Messi vs Portland Magic Goal Crazy Assist 17 05 2026

Beckham did not listen to his good friend because number 10, number seven and number nine as well, all focused on the World Cup. Rodrigo de Paul saying this week that he and Lionel Messi have been doing double sessions training together next here on Apple TV. Welcome to Miami, Florida, where the defending MLA, especially on the road, Lionel Messi, Rodrigo de Paul, Luis Suarez, all in the starting 11 for 2024, including the playoffs. Portland has lost more than, but in the previous two MLS seasons, including the playoffs, Miami had 27. Into the cauldron before the game. New stadiums as good as it gets. Can Miami? Lionel Messi has found his form. Nine goal contributions in his last three games. The results, they try to change that today. The Portland Timbers try to continue spoiling the best seat for Miami. Lionel Messi carrying forward still. Luis Suarez clips it to Messi. Brought to you by AT&T. Well, it's that combination again between Suarez and Messi. Brandon, by understanding between each other. But you also have to have the technical ability to pull this play off. You cannot drop off of Luis Suarez. Yards from goal. Put pressure on him. You don't put pressure on him. He's into Suarez over to Messi around Chara. Chara trying to break it up. It's still Messi. It's blocked by Baez. Score goals if we want to compete and win the game tonight. It's a little sloppy, though, from Brandon Baez to lose possession in that moment because it allows Rodrigo de Paul Miami to turn to the ball. More possession, more shots. All of that doesn't matter if you don't take advantage of the chance. Suarez does not allow him to hit that ball over the top and clip it. There for Miami. Leaves for Messi. Bertarame forward to Messi. But he will find their goals. So you have to take advantage of your chances, of your good passages of play. Off of Bassett, a Miami throw. Messi goes short and gets it back. Messi cuts away from Belda. Then away from DaCosta. Miller just sees it out. Slightest of touches from Kamal Miller. That's another corner for Miami. That's an attacking player defending in more ways than a former inner Miami defender, Kamal Miller, defending well in the moment. Coming up big. Now Messi, oh, he was looking. I get there. Lujan does enough. Bassett pressuring Messi. Messi turns away from it. Broken up by Chai to play it quick. That's three big saves for James Pantemis in the first time in Charlotte on July 29th. Tickets are on sale now at MLS. That were given up to Paul in transition. Wasn't really aware of the moments defending tonight. Paul is streaking forward, looking for Messi. Chara was there. Messi still on it. His shot was blocked by Chai. And he knew tonight was going to be difficult. Just kind of shadowing those space. Diego Chara has just been so good for the Portland. A lot of the ball. It's been a fun opening half hour. Miami, 10 shots. Portland with more work on that defensive side. Messi, Suarez, Sokovia. Messi! Messi, who continues his torrent run of form. Into Miami. Goal of the season. One behind. To the challenge. There's it's more agree. Wonderful ball. Messi for a second. Just his head and plays these diagonal balls. He played a ball in the back post and it just. I mean, we showed this in the MLS countdown, didn't we? Yep. When Rod Regal. Messi puts the ball back into play. Depel Messi. Messi to Suarez. Back to Messi. The rest of the world better beware. While he's been publicly indifferent on the World Cup, if you've watched anything over the last three or four weeks, he's ready and the world's ready for the greatest of all time to defend his World Cup title. Bertrami better buy him a drink. Put on a platter as he dances and glides his way. When two nil a goal and an assist from Leo Messi. Bertrami, the goal scorer walks a lot. He's always trying to find spaces. But with the last four or five Miami games that we've done, the World Cup is coming up. This is the penultimate game for Inter Miami before the World Cup. Look at this ball. He looks ready. Wonderful ball. Messi. Oh, nutmegs Bassett. Reguilón, corner for Messi. Now, Rodrigo de Paul and Leo Messi and Messi. Mikael, Messi, Suárez. No, that doesn't. You're going to leave with a clean. By Sermon. Messi's settling. Still Messi. De Paul and Messi. De Paul and Suárez. Two players from Miami right now. Well, nobody stops De Paul and he leaves for Messi. The deflection is sick. Paul disagrees with that decision, so does Leo Messi. Segovia to Messi, to Paul. It all makes it over to Messi. Messi! Nice play, but then to lay it out, to give it, but Sermon defends this well. Messi goes short to Segovia. Segovia to De Paul, back to Messi. Smith back to defend, Messi spinning. Messi! Wasn't strong enough in that, but look at how quickly he can turn. And I said it going in to half-time. Paul, it's not given. De Paul to Messi, to De Paul. Apple TV being in over 100 countries around the world. Four more, never a more obvious choice than Miami's second goal tonight. It's there. Miami takes the corner. Float it to Messi, over to Segovia. His Barcelona career. Today, Ceylon cuts it back to Messi, takes a touch, closed out.