BREAKING NEWS Lionel Messi and Inter Miami advance to the knockouts of the Club World Cup despite collapse to Palmeiras
What followed was a stunning collapse which will see them reach the knockout stages - but just barely as the finale of Group A featured two stunning results.
Inter Miami gave up two late goals to the Alviverde to draw 2-2 and let slip the chance to win Group A.
Now, that disaster will set up one of the most exciting matchups in the Round of 16: Messi, traveling to Atlanta, to take on his former club Paris Saint-Germain.
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- The Independent
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The Independent
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