Lionel Messi is set to face Hugo Lloris once again as LAFC take on Inter Miami in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals, and the French goalkeeper had high praise for the Argentine superstar. A massive showdown is on the horizon as Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will face off against LAFC in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Lionel Messi was the main attraction in Los Angeles, but it was an up-and-coming striker who helped hand Inter Miami its first defeat of 2025.

Fans flocked to watch star Lionel Messi, but LAFC Academy product Nathan Ordaz stole the show by scoring the game's only goal to beat Inter Miami on Wednesday.

Inter Miami find themselves a goal down away from South Florida in the second half of their Concacaf Champions Cup first-leg clash with fellow MLS outfit LAFC.Despite both Lionel Messi and Luis

As Concacaf Champions Cup advances to the quarterfinals, things are getting real as Los Angeles FC will host Inter Miami on Wednesday night. Both teams will have ambitions of winning this competition,

Lionel Messi's bodyguard Yassine Cheuko said he has been banned from protecting the Argentine forward from the touchline during Inter Miami matches.

Nathan Ordaz scored in the 57th minute, and Los Angeles FC kept Lionel Messi off the scoresheet Wednesday night in a 1-0 victory over Inter Miami in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal matchup.

Time: 11:30 p.m. ET LAFC and Inter Miami face off on Wednesday, Apr. 2 at 11:30 p.m. ET. The LAFC vs. Inter Miami CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals game will air on FS1.

There will be a notable absence on the touchline of Inter Miami's MLS matches from now on, not a player or coach, but Lionel Messi's famous bodyguard.