In a stunning upset,Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, the 2024 MLS Cup favorite, were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday by ninth-seeded Atlanta United.
Lionel Messi is out of the MLS Cup playoffs. Messi and Inter Miami, the trophy favorite and Supporters Shield winner who set a record for regular season points in 2024, were eliminated from MLS Cup contention on Saturday by ninth-seeded Atlanta United, which stunned Miami 3-2 at home in the final match of the first round, best-of-three-game series. Miami took an early lead before falling behind later in the first half.
' Messi's second season in the United States was a marked improvement on his first, though, when he arrived mid-season six months removed from a legacy cementing 2022 World Cup win and instantly propelled Miami to the inaugural Leagues Cup crown ahead of 46 other MLS and top-flight Mexican teams. But the GOAT got injured down the stench in 2023, and Miami missed the playoffs.
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