Inter Miami Vs CF Montreal Highlights, MLS: MIA 4-2 CFM; Messi, Suarez Combine To Hand Herons A Vital Victory

Full-time. Inter Miami CF 4, CF Montréal 2

Hello and welcome to everyone joining us. We will bring to you the build-up as well as live updates from the MLS clash between Inter Miami and CF Montreal.

The game will kick off at 5am IST. The MLS 2025 clash between Inter Miami and CF Montreal will be live streamed on the Apple TV platform in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

Chelsea beat Real Betis 4-1 in the UEFA Conference League final to become the first team to win all major UEFA club competitions.  Betis got off to an early lead with a goal from Abde Ezzalzouli, but Chelsea proved too much to handle, notching up four second-half goals from Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson, Jadon Sancho and Moises Caicedo.

The big news, as with any Inter Miami game, is that captain Lionel Messi is starting. Here is how the hosts and CF Montreal line up ahead of kick-off in Fort Lauderdale:

Apart from being winless in the previous four games, Javier Mascherano's Inter Miami have dropped points in five of their last six games in Major League Soccer. That is their longest stretch without a victory since going winless in their final six regular season encounters in 2023.

Play finally gets underway at the Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Inter Miami will believe they can turn the tide tonight, especially given the kind of form Montreal have been in this season. Let's see if we can get some Messi magic early in the first half.

Inter Miami have garnered a few setpieces, but not made much of any of them yet. Luis Suarez goes for goal after one such free kick, but his shot is high and wide. Messi, too, yet to make a mark.

Messi magic! The talismanic Inter Miami skipper puts them ahead in the 27th minute with a left-footed shot from outside the box. It was Sergio Busquets who had set it up for the star forward, who made no mistake. Montreal have it all to do now.

Inter Miami are now playing with greater confidence and initiating probing moves regularly. Bodes well for Mascherano's men even as half-time draws near. But as we say this, Busquets is booked for a foul on Nathan Saliba.

Five minutes added on for the first-half stoppage time.

The half-time whistle blows and we go into the break with Inter Miami leading 1-0 thanks to the brilliance of Lionel Messi.

Second-half to get underway soon with the hosts making a change as Maximiliano Falcón replacing Tomás Avilés.

Montreal too make changes - Samuel Piette replaces Tom Pearce and Caden Clark replaces Giacomo Vrioni.

Inter Miami need a victory so badly tonight, given their wretched form in the MLS 2025 so far. Lucky for them, they are playing a side that lie at the bottom of the table who have won just one game so far this season.

Woah! Caden Clark is through on goal and the Inter Miami goalie just grabs hold of the ball but relief for the hosts as the linesman blows offside whistle.

Telasco Segovia goes in the ref's books with a foul. It seems the Venezuelan footballer fouls Montreal player and the referee isn't happy with that and books the player.

Missed attempt! What a ball released by Lionel Messi to Tadeo Allende but the forward hits it wide the post to the dismay of the home support.

David Martínez fouls at the edge of the penalty box and the ref books him as well as awards a free-kick to Montreal. Free-kick taken but hits the wall.

Lionel Messi attempts a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box but the shot is high and it goes above the goal.

Montreal pay for the missed chances as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez team up to double their side's lead in the game. Messi, twists and turns in the penalty area as he crosses to the Uruguayan, who makes no mistake and puts it back of the net.

And it's three! Luis Suarez scores a brace as Inter Miami ease pressure on under-fire boss Javier Mascherano as the Herons go 3-0 up in the game.

Dante Sealy makes it 3-1 and Inter Miami's hopes of keeping a clean sheet has gone up in the air. A nice one-two sees Sealy put it past Ustari and gives his side some hope.

We have a delay in the game as teams get a much-needed drinks break.

10 minutes remain in the game as we head towards a close finish after that late goal from Dante Sealy. If CF Montreal grab another, we are into a close, close finish.

Time slipping by for CF Montreal to make a match out of this. The Herons are now just playing to play out the time and hold on to their 3-1 lead.

Signed, sealed and delivered! Three points in the bag for The Herons as Luis Suárez returns the favour to Lionel Messi with the latter making it 4-1 on the night and putting the hosts on the verge of victory.

Corner conceded by Inter Miami and the hosts' defending costs them dearly as CF Montreal score to make it 4-2 in the game. Too little, too late for the visiting team.