Lionel Messi vs Sporting Kansas City 2024

It's a gorgeous evening in Kansas City, Missouri, fit for a special occasion. On the 28th anniversary of Sporting Kansas City's first ever game, it's back to where it all started, Arrowhead Stadium. And for a good reason, Lionel Messi and Inter-Miami coming to town to take on a returning Alon Polito and Sporting Kansas City. Over 72,000. Here they come. Daniel Shalhouy wearing the captain's armband for Sporting Kansas City today from their academy, a homegrown, in his ninth. The video assistant referee for today's match. And underway at Arrowhead. Out of Miami handled being out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup and now playing this match. Well, this is a good way to start it. Messi takes it off him. Taking that roll. This is taken away by Leibold. Over to Tommy. Tommy! Six minutes in. Sensational from Sporting. If Ruiz and Gomez are always coming short for the ball at their feet. And Jordi Alba for Miami. Messi comes deep to collect. Kind of led to the downfall for them in that match. Wonderful ball from Messi to Gomez! It's all about quickness in eight games, all competitions this year. Here comes Miami again. Didn't see much from Lionel Messi. Didn't see much from Messi. Jordi Alba does well to bring it down. He was looking for that cutback to Messi. Towards the head of Messi! Four Sporting Kansas City jerseys inside the 18. Yet he's still going to find a way to find Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi. This game for Inter-Miami. Another giveaway. Another chance maybe for Messi. It's brilliant from Busquets. Here they come again. Jordi Alba scores! Left it for Messi! Ruiz is inside. Gomez inside. And then Alba comes in behind. Holds on and makes the save. Ends up with Ruiz and Gomez. Messi! Time! Jordi Alba! And then finally, this is good from Kansas City. A gotta miss hits it by Inter-Miami. Messi still has it. Jake Davis. Messi takes it off him. Off of Lionel Messi. And then he gave it away. Even Julian Gressel doesn't even know he's going to be there until Messi plays the ball there. And he's like, oh yeah, that's where you got to be. Now it becomes this game where Messi at times will drop all the way off. Again, Busquets time to orchestrate. Messi leaves. Suarez. Lionel Messi. Into Gressel. 72,000 on their feet because Lionel Messi from about 20. On their feet and arrowhead. Messi! Just wide with Melia sprawling to his left. 72,000 in the building. 68,000. Eric Tommy scores his second goal of the year. The roof of this building is lifted off. In towards Polito. It's going to make its way to Ogana. Ogana sends! Pinches any other way. It's 2-1. Voltaire! With Voltaire coming forward. Now Messi. Now Suarez. And Messi putting it back towards Suarez. It's 2-4. He's been influential today. Lionel Messi as he often is. Alon Polito. Messi. Is this a chance for Miami before halftime? All around the couple. Broken up by Gressel. Now Messi. Under heavy pressure from Radoya who brings him. Into Miami. Way by Miami. Jordi Alba to Messi. Jordi Alba will continue his run. Suarez. And Messi. Trying to get it back to Suarez. Around it. He does get it back. Wagon. Chance to cross. Over Gomez. He almost got there. Makes its way to Suarez! Wagon into Messi. Musquets leaves it for Messi. Sending it over to Jordi Alba. Ruiz. And Messi. Messi! How many chances are you going to give? The greatest of all time. In the first half he was double ways. But more so, where is the run on the ball? Inexcusable. He talked to us about those moments. That the back line, the moment inter-Miami tied the game. Into the near post. Suarez the defensive ender. Tommy Delaney! And here comes Messi. Running at Radoya. Over to Gressel. Ability to do so. But Agata's special. He's good man. He's really good at doing the little things. Manager for the Mexican national team. Tata Martino played seven times. Musquets carries the ball all the way to the halfway line. Now it's Messi. MLS next. Pro to MLS. Messi turning again. Here's Kramaski. Observe. He's done it better than anybody in this game. Gomez takes it off of Davis. Gomez! As the play was unfolding you could hear my commentary. Why play that ball? Again. Gomez cutting it back. Messi. He probably loves it. Here's Agata trying the volley and sending it. Musquets just made the motion. There's no way Jordi Alba can continue. We saw it. The heat map is presented by... They were down 5-1 aggregate. It was over. Take the players off from Musquets. Clean from Musquets. And now finds Messi. And Lionel Messi gave some of the people... Messi will take this free kick to the back post. Nobody... Gets it back. Another pitch invader. And this time with the ball in play. This is ridiculous dude. About where to be.