01x01 - Back to Glory

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The MLS hit me like a tidal wave.

There are few things in life

that you're prepared for.

Going into the chaos

every game,

my eagerness to be great will take over.

This is a big moment. I gotta perform.

You make a mistake, boom, out.

That's the big thing in the MLS.

Anyone can beat anyone.

Every single one of ya.

Starters, finishers, be f*cking ready.

- One, two, three. Let's go.

- Team! Let's go!

Let's go!

Good evening and welcome

to Major League Soccer in 2024.

Yes, what's up, boss?

Does any group of individual superstars

guarantee success?

Absolutely not. We're only humans.

There's always someone

that is better, faster, stronger.

You just gotta keep up.

The Philadelphia Union

has signed 14-year-old Cavan Sullivan

for the largest homegrown contract

in Major League Soccer history.

All eyes are on soccer

in the United States.

St. Louis is officially

the newest expansion club.

This is soccer. This is the life.

- We suffer together for that.

- How is that so complicated?

Coaches need to have our bags ready

at the door of our houses

because you never know

when is the last day.

Talent… doesn't matter, guys!

If that was Messi on the ground

it would've been a yellow.

2024…

It's in!

I would like a championship.

There's a chill in the air for a rivalry

that might be the league's best.

The reality's

what my brain's gonna do under pressure.

The legend for Cincinnati.

You gotta be

a bit of an as*h*le sometimes.

f*ck off!

…and how much of this,

emotionally, is about revenge.

Do we f*cking sack him?

- What's up, dude? You good? Having fun?

- Yes.

sh*t. Nice hair, dude.

- Dad!

- What are you laughing at?

This is why you play soccer.

Ice man!

You know, I'ma start calling you Frozone.

This is a massive moment

to have exceptional players

playing in this country.

But you can't celebrate too much,

because this league… it's a tough league.

And anything can happen.

I must admit,

we're pretty happy at the moment.

You know, my dream was always

to bring the best players to Miami.

It's not just about

bringing the best player there ever was.

We've brought in four superstars

in our team.

Something that we probably haven't seen…

a crew like this, assembled,

going into a season that we have now,

with Messi, with Alba, with Busquets,

with Luis Suárez…

Our vision… we wanted to create

one of the biggest clubs in the world,

and I just think it's good for the sport,

I think it's good for the club,

I think it's great for the league.

…public park.

My first meeting with David,

we shared a vision as we just don't wanna

be another Major League Soccer club.

Most importantly to both of us,

is that it'd be a global team.

We're building our Galácticos.

We always wanna have players

that attract global attention.

I'd like to think that

if we're able to seize the moment,

we will be successful and people will

always look at this and say,

"Hey, the guys at Inter Miami

changed Major League Soccer

to be one of the best leagues

in the world."

But to be able to achieve this,

it's about winning.

These are players

with an impeccable track record.

These guys are completely

focused on winning.

Come on, Yanni. Don't worry.

Don't focus on that.

Tata Martino,

who knows this league,

who's won this league…

Atlanta. It is over!

Good. Great try.

Never in the history of the game

has a team had so much investment.

They are the evil empire, if you will,

but you have to be great.

You have to win it all.

And if you don't, it's a massive failure.

I think that LA is a "what have you done

for me lately" town.

You know, you gotta win,

you gotta show out,

you gotta entertain the crowd,

and the Galaxy ethos before my arrival

was a star-driven franchise.

Beckham, room to sh**t.

David Beckham! Oh, goodness!

I'm Will Kuntz.

I'm the general manager

of the Los Angeles Galaxy.

All right.

Being international stars is hardwired

into the DNA of the Galaxy.

The hot seat.

The arrival of David Beckham…

really kind of ushered in

an era of American Galácticos.

Robbie Keane, Landon Donovan,

Steven Gerrard, Zlatan Ibrahimovic…

incredibly important, massive players.

But I'd rather have guys who are 25,

26 years old.

So, what we've tried to do

is focus on young, up-and-coming players,

be part of their development and be part

of their journey on to the highest level.

I think those established stars

were maybe at the end of their career.

And you're seeing

something great happen in real time

which is also a very Hollywood story.

We have first game

against Inter Miami, guys.

It's gonna be tough, interesting to play…

against Messi and other guys.

You never played against Messi, right?

I have, of course.

And he scored.

Of course he scored.

You're fast, but you're not that fast.

He was faster than me, man.

