Paris Saint-Germain, Messi's former club and the team that won the Champions League final only a few weeks ago, contained one of the game's greatest players at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and routed Inter Miami 4-0 in the round of 16.

Lionel Messi’s Club World Cup ended with a crushing PSG victory against Inter Miami in Atlanta, where the MLS side were completely outclassed by the European champions. The unmarked Joao Neves headed PSG in front from a free kick after six minutes,

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,