Inter Miami will play the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal series Thursday night.

After leaving Lionel Messi out of the squad list for the game against FC Dallas, head coach Javier Mascherano addressed the Inter Miami star's status for the game against Vancouver Whitecaps.

With a dagger in the 85th minute from Sebastian Berhalter, the Vancouver Whitecaps are one step closer to their first appearance in the Concacaf Champions Cup final in club history after defeating Inter Miami 2-0 in front of a record crowd of more than 53,