Messi cuts in from the left side of the box and fires a left‑footed shot toward the top‑left corner, but the Charlotte goalkeeper makes the save. Robert Taylor had slipped him in with a precise pass.

Under pressure in his own half, Messi shields the ball and draws a foul to win a free kick in the defensive half, relieving pressure on Inter Miami.

Messi threads a clever through ball toward Jordi Alba, but Alba’s run goes a fraction too early and the move is cut short for offside.

Messi receives a pass from Sergio Busquets on the left side of the box and unleashes a left‑footed shot, but a Charlotte defender blocks the effort before it can test the keeper.

Messi drops deep, protects the ball, and draws a foul to win another free kick in Inter Miami’s defensive half, helping his team reset their shape.

Messi is fouled in the attacking half after carrying the ball forward, earning a dangerous free kick position for Inter Miami.

Messi finds space in the center of the box and strikes with his left foot, but his shot is blocked by the defense after a setup from Robert Taylor.

Leonardo Campana squares the ball to Messi in the center of the box, and Messi calmly lashes a left‑footed shot high into the middle of the net to seal Inter Miami’s 4–0 win.

Messi slides a pass back to Diego Gómez outside the box, whose right‑footed drive is saved low to the bottom‑right corner by the Charlotte keeper.