{"id":69632,"date":"2025-06-30T04:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T03:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=69632"},"modified":"2025-06-30T06:59:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T05:59:02","slug":"psg-thrash-messis-inter-miami-to-reach-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/psg-thrash-messis-inter-miami-to-reach-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"PSG Thrash Messi\u2019s Inter Miami To Reach Quarter-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paris Saint-Germain marched into the FIFA Club World Cup quarter-finals with a commanding 4-0 victory over Lionel Messi&rsquo;s Inter Miami. The French giants delivered a ruthless first-half performance that ended the contest before the break at Atlanta&rsquo;s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday.<\/p><p>Joao Neves was the star of the evening, scoring twice in the first half to put the European champions firmly in control. The Portuguese midfielder opened the scoring in the sixth minute, stooping to head in Vitinha&rsquo;s whipped free-kick from close range. Neves added a second in the 39th minute, finishing off a slick passing move that started with Fabian Ruiz dispossessing Sergio Busquets. Bradley Barcola then teed up Neves for a simple finish from the centre of the box.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FOUR. NIL.<br><br>We continue! &#128074;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PSGMIA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#PSGMIA<\/a> I <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIFACWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#FIFACWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wINGUhBhZ3\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/wINGUhBhZ3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PSG_English\/status\/1939381783554093138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inter Miami Struggle Against PSG<\/h2><p>Inter Miami&rsquo;s woes were compounded when defender Tomas Aviles turned a Desire Doue cross into his own net in the 44th minute, moments before Achraf Hakimi slammed home a fourth on the stroke of half-time. Hakimi&rsquo;s initial effort crashed off the crossbar after ricocheting off goalkeeper Oscar Ustari&rsquo;s head, but the Moroccan full-back reacted quickest to bury the rebound.<\/p><p>Despite flashes of quality from Messi, Inter Miami struggled to break down PSG&rsquo;s compact defense. The MLS side failed to register a shot in the opening 50 minutes, showing the gulf in quality between the two teams. Oscar Ustari made six saves to keep the scoreline respectful, while PSG&rsquo;s Gianluigi Donnarumma faced only three shots on target throughout the match.<\/p><p>The fixture marked Messi&rsquo;s first appearance against his former club since leaving Paris for the United States two years ago. PSG&rsquo;s dominance on the ball and cutting edge in the final third showcased why they remain favourites for the title as they continue their bid to add another trophy to their cabinet.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PSG Nets 4 Goals vs. Lionel Messi &amp; Inter Miami | FIFA Club World Cup Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GDXux35schg?start=75&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fixture marked Messi\u2019s first appearance against his former club since leaving Paris for the United States two years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":69628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[7731,4038],"tags":[6880,7741,661,663,3909],"class_list":["post-69632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fifa-club-world-cup","category-soccer","tag-2025-fifa-club-world-cup","tag-fifa-club-world-cup-2025","tag-inter-miami","tag-lionel-messi","tag-psg"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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