Brian White and Sebastain Berhalter scored and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 2-0 on Thursday night in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal. (Highlights | Photos | Football News)
Vancouver Vs Inter Miami, Champions Cup 2025 Semi-final: Whitecaps Beat Messi's Herons 2-0 In First Leg
Brian White and Sebastian Berhalter scored for the hosts as the Vancouver Whitecaps registered a 2-0 win over a star-studded Inter Miami side led by Lionel Messi. The second leg of the Inter Miami vs Vancouver Whitecaps, CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025 semi-final will be played in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 1 (India time)
The second leg is Wednesday night at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The series winner will advance to the final against either Cruz Azul or Tigres UNAL on June 1.
Many in the record crowd of 53,837 at BC Place Stadium came to watch Messi. They weren't disappointed when the Argentine superstar started the game and played the entire match. Joining him in the star-studded kickoff was Spanish midfielder Sergio Busquets, forward Luis Suarez of Uruguay and defender Jordi Alba from Spain.
Despite Miami's star power, it was White who produced one of the loudest roars from the crowd when he headed a pass from Pedro Vite past goalkeeper Oscar Ustari in the 25th minute. Berhalter made it 2-0 in the 84th.
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