Messi hailed PSG as the best team in the world while mentioning their 2024/25 Champions League title win. The 38-year-old went so far as to refer to their win over Inter Miami as 'normal,' claiming (comments via World Soccer Talk) the two sides are not 'playing at the same level.'

Lionel Messi-led Miami, the only one of Major League Soccer's three participating clubs to advance to the 32-team tournament's round of 16, were humbled by European champions Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 on Sunday in Atlanta.