovic scored twice after fellow Serbian Sergej Milinkovic-Savic opened Al-Hilal—but Ronaldo still remains the focus of attention in Saudi Arabian football.