Messi’s Miami to play PSG at Club World Cup last 16; Atletico knocked out

Inter Miami gully 2-2 with Palmeiras to spot some sides done but Atletico Madrid spell retired contempt triumph implicit Botafogo.

Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi faces a tantalising reunion with erstwhile nine Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) successful the Club World Cup past 16 aft some sides progressed to the knockout phase.

Miami drew 2-2 with Palmeiras connected Monday to spell done 2nd successful Group A and acceptable up a knockout lucifer against Group B toppers PSG, aft the Brazilian broadside fought backmost from 2 goals down to seal apical spot and corroborate an all-Brazil clash against Botafogo.

Champions of Europe PSG recorded an casual 2-0 triumph implicit Seattle Sounders, paving the mode for the clash with their erstwhile prima guardant Messi and his astonishment bundle of a nine Miami.

Goals from Tadeo Allende and Luis Suarez had Miami connected people for a 2nd triumph successful the tourney aft their daze triumph implicit Porto.

But Palmeiras struck doubly successful the past 10 minutes astatine Hard Rock Stadium done Paulinho and Mauricio to guarantee they went through.

Suarez, Messi, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Miami manager Javier Mascherano volition besides look their erstwhile manager Luis Enrique, who guided them to the treble erstwhile successful complaint astatine Barcelona successful 2015.

“We’re talking astir the champions of Europe. We cognize galore of their players and their coach, who I was fortunate capable to person manager me, and I’ve ever said helium is the champion successful the world,” Alba said aft the match.

“I volition link with bully friends determination but erstwhile the crippled starts, we volition compete, effort to bushed them, and wherefore can’t we bash it? This is football.”

Mascherano said Miami’s advancement had elevated Major League Soccer (MLS).

“It’s a historical nighttime for MLS, due to the fact that we are into the champion 16 teams successful the world. All of the MLS has to beryllium arrogant of Inter Miami,” helium said.

Inter Miami’s Luis Suarez celebrates aft scoring his team’s 2nd extremity against Palmeiras astatine the Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami [Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP]

Porto, Al Ahly retired aft eight-goal thriller

Portuguese broadside Porto and Egypt’s Al Ahly were eliminated aft a thrilling 4-4 draw, which was not capable for either squad to overhaul Palmeiras oregon Miami.

Pepe scored a extremity successful the 89th infinitesimal to decorativeness the crippled successful a 4-4 necktie for Porto successful a back-and-forth match.

Rodrigo Mora, William Gomes and Samu Aghehowa besides scored for the Portuguese team. Wessam Abou Ali had a hat-trick for the Egyptian squad successful beforehand of a assemblage of 39,893 astatine MetLife Stadium, wherever a oversea of reddish Al Ahly jerseys dominated the stands.

Both teams pushed for a precocious extremity earlier the last whistle but neither could people again.

Al Ahly’s Palestinian guardant #09 Wessam Abou Ali scores his 2nd extremity from the punishment spot during the Group A lucifer against astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey [Charly Triballeau/AFP]

Atletico Madrid container six points but spell out

In Group B, Botafogo mislaid 1-0 to Atletico Madrid but progressed astatine the disbursal of the Spaniards, whose 4-0 decision by PSG successful their opener near them needing a large triumph successful their past game.

Former France planetary Antoine Griezmann scored the game’s lone goal, lashing location a Julian Alvarez transverse successful the 87th infinitesimal to springiness Atletico a triumph that yet was successful vain.

“We’re frustrated that we didn’t suffice – we had six points,” Atletico manager Simeone said afterwards.

“At the extremity of the time we were punished due to the fact that it wasn’t enough.”

Atletico needed a two-goal plaything and were upset astatine punishment appeals being turned down.

“I’ve ne'er seen thing similar it, to beryllium honest, I deliberation we should person been awarded 2 penalties,” complained winger Giuliano Simeone, the coach’s son.

Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann respond astatine the extremity of the lucifer against Botafogo astatine the Rose Bowl Stadium successful Los Angeles [Patrick T Fallon/AFP]

European champions PSG bounced backmost from their astonishment decision by Botafogo with a comfy triumph successful Seattle.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Achraf Hakimi scored either broadside of half-time arsenic the Ligue 1 champions precocious arsenic radical winners due to the fact that of Botafogo’s precocious decision to Atletico Madrid successful Pasadena.

“It wasn’t casual due to the fact that the transportation was precise antithetic to what we are utilized to successful Europe truthful we couldn’t play with the fluidity that we like, but we adapted,” said PSG manager Enrique.

PSG apical scorer Ousmane Dembele played nary portion for a 3rd crippled moving aft travelling to the tourney with an injury.

Fans of Seattle Sounders clasp Palestinian flags during their team’s lucifer against Paris Saint-Germain [Juan Mabromata/AFP]