Inter Miami may have set an MLS regular-season points record in 2024, but their unbalanced squad was found out once the gritty postseason got underway.

After Messi and Miami recorded the best regular season in league history, they crashed out of the postseason in the quarterfinals to No. 9 seed Atlanta.

Two free kicks by Messi in the final minutes hit the wall of Atlanta defenders, and time eventually ran out on soccer’s most decorated player and his team.