Lionel Messi will line up with a previous team for the first time as Miami beat Atlanta’s Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 games of the club’s World Cup.
So far, Messi, who turned 38 a few days ago, met the club with whom he had met more than 50 appearances in a very unpleasant match between 2021 and 2023.
However, the eight-time Ballon d’Or champion continued the show, which was a performance of his age – most recently he was a dazzling free kick against FC Porto in the group stage.
Despite the possibility of more Messi magic, Miami will start the game as a weak man.
PSG recently won the European title and arguably the best team on the planet, with manager Luis Enrique going to be inspired by forward Ousmane Dembele’s clash to return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The French International suffered limb injuries for his country in the National League, but recently retrained, fitting enough for the bench.
Read on to see how the two teams line up in this interesting game.
The stacking begins now. Vamos Miami👊
watch #psgvmia here: pic.twitter.com/qw6ewk0uej
– Inter Miami CF (@intermiamiicf) June 29, 2025
Paris Saint-Germain Team News
The big team news from PSG camp is that Dembele returns to the team. He could only be on the bench, while Bradley Barcola came in for Senny Mayulu, who finished a deadly first trio that also included Doue Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
The strong midfielders of Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha and Joao Neves are behind them, with the latter four being marshaled by Captain Marquinhos.
Start xi: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Ruiz, Vitinha, Neves, Kvaratskhelia, Doue, Barcola
submarine: Beraldo, Dembele, Hernandez, Kamara, Lee Kang-in, Mayulu, Mbaye, Ramos, Safonov, Arnau Tenas, Zaire-Emery
Start xi! #psgmia | #fifacwc pic.twitter.com/voo7x4ywnz
— Paris Saint-Germain (@psg_english) June 29, 2025
Miami International Team News
There is some pre-game speculation that Jordi Alba, who has experienced defender, may miss Miami, but manager Javier Mascherano has appointed former Barcelona player in the starting team.
Alba has all started with three other former Barca stars in Mascherano’s roster, Messi, Luis Suarez and Sergio Busquets.
PSG fans won’t easily forget the famous 6-1 victory at NOU camp in 2017, which allowed the Catalan club to overturn a four-point deficit in the second leg of the 16-round Champions League.
Messi and Suarez both found the net that day, while Mascherano was Alba on the bench. The owner of Barcelona at that time? Luis Enrique.
Start xi: Ustari, Alba, Falcon, Allen, Weigandt, Allende, Redondo, Busquets, Segovia, Messi, Suarez
submarine: Rios Novo, Yarbrough Sailor, Martinez, Aviles, Cremaschi, Rodriguez, Morales, Picault, Afonso, Afonso, Obando
este es nuestro1️⃣1️⃣ vs psg🫡
watch #psgvmia here: pic.twitter.com/6kw4tw094e
– Inter Miami CF (@intermiamiicf) June 29, 2025
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