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On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was humming with anticipation. An MLS Opening Day-record 75,673 believers who all came to witness greatness. For just the third time in three years,
LAFC open the 2026 MLS season with a statement 3-0 win over Lionel Messi and Inter Miami at the historic LA Memorial Coliseum, drawing 75,673 fans in the second-largest crowd in league history.
One result does not a season make. Even so, there was a lot to think about after LAFC’s exceptional performance.
The last time Los Angeles witnessed Lionel Messi in person, it felt like a comet ripping across the California sky — brilliant, fleeting, almost unfair. That was back in September 2023. Thankfully, on Saturday night,
Lionel Messi had a decent game in the 3-0 defeat to LAFC, but decent isn't what you expect from him, especially during a World Cup year.
Messi has already vowed to return to Barcelona at some point in the future.