Paris Saint-Germain, recent champions of Europe, will play Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in the knockout round of the Club World Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday.
PSG secured the top spot in Group B by defeating Seattle, 2-0, on Monday combined with Atletico Madrid defeating Botafogo, 1-0, in Pasadena, Calif.
Miami finished in second in Group A after Palmeiras scored two late goals against it to secure a 2-2 draw on Monday.
PSG is one of the world’s richest clubs. Owned by Qatar Sports Investments, it recently won its first UEFA Champions League. It has won 13 Ligue 1 titles and 16 Coupe de France trophies. Its roster includes standouts such as Brazilian centerback Marquinhos, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnaruma, French winger Ousmane Dembele and Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
It appeared that PSG was going to finish second in its group behind Botafogo until Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann scored in the 87th minute to lift his team past the Brazilian club, pushing it down into second place.
Miami features Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. Miami defeated Porto at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in its second group match of the tournament.
Atlanta’s second Round of 16 match, scheduled for July 1, will feature the first place team from Group F against the second place team from Group E.
Group F’s standings are led by Brazil’s Fluminense (four points), followed by Germany’s Borussia Dortmund (4), South African’s Mamelodi Sundowns (3), and Korea’s Ulsan (0).
Group E’s standings are led by Argentina’s River Plate (4 points), followed by Italy’s Inter Milan (4), Mexico’s Monterrey (2) and Japan’s Urawa Reds (0).
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