Messi, Inter Miami suffer shock defeat to LAFC in CONCACAF Champions Cup

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have been eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions Cup by Los Angeles FC, LAFC.

Miami suffered a 1-0 loss in the quarter-final first leg, their first defeat of the season.

Nathan Ordaz scored the only goal of the game in the 57th minute of the encounter.

Ordaz’s strike hands LAFC a slim advantage ahead of next week’s return leg in Florida.

Unbeaten in nine games across all competitions since the start of the season, Messi and Miami arrived in Los Angeles as the form team of Major League Soccer, MLS.

A disappointing night for Messi was summed up by his failure to hit the target with a free kick in a good position deep into stoppage time.

Messi sent his shot over the bar as LAFC held on for a deserved victory.

Messi, Inter Miami suffer shock defeat to LAFC in CONCACAF Champions Cup