To Lionel Messi! An early goal within 10 minutes for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami. So good from Gomez, so good to get into the hole.
Now guess whose left foot is on the left side? His best friend from La Mesilla. His best friend from Barcelona. 23 assists on Lionel Messi's goals at Barcelona. His first start, his first hit.
So now all the players are caught ball watching. All the players are aware of the runners inside the 18. And so he comes late. Remember the goal against Orlando City. It was a late run, not a late strike. Robert Taylor clipped it over.
Almost identical to the goal. Remember when Messi scored against Madrid at the Bernabeu? He took his jersey off, showed it to the crowd.
It's almost identical. Now Jose Martinez in an offside position. They needed to go to VAR.
That's the right call, in my opinion. Obviously, he's going to agree with it. Messi coming around to far-eye.
Lionel Messi to Jose Martinez. Big save. On Messi with the ball at his feet.
Bad giveaway here from FC Dallas. It allows Lionel Messi to take on the two centerbacks. He's just got to widen that run a half a yard more.
He's onside. Now Messi driving forward for Miami. Robert Taylor making a run.
Messi through, Robert Taylor is in, Robert Taylor saved by Paz, and the rebound is there for Messi, oh, he chipped Paz. See Robert Taylor there for Finland, and running the 400 meter. Honestly, I say it jokingly, but how many times have we seen him get on his horse, just run a vertical line straight forward, knowing.
Pretty elbow plenty of time, cutting it back towards Messi, ho, ho, Busquets, and over. You gotta make up your mind, have a chance. Where's Jordi Alba gonna go?
Messi's gonna drop off the eight or nine defenders from FC Dallas. How about the first touch to lose the defender, lay it off. Busquets has to be better there.
Dallas, who paid hundreds of dollars to come here. Alba cutting it back, he scores! But it's also just the understanding of what run is going to be more impactful.
Look at the spacing, the triangles, rotations, pull players out of position. But watch Jordi Alba. Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba, they've known each other since they were teenagers.
The understanding that it's not the space where I'm at, it's the space where I want to go. Played in behind, back, and the 18-year-old from Weston FC. Will Messi try?
He's going to clip it in. I'm as shocked as anyone. This ball's whipped in. I think the pictures tell the story best.
A rush of blood to the head. Messi up! Oh, that's sensational!
Messi at single time! Where is Solana? Now, soccer! Something, you want something, call Lionel Messi.
In life you gotta pinch yourself and tell yourself this is real. It's not a video game. The seven time Ballon d'Or winner.
I mean no goalkeeper in the world is getting a hand on that. I love this though. Immediately he's like, wait, hold on a minute. It's 4-4. Let's win this game now.
We've got the momentum. We've stolen the game from FC Dallas. Let's finish this thing off.
Messi scores. He scores. It's over and Miami is through.
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