Concacaf Champions Cup

FT Wednesday, April 9, 2025
LAFC WLWLL 1
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Inter Miami CF WWLDW 3
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MIA123
2nd Leg - Inter Miami CF advance 3-2 on aggregate · Chase Stadium · 19,609 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi PK seals Inter Miami comeback to oust LAFC from Champions Cup

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF are headed to the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals and it took a dramatic three-goal comeback to get there.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
10
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
8
39.6
Possession
60.4
14
SHOTS
21
9
ON GOAL
9
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
268
Accurate Passes
444
342
Passes
521
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
39
16
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
12
21
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
10
15
Effective Clearances
15
15
Clearances
15

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 3-1

Lineups

MIA · 4-4-2

  1. 19Oscar UstariG
  2. 32Noah AllenCD-L
  3. 37Maximiliano FalcónCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 57Marcelo WeigandtRB
  6. 55Federico RedondoCM-L
  7. 42Yannick BrightCM-R
  8. 8Telasco SegoviaLM
  9. 21Tadeo AllendeRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5MarlonCD-L
  3. 33Aaron LongCD-R
  4. 24Ryan HollingsheadLB
  5. 14Sergi PalenciaRB
  6. 6Igor JesusCM
  7. 8Mark DelgadoLM
  8. 11Timothy TillmanRM
  9. 27Nathan OrdazF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 22Cengiz ÜnderRF

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Ordaz following a corner.
  2. 30' Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  4. 53' Yannick Bright (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamín Cremaschi replaces Yannick Bright.
  6. 61' Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Federico Redondo (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Noah Allen.
  7. 71' Maximiliano Falcón (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Eddie Segura replaces Cengiz Ünder.
  9. 84' Goal! Inter Miami CF 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  10. 86' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Tomás Avilés replaces Telasco Segovia.
  11. 87' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Gonzalo Luján replaces Tadeo Allende.
  12. 87' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Odin Holm replaces Sergi Palencia.
  13. 87' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Olivier Giroud replaces Nathan Ordaz.
  14. 89' Marlon (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+3' Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+5' Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Fafá Picault replaces Luis Suárez.

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