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The Argentine great encounters a few familiar faces with a quarter-final spot on the line
Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami vie for a quarter-final place at the Club World Cup as Lionel Messi faces his former club in Atlanta.
Messi spent two seasons in the French capital before making the move across the Atlantic, helping PSG to back-to-back titles but missing out in the Champions League. With the continental crown now claimed by the club, they will set their sights on more silverware in this expanded competition which has dealt with plenty of challenges and criticism through the group stages.
There will be plenty of familiarity in both camps, with Messi sure to encounter a few friendly faces and PSG manager Luis Enrique likely to enjoy a chance to catch-up with his 2015 treble winners. Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets were all part of that brilliant Barcelona side along with their Argentine star – can they cause a shock to get one over their old boss?
Follow all of the latest from the round of 16 clash with our live blog below.
Absolute domination.
PSG lead 4-0 at the break, with there no way back for a far inferior Inter Miami side.
It’s four!
Barcola puts it on a plate for Hakimi, whose first effort is saved onto the bar, but it falls fortuitously back to his feet for him to roll into the net.
It really is now just a case of how many for PSG.
45 mins: Wonder what’s going through this man’s mind…
It goes from bad to worse for Inter Miami!
Substitute Aviles was already booked 30 seconds after coming on, now he has an own goal to his name as the PSG cross ricochets off him into Ustari’s net.
This game is over.
43 mins: Weigandt joins Aviles in the book as he barges Mendes over the touchline as the Portuguese threatens to break away.
Doesn’t seem he has any other way of stopping him.
The Parisians double their lead – and it’s a disaster at the back for Miami!
They’re robbed of possession again when ticking it about the back-line, and this time they’re punished, with Fabian Ruiz unselfishly putting it on a plate for Joao Neves to tap in!
A ruthless passage of play, and Inter Miami are now in a world of trouble.
34 mins: OFF THE LINE! Nuno Mendes breaks in behind, rounds the keeper and goes to finish, only for his shot to be cleared off the line by a body in pink!
The flag goes up afterwards, but the defender wasn’t to know that.
Crazy to think Mendes, a left-back, is the one making those runs through the middle. That’s Luis Enrique for you.
32 mins: If Inter Miami get into half-time at 1-0 down, they should be ecstatic.
31 mins: It’s just constant PSG pressure at the moment.
Luis Suarez had to drop into defensive midfield to try and get Inter out once they eventually won possession, with PSG conceding a foul.
However, the press is just too much to handle as the French giants reclaim the ball once play is restarted, with a clever move ending in Fabian Ruiz’s effort that floats just over.
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