Inter Miami secured their place in the round of 16 of the 2025 Club World Cup after drawing 2-2 against Palmeiras, qualifying as second in Group A and undefeated.
The team led by Lionel Messi is the only MLS representative advancing to the next phase, where they will face Paris Saint-Germain, the club where the Argentinian star played between 2021 and 2023.
I am proud of the team and now we will compete against a great team like PSG. It’s great, for me they are playing the best football in Europe, and well, obviously it’s a very difficult match, but we are going to try to compete.
Jordi Alba
Jordi Alba, Inter Miami’s left-back, described PSG as the “best team in the world currently”.
Alba also added:
Why not dream of beating the European champion? It will be very difficult. We know the quality of all the players, and for me, Luis Enrique is the best coach in the world. I know him very well.
Jordi AlbaInter Miami took the lead against Palmeiras thanks to a goal by Tadeo Allende, and then Luis Suárez extended the lead in the 65th minute. The MLS team was close to securing first place in Group A, but two goals in the final minutes resulted in a draw.Undefeated Inter Miami will face Paris Saint-Germain, winner of Group B, Lionel Messi’s former club, in the next round of the Club World Cup.Had they won, Inter Miami would have faced Botafogo in the next round instead of PSG.
We had it all there. For a moment, we could already see ourselves playing against Botafogo, but football is like that: you lose concentration for 15 seconds, 30 seconds, and you pay dearly.
Luis Suárez
Messi will face his former team for the first time since leaving PSG in 2023 to join Inter Miami. In addition, he will reunite with Luis Suárez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, who played under the direction of Luis Enrique at FC Barcelona.
But for me, it’s the best.
Jordi Alba
The match between Miami and PSG will be played on Sunday, June 29th at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
