Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) thrashed Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 4-0 to reach the Club World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday as the European champions proved too strong for a team of ageing stars.
Miami hoped the Argentine superstar’s magic could help them produce an unlikely result against his former club, but the Major League Soccer (MLS) side were dismantled in Atlanta by Luis Enrique’s rampant team.
Messi and his former Barcelona team-mates Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba had done well to reach the last 16, but the gulf in quality between the teams was laid bare over the 90 minutes.
Joao Neves netted twice for PSG, who benefited from a Tomas Aviles own goal, while Achraf Hakimi was also on target.
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Messi was the main draw, as fans chanted his name, and most of the 66,000 crowd were clad in Miami’s hot pink, interspersed with Argentina shirts.
“We had to play a serious game, the competition is really starting, and I think we played well,” PSG winger Ousmane Dembele told reporters after the game.
PSG will face Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals in Atlanta on Saturday.
Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern overcame determined resistance from Flamengo to book their place in the Club World Cup quarter-finals with an entertaining 4-2 victory on Sunday.
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