PSG trounce Messi's Miami 4-0 to reach Club World Cup quarters
29 June 2025 22:06
Berlin (dpa)Paris Saint-Germain scored three times late in the first half on Sunday as they rolled 4-0 over Lionel Messi's Inter Miami and into the Club World Cup quarter-finals.Joao Neves scored a sixth and 39th-minute brace before an own goal from Tomas Aviles in the 44th and Achraf Hakimi three minutes into first half stoppage time saw the Champions League winners claim a statement victory in Atlanta.Miami improved a little in the second half after being completely outplayed. But neither Messi nor his team-mates found the net. The match not only pitted Messi against his ex-club, but he, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba had also played under PSG coach Luis Enrique when he was in charge at Barcelona.
In the last eight on Saturday, also in Atlanta, PSG face Bayern Munich or Brazil's Flamengo who meet later on Sunday.
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