It was Lionel Messi's first match facing his former club since he departed for Miami in 2023, and it was mostly one to forget. Miami lost young defender Noah Allen to what seemed like a hamstring injury and he was replaced by Tomas Aviles,

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have been eliminated from the Club World Cup, losing 4-0 to his former club Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 in Atlanta. PSG scored all four goals in the first half.

Joao Neves scored twice as Paris St Germain swept aside Lionel Messi's Inter Miami 4-0 at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday to secure their place in the Club World Cup quarter-finals with ruthless efficiency.