The Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Lionel Messi and Inter Miami FC 2-0 at B.C. Place Thursday night in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal.

Inter Miami CF’s Lionel Messi fired back at Vancouver Whitecaps FC fans and players during the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Final on Thursday night. While Miami were unable to create many scoring chances in their eventual 2–0 loss to Whitecaps FC,

Lionel Messi and the rest of Inter Miami's former FC Barcelona quartet are all out of the lineup for Sunday's league match against FC Dallas as Javier Mascherano looks toward Leg 2 of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal on Wednesday night.