Lionel Messi and Inter Miami drop Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal opener in Vancouver
Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist <!--> Vancouver's storybook run in the Concacaf Champions Cup continues. The Whitecaps will take a 2-0 aggregate lead back to Florida after shutting down Inter Miami and Lionel Messi on Thursday night in the first leg of the teams' two-game, all-MLS semifinal series. U.S. men's national team forward Brian White scored in the first half for the Canadian club in front of a sold-out crowd of 53,837 at BC Place, with Sebastian Berhalter adding a potentially backbreaking second goal with just five minutes of regular time remaining. The decisive second contest will be played at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on May 1 (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1), with a spot in the regional final against the winner of the other semi, between Mexican sides Cruz Azul and Tigres, on the line. ADVERTISEMENT -->Miami must win by at least two goals […]