Messi meets PSG after Miam's group victory in the club World Cup round of 16

Messi meets PSG after Miam's group victory in the club World Cup round of 16

According to CNN stands before a return to his former association Paris Saint-Germain 2: 2 played against the Brazilian Club Palmeiras and thus achieved the round of the last 16 im Club World Cup

exciting game with a dramatic end

Gates of Tadeo Allende and Luis Suárez Miami seemed to secure the second victory in the group phase. However, the Palmeiras players Paulinho and Maurício managed to compensate for the game in the last 10 minutes and thus to secure an important draw, which also brought Palmeiras to the knockout round.

The way from Palmeiras to the knockout round

Palmeiras now meets another Brazilian opponent, Botafogo in the round of 16. Both Miami and Palmeiras ended the group phase with five points, with the Brazilians wining the group due to their goal difference. The Portuguese Club Porto and Egypt's Al Ahly left the tournament.

on the performance of the team proud

Javier Mascherano, the Inter Miami coach, commented on the game: “If someone had told me before the tournament that we would show me such a performance against such teams. I would have signed immediately. I thank the team, the boys, all players, because they gave more than 100 percent. be."

The only MLS team in the round of 16

Miami is the only team of the Major League Soccer (MLS) that could qualify for the knockout round, while Seattle Sunders and Los Angeles FC have already left the tournament.

PSG and the return of Messi

The European champion PSG, in which Messi played between 2021 and 2023, reached the knockout round with a convincing 2-0 victory against the SUNDER. The goals scored Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Achraf Hakimi.

another meeting

There is another confrontation in the round of 16 because the Miami team with Messi, Suárez, Mascherano, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba meets their former coach Luis Enrique, who led her to a historical triple near Barcelona in 2015.

"This success is great for the club, and now we have to compete against a very strong PSG team," said Alba. "We competed well in all three games. Now we are talking about the Champions of Europe. We know many of their players and the coach - under whom I was lucky to play - and I have always said that he was the best in the world."

The goal: with the best performance

"As soon as the game begins, it is about playing at eye level, trying to beat them, and why not? Football is unpredictable - let's see how far we can get."

Atlético Madrid is left out

In the meantime, Atlético Madrid was eliminated despite a 1-0 win over Botafogo. The Spanish team ended the group phase with six points together with the Brazilians and PSG in Group B, but was left behind due to the goal difference.

an exciting draw in group A

In Group A, Porto and Al Ahly played a gripping 4: 4 draw, which was crucial for both teams to have a chance to get on. Al Ahly was about to win a historical victory over the European opponent, but Pepê equalized for Porto one minute before the end.

PSG will play against Inter Miami in the round of 16 on Sunday.