Koulibaly Chooses Peace Over Violence During Heated Game, Bullies Al Nassr Players Except Ronaldo

• Kalidou Koulibaly went viral for his antics during Al-Hilal's game against Al-Nassr in the Saudi Super Cup
• Koulibaly bullied the opposition players with his sheer size, but appeared to leave Cristiano Ronaldo alone
• Ronaldo was sent off in the game for elbowing Ali Al-Bulayhi, which sparked a scuffle between the teams

Kalidou Koulibaly knows who to pick fights with and who not to.

The Senegalese defender is going viral on social media for his actions during a scuffle between his Al-Hilal side and Al-Nassr players.

The animosity between the two sides escalated when Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in the 86th minute for elbowing Ali Al-Bulayhi.

Al-Bulayhi attempted to stop the Al-Nassr captain from taking a quick throw-in when Ronaldo lashed out.

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The Portuguese star was already on a yellow card, but was shown a straight red for the incident, talkSPORT reported.

With Al-Bulayhi writhing on the ground in pain, his teammates, including Koulibaly, rushed to assist him and push away Al-Nassr’s stars.

The Senegalese star used his strength to bully some opposition defenders, but surprisingly left Ronaldo alone, even though CR7 was the root of all the problems.

Respect between Ronaldo and Koulibaly

One reason why the defender didn’t pursue Ronaldo is their mutual respect.

The Portuguese superstar previously showed his support for the Senegalese star when he was racially abused in Serie A. Ronaldo, who played for Juventus at the time, asked for education and respect after the incident, Bleacher Report noted.

Koulibaly has also shown his respect for the former Real Madrid star, praising him for showing faith in Saudi Arabian football.

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Sports Brief reported that Ronaldo was shown a straight red card for his violent conduct in the Saudi Super Cup semi-final.

Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr side trailed 2-0 to Al-Hilal when the Portuguese star struck Ali Al Bulayhi, and he was given his marching orders.

Sadio Mane would grab a late goal for Al-Nassr, but it was a case of too little, too late, as Al-Hilal booked their place in the final.