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Botafogo shock PSG, Messi and Atleti bounce back
- Botafogo shock PSG, Atlético sink Sounders
- Messi free-kick caps Inter Miami fightback
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Lionel Messi produced his first moment of brilliance at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ by scoring a match-winning free-kick in Inter Miami CF's 2-1 victory against FC Porto at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The day also belonged to Brazilian sides. Palmeiras rose to the top of Group A with a 2-0 win against Al Ahly FC at MetLife Stadium outside New York City, and Botafogo produced the tournament's biggest upset with a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles.
Atlético de Madrid rebounded from their 4-0 loss to PSG with a 3-1 win against Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Palmeiras 2-0 Al Ahly FC
Group A
MetLife Stadium, New York New Jersey
A 49th-minute own goal gave Palmeiras the lead, which they doubled 10 minutes later when striker Flaco Lopez shed his defender on a breakaway and slipped his shot past goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy.
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Inter Miami CF 2-1 FC Porto
Group A
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Telasco Segovia's 47th-minute strike erased Samu Aghehowa's eighth-minute penalty, leaving Messi to put Inter Miami ahead in the 54th minute with one of his trademark free-kicks. The Major League Soccer side now sit second behind Palmeiras, who lead on goal difference.
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Seattle Sounders FC 1-3 Atlético de Madrid
Group B
Lumen Field, Seattle
Pablo Barrios scored a brace and Atlético enjoyed a comfortable victory against the Sounders in their home stadium.
Seattle cut the deficit to 2-1 on Albert Rusnak's 50th-minute strike, but Barrios added his second goal five minutes later to secure the three points for Atleti.
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Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Botafogo
Group B
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles
Botafogo seized a shock advantage with Igor Jesus's 34th-minute strike and used determined defending the rest of the way to hold down mighty PSG, the European champions.
The CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores holders now lead Group B, three points clear of both PSG and Atlético.
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- Samu Aghehowa has now scored 26 goals for Porto in all competitions this season, including seven in 11 appearances against non-Portuguese teams.
- Telasco Segovia is the first Venezuelan to score at FIFA Club World Cup 2025, taking the number of different nationalities with a goal to 18.
- Lionel Messi scored his 50th goal in 61 matches in all competitions for Inter Miami. It's also his sixth goal in seven matches in FIFA club competitions.
- The win for Inter Miami is the first for a Concacaf team against a European team in a FIFA club competition. The Major League Soccer side is also the first team from the USA to win a match in a FIFA club tournament.
- PSG fielded the second youngest starting XI in the tournament so far at 23.6 years old. The youngest so far was Salzburg's 22.7 against Pachuca.
- Igor Jesus has scored five goals in his last seven appearances for Botafogo in all competitions.
- South American teams remain unbeaten at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 after eight matches, with five wins and three draws.
Next up
Friday 20 June (all times local)
12:00: SL Benfica v Auckland City FC (Group C)
14:00: CR Flamengo v Chelsea FC (Group D)
17:00: Los Angeles Football Club v Espérance (Group D)
21:00: FC Bayern München v CA Boca Juniors (Group C)
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