Inter Miami lost 1-0 away from home to LAFC in the first leg of the quarterfinal. The second leg deficit reached 2-0 on aggregate with 60 minutes left in the tie, before Messi sparked a remarkable turnaround at Chase Stadium that ended in a 3-2 aggregate win.

With a dagger in the 85th minute from Sebastian Berhalter, the Vancouver Whitecaps are one step closer to their first appearance in the Concacaf Champions Cup final in club history after defeating Inter Miami 2-0 in front of a record crowd of more than 53,

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.