A miracle was needed, but surely Messi and their faithful squires at the highest level have already been completed. At least playing together. He Inter Miami arrived at the Club World Cup being aware that for them overcome the first phase was already a capital success, which would allow them to continue growing as an entity and that the MLScompetition that in the defeat against the PSG (4-0) has become clear that it is still one step behind the best.
In the group stage they started playing badly and unable to overcome Al Ahlysomething that fired all the alarms. However, on the second day against Porto the usual appeared: Leo Messi led the victory against the Portuguese with a goal of direct fault and with actions of what is and has been: the best player in history. At least, of the recent one. A moral impulse that allowed the team to reach the third day of his group well, leading Palmeiras to the limit and with a Suarez who for a few minutes recovered his legs, which unfortunately, before the PSG they was missing again. They put 2-0, but in the final stretch they let the advantage (2-2) escape and they were condemned to play in eighths against the Parisians. Luis Enrique's passed over them in a bad way in the first part, especially in the last fifteen minutes and then they didn't want to harm.
Maybe Lucho told his players that there was no need to make firewood from the fallen tree to his colleagues. It should be remembered that the Asturian won the last Champions League in the showcases of FC Barcelona, with Mascherano-Technician of the Inter Miami-, Messi, Suárez, Alba and Busquets as his players. At that time they were the ones who ran behind the ball to the rivals, but the Asturian gave them that medicine they know so well.
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Despite the sour bend and without options, these great legends that are the mentioned players, have lived in this club World Cup a last 'Last dance' from which many positive things can get.
For all of them, except surprise, it has been the last great tournament at club level. To play a World Cup like this they would have to wait 4 years, having more than 40 years many of them. A utopia. And all, except Messi, have not been summoned with their respective selections for a long time. The Argentine will be with the Albiceleste in the 2026 World Cup, but that will be at the selection level. As far as clubs are concerned, it is not an unexpected way to return to Europe, it is difficult for them to be seen again facing teams such as the PSG.
Of course, in the case of Messi, who on June 24 served 38 has left his stamp again in this Club World Cup. With a lack that will be put in football schools and maintaining the data that says that since he is a professional footballer he was never eliminated in a group stage of an official tournament, both at the club level and in selection.
