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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joseph Lowery, James Nalton and Graham Ruthven

MLS talking points: How Lionel Messi got revenge while Diego Luna got noticed

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi, left, dribbles past Atlanta United defender Derrick Williams, right, before scoring in the first half.
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami got some vengeance for last season’s playoff upset. Photograph: Colin Hubbard/AP

It was a nightmare for Inter Miami.

Bartosz Slisz had just fired Atlanta United ahead in the decisive match of their first-round playoff series last season. Try as Lionel Messi and Inter Miami might, they couldn’t equalize and were forced to watch as the clock ticked towards 90 minutes. Their record-breaking regular season had quickly turned into a different sort of record-breaking postseason: the 34-point gap between Miami and Atlanta at the end of the 34-game schedule made it the largest upset in MLS playoff history.

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