For the second time in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF will have to look to the second leg in hopes of advancing to the next round. Visiting Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Thursday for the opening leg of the Champions Cup semifinal,

Brian White and Sebastain Berhalter scored and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 2-0 on Thursday night in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal.

The Vancouver Whitecaps will take a 2-0 aggregate lead back to Fort Lauderdale after shutting down Inter Miami and Lionel Messi in the first leg of the teams' two-game, all-MLS Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal series.