Inter Miami's Lionel Messi played in only one Major League Soccer loss in 2024. It was in May, at home, against Atlanta United. Messi makes his MLS playoff debut Friday night — at home, against Atlanta United.
Oct 24, 2024 at 02:30 PM ETFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami's Lionel Messi played in only one Major League Soccer loss in 2024. It was in May, at home, against Atlanta United.Inter Miami, which set the MLS records for most points and best winning percentage in the regular season, gets a big challenge right out of the gate in the playoffs by facing an Atlanta team in a best-of-three Eastern Conference first-round series.
“If I could vote for him, I would have voted for him," Inter Miami defender Julian Gressel said. “Yes, because for me, the MVP stands for the best player in the league. And Leo, is that, by far. You know, there’s other people out there that have the definition of an MVP that maybe makes the team better or that a team can’t live without. In a sense, to me, Leo is that, too.”Friday night will be the first home playoff match in club history.
Messi's arrival midway through 2023 was the big step toward Inter Miami getting to the global stage. The team won the Leagues Cup last year shortly after Messi arrived, won the Supporters Shield this year as the best MLS regular-season team and now goes after the MLS playoff title. Atlanta got to this series by beating Montreal in a wild-card match Tuesday. Its reward: Messi, again.
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