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Lionel Messi will face his former club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the last 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup. Messi left the European champion French club in 2023 and went to Inter Miami.
Now these two clubs will face each other in the not-out stage. This will be a game worth watching. The two Brazilian clubs will face each other in the next knockout stage match where the equation is set. These are Palmeria and Botafogo.
PSG defeated Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Tuesday with the help of goals from Khwicha Kvartskhelia and Acharaf Hakimi. European champions PSG have reached the last 16 by winning Group B based on goal difference.
Even though Botafogo lost, they reached the knockout stage. PSG had to win this match after being defeated by Botafogo in the previous match. After Kvartskheliya opened the scoring in the first half, Hakimi added a second goal in the second half. After the
win, coach Luis Enrique said that the real journey of the tournament will begin now. He said, "I think the real start of the competition is now." It's been a good season for us this season and we want to keep it going in the Club World Cup. Having said that, the journey ahead will not be easy. From now on we will play with the game in front of us in mind and only analyze what happens next.'
In the next match of the group, Botafogo was defeated by Atletico Madrid 1-0. But this victory was not enough for Atlético to advance. Botafogo reached the next stage by finishing second in the group. All three teams of PSG, Botafogo and Atlético remained on the same 6 points. Atlético finished third on goal difference and luck didn't favor the team. Antonio Griezmann scored the only goal for the Spanish club.
We are very disappointed, because we failed to qualify even in 6 points. However, we did not score enough goals, so we were punished for that. We are proud of the performance of the team. "The only complaint is that we were not lucky," said Atletico coach Diego Simeone. For South American champions Botafogo, the win over PSG in the group stage match was the most important. This one result helped the team to reach the next stage.
Botafogo played smart defensively while Atlético played aggressively to win by a wide margin. Miami and Palmeras played out a 2-2 draw in Tuesday's Group A match and both managed to advance. With the help of goals from Tedo Allende and Luis Suarez, Miami took an early lead of 2-0. But the Brazilian team sensationally returned 2 goals in the last 10 minutes. That remained in the name of Paulinho and Mauricio.
Among them, Mauricio scored a goal in the 88th minute of the game. After this result, both teams remained on the same 5 points. Palmeras topped the group on goal difference, while Miami finished second. This means that both Al Ahly of Egypt and FC Porto of Portugal have been eliminated from this group. Both played a thrilling 4-4 draw in their last match of the league stage. Both teams were limited to 2-1 points.
