Lionel Messi will face his former club Paris Saint-Germain after his Inter Miami side reached the last 16 of the club World Cup with a 2-2 draw with Palmeiras on Tuesday morning.
The Brazilian club came from 2-0 to earn a 2-2 draw, a result that was sufficient to secure both teams in the knockout phase.
Goals from Tadeo Allende and Luis Suarez had Miami on course for a second surprise victory in the tournament after their 2-1 victory against Porto.
But the Brazilian side hit Paulinho and Mauricio twice in the last 10 minutes to guarantee their place in the next round.
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Few expected Miami to get the group, but they are now confronted with the European champions, while it will be a Brazilian affair because Palmeiras will fight against BotoFogo.
For Messi, who is celebrating his 38th birthday on Tuesday, the draw in Atlanta will come across him for the first time his former club PSG, since she accompanies them at Miami in 2023.
The result meant that the Egyptian club Al Ahly and Porto both were eliminated despite producing a very entertaining 4-4 draw.
Despite the fact that they had Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar in their ranks, PSG was unable to land the UEFA Champions League, but only the League -inland Cup titles managed to secure.
Messi, Neymar and Mbappe left and the Ligue 1 Giants eventually landed their very first Champions League trophy, thanks to a dominant 5-0 win against Inter Milan in the final.
The club became the second French club, after Olympique Marseille in 1993, which was crowned Champions League winners.
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