Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Inter Miami: Takeaways as Lionel Messi’s Herons Crash Out of Club World Cup
At least Inter Miami CF didn’t have the worst Inter result against Paris Saint-Germain.
On Sunday in the FIFA Club World Cup round of 16, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami fell 4–0 to the French powerhouse. A disheartening loss. But still better than Inter Milan’s 5–0 drubbing against PSG in the UEFA Champions League final.
While head coach Javier Mascherano’s side started poorly and failed to provide a significant test to PSG, they managed to finish their Club World Cup campaign better than many expected. And got a valuable litmus test against one of the หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล world’s best teams.
Here are Sports Illustrated’s takeaways from Inter Miami’s 4–0 loss to PSG.
Miami found their stride in the second half, but the first half saw a return to the form they displayed early in the 2025 MLS season. With defensive errors and missed marks causing irreparable damage.
Although head coach Javier Mascherano’s team showed they could bounce back against some MLS teams in that spell. Gaining any type of momentum against PSG became too tall a task.
While the defense had impressed through the group stage. And goalkeeper Oscar Ustari single-handedly got Miami a point against Al Ahly. None of those qualities shone through on Sunday, as their own mistakes cost them any chance at a game.
Just six minutes in, homegrown fullback Noah Allen missed his mark at the back post and Miami conceded their first. A header from João Neves, and Neves’s simple second strike came from another mistake at the back. This time by Maxi Falcón.
Although Allen came off with an apparent hamstring injury in the 19th minute, the mistakes continued, with Tomas Áviles and Falcon leaving options open on PSG’s third goal, and Sergio Busquets taking too long to play out of the back, eventually being stripped of possession on the fourth.
This wasn’t a game that PSG won because of their outstanding play. Instead, it was a crushing loss for Miami, one that was self-inflicted, with three goals coming in the final six minutes of the first half.