Messi made his injury return, scoring a game-deciding goal in the 84th minute, Jordi Alba (43’) and Luis Suarez (89’) also scored goals, and Inter Miami beat the defending MLS Cup champion L.A. Galaxy 3-1 at Chase Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 16.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF are off to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Leagues Cup and a Wednesday night date with Liga MX power Tigres UANL.

The most common formation used by the head coach of the LA Galaxy, Greg Vanney, is the 4-2-3-1 formation. It is what worked during the team's historic playoff run last season. Unfortunately, history was made another way when the Galaxy lost to Miami for the first time during the regular season.

Inter Miami will face LA Galaxy on Saturday, August 16, at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Both teams will feature several star players.

Inter Miami picked up a 3–1 win over the LA Galaxy on Saturday night, but not everything is going well for the Herons.