Cristiano Ronaldo's jet lands in Madrid after Saudi departure amid Iran conflict

Cristiano Ronaldo's Bombardier Global Express XRS, registered as LX-GOL, was tracked departing Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Monday evening and arriving at Madrid's Adolfo Suárez Barajas Airport around 1 a.m. local time, per Flightradar24 data cited by Euronews [euronews.com](https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/03/ronaldo-leaves-saudi-arabia-for-spain-after-iran-war-sparks-afc-pause). The nearly seven-hour flight tracked west over Egypt and the Mediterranean.

If Cristiano Ronaldo was aboard, the timing would suggest a response to the escalating Iran conflict. The Asian Football Confederation postponed all West Region Champions League matches, including Al-Nassr's quarter-final against Al-Wasl, after the US embassy in Riyadh was hit by two Iranian drones early Tuesday morning, causing a limited fire and minor damage [mirror.co.uk](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/cristiano-ronaldo-saudi-arabia-jet-36806968). The 41-year-old forward, who recently picked up a muscle injury, lives in Riyadh with his partner and five children.

The flight to Madrid, where Cristiano Ronaldo previously played for Real Madrid, follows a pattern of frequent trips to LEMD — the aircraft's most common destination after Riyadh. The Bombardier Global Express 6500, worth £61 million, has made multiple round trips between the two cities in recent months, as tracked by Celebplanes [celebplanes.com](https://www.celebplanes.com/celebrity/cristiano-ronaldo).