VIDEO: Lionel Messi has done it again! With a goal and an assist, Inter Miami reaches the Champions League quarterfinals

In the early hours of Thursday morning, Inter Miami faced Nashville in the Champions League rematch and Lionel Messi was there. The best footballer in history dragged his team to qualification.

Before the weekend, the Florida team was undefeated this season. But Lionel Messi was missing from the line-up and that proved to be fatal. Inter Miami was not enough for Montreal and lost 2: 3.

However, it was understandable. The American team was saving its biggest star for an important game. It had a rematch of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Champions League eight-final with Nashville, one of the teams that Inter has not been able to cope with lately.

The first semi-final match ended in a 2-2 draw, with Lionel Messi playing a key role in averting defeat. With Nashville leading 2-0, it was the Argentine world champion who staged a comeback and scored Miami’s first goal.

Luis Suárez then equalised in the set-up, with the Barcelona legend leading the way to the next stage of the competition in the rematch.

Lionel Messi reigns supreme again

As already mentioned, in the first match of the Champions League eight-finals, Miami was two goals down. So the plan was clear. Not to let something like this happen in the rematch. And Inter went into the game accordingly.

In the eighth minute, Luis Suárez opened the scoring, with none other than Lionel Messi, who found him with a beautiful pass behind the defence. The Uruguayan then sent the ball into the net with a shot between the legs of the Nashville goalkeeper.

It didn’t take long for the Argentine to swap the role of passer for that of scorer. After a beautiful combination, Diego Gomez, only 20 years old, found him in the hexagon and the best footballer in history confirmed why he is the best player in history.

For the holder of eight Ballon d’Ors finished uncompromisingly, giving his team a two-goal lead already and there was hardly anything to solve.

In order to get enough rest, not to get injured and to recover for the next battles, he left the field in the 50th minute. He was replaced by Robert Taylor, who scored 13 minutes later to make it 3-0.

Nashville was able to at least reduce the deficit in stoppage time, but it was no use. Inter Miami advances to the quarterfinals.

In addition, Lionel Messi showed excellent form. In addition to the goal and the assist, he again entertained with technical finesse, incredible vision and excellent technique.

This season, the Argentine has already scored five goals and two assists, which was enough to get him into five competitive matches.

Source: Transfermarkt, CONCACAF, Twitter