Watch: Lionel Messi's magic strikes again! Inter Miami stuns LAFC 3-2 on aggregate; fans say 'He is 37, still scoring every week'

LAFC vs Inter Miami: What a memorable night for Lionel Messi fans! During the mouthwatering Inter Miami against Los Angeles FC on Wednesday, Inter Miami star Lionel Messi stunned his fans by scoring twice and orchestrating a third to lead Inter Miami to a 3-2 aggregate win against LAFC.

With this, Inter Miami booked their spot in the CONCACAF Cup semifinals. However, it was not an easy way out for Miami, as they found themselves in big trouble when Aaron Long put LAFC ahead in the ninth minute; not only this, but Miami was also trailing 1-0 from the first leg.

But Miami fans knew they had Lionel Messi on the team, and he got Miami back in the game with a sweet strike from outside the box in the 35th minute.

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Inter Miami against Los Angeles FC highlights

LAFC took the lead inside 10 minutes, Aaron Long hooking a volley into the far corner after Inter Miami failed to compete with a set piece. Both teams thought they had an equalizer when Messi got the free kick, but saw the goal chalked off after VAR determined the referee hadn't blown the whistle yet.

Although Messi didn't need long after that to level things up and came alive in the second half. They thought they had it when Luis Suarez was ahead in a cross from Messi, but the assistant referee ruled the Uruguayan forward was offside.

Video: Messi tucked the 84th-minute goal

Following the offside, Miami came to life when they appealed for a handball by Marlon in a crowded tussle in the box, and a VAR detected that the Brazilian defender had handled.

MESSI PUTS THE PEN PAST LLORIS TO COMPLETE THE COMEBACK FOR INTER MIAMI! WHAT A PERFORMANCE ?

(via @MLS)pic.twitter.com/dqZN0jB2cb

¡ª ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 10, 2025

Finally, as a comeback, Messi scored the 84th-minute goal into the corner to complete the comeback for Miami and earn the team a final place in the last four.

Fans can't keep calm seeing Lionel Messi's comeback

Lionel Messi's brilliant performance has once again left fans stunned. Some even called out the poor defending by LAFC, saying", That was terrible by the defender."

Amid this, a Reddit thread has now gone viral, gaining a massive response from fans. The post caption is "Inter Miami [3]-1 LAFC - Lionel Messi penalty 84' [3-2 agg.]", with a Messi video in it.

A user said, "Stunted on them even on the penalty. Don't poke the bear"

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"Messi just keep spamming these type of pens against Lloris lmao," another said.

While one X user (formerly called Twitter), said, "Lionel Messi is 37 years of age and he¡¯s actually scoring screamers every single week¡­"

Lionel Messi is 37 years of age and he¡¯s actually scoring screamers every single week¡­

GOAT. pic.twitter.com/7zo6mWXdxH

¡ª george (@StokeyyG2) April 10, 2025

"Believe it or not, this is the 2nd penalty that Lionel Messi has taken since the World Cup 2022"

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"The money is important¡ªit¡¯s great¡ªbut Messi's decision to come to MLS was as much about his kids as anything else."

"What a beauty from Messi"

"Messi is 37 and still scoring golazos every week.."