We know Miami has great players

who've played in Europe.

All we can do is be ourselves,

play the way we've been playing

in preseason

and making sure that we finish our chances

whenever we have it.

If we all work hard for 90 minutes,

we can win the game.

In the first match,

Julián was more interested

in asking Messi for his jersey,

than in playing.

No, no, they're coming after you now.

Follow him with the camera!

I am Riqui Puig. I'm from LA Galaxy.

I want to be one of the best players

in MLS.

I started with academy and Barcelona,

one of the best clubs in the world.

When I decide to come here,

the coach told me that

"You're gonna be

one of the best players in the team."

- Riqui Puig…

- It's gone in!

Riqui Puig, what an incredible player.

He has a baby face, but his talent shines,

especially since the moment

that he got to the Galaxy.

Come on, Riqui!

No, no, no!

Let's go! Let's go!

- Again.

- Keep the game going forward!

Doesn't need to be in a rush, guys.

- Again!

- Move the ball!

f*ck' not that hard.

My name is Greg Vanney.

I'm the head coach of the LA Galaxy.

Body, people, body!

Come on, recover! Come on!

The Galaxy used to be a trendsetter

and a club that is driving

Major League Soccer forward.

And now, Miami's sort of

taken that responsibility over.

Inside, Gino, inside!

Chris! Wider, Chris!

It's my job to figure out how to rebuild

this club back to where it needs to be.

Easy! Close up, Miguel! Close up!

The biggest club in the league,

the top club, globally.

Good. Perfect.

Well, Greg is the captain

of the ship for us,

and he knows the league.

So he believes

that we're on the right track,

and we're all convinced that we can do it.

We are pushing hard,

and we're focused on making sure

that this group takes the right steps

to be able to get there.

Play your numbers. Play the numbers!

The history and the legacy

of the Galaxy demands that.

The first championship in history

for Major League Soccer.

In defense, number 18, Greg Vanney.

You know,

I started watching MLS back in 1996.

It was a smaller league, a different time.

Major League Soccer's inaugural season.

I remember seeing

those old-school D.C. United teams,

Los Angeles Galaxy teams, MetroStars.

From then to now, the growth

of the league had been massive.

It is a packed house…

It speaks to where the league is at,

it speaks to the prominence of the Galaxy.

The MLS Cup champions.

The LA Galaxy have won more championships

than any other club in MLS.

You know, that's something

that is known around the world.

And so, a player from Barcelona

who was regarded as one of the most

promising youths in global football

at still a very prime age,

was willing to come to the Galaxy.

And be sort of the bedrock

of pushing the Galaxy forward

into new heights.

But before that, it's been a fallow period

the last ten years.

We haven't lifted a trophy since 2014.

And it's been hard to get over the hump

and become super relevant.

I've been coaching the LA Galaxy

for three and a half years now.

Last year…

the worst year I have ever had

in being involved in professional soccer.

And that will be

the final action of the match.

Greg Vanney can start that rebuild,

start the planning for next season

and put this one to bed.

You guys have missed the playoffs

two out of the last three years.

The narrative from the outside right now

is worst start in terms of points,

complete mismanagement at all levels,

you know, that this is the lowest point

in Galaxy history.

For me, it's total bull,

but people can have their opinions.

They're allowed to their opinions,

and it's noise.

And the only thing that we can do,

as a group that is very close

from top to bottom in our organization,

is we understand it's us against

whoever wants to talk about us.

That's no problem, no problem.

I'm a big believer in, you know,

holding ourselves to that high standard.

Nobody should have an expectation

of keeping their job.

I wish we were more successful.

Right? It's been difficult.

You feel all of those feelings

of embarrassment, humiliation.

It's a bragging-rights game,

and on the other side of town,

I think there's really a lack of respect

for the Galaxy.

We want better!! We want better!!

You can see it in the stands,

with our own fans…

We have to be realistic

about where we are in the league.

It's a tough league.

It's a tough league to win a championship,

but as an owner of Miami,

going back to LA,

you know, we want to win the game.

Simple as that.

It's always nice to see my statue

outside the front of the stadium as well.

The hard part

is when you have to earn it back

from people who used to play

for the Galaxy,

or call themselves a Galaxy player,

but then they like

to run their mouths about stuff.

That's the stuff that, for me,

they get me a little fired up, yeah.

That's those guys.

Those…who? Which guy?

Doesn't matter.

I think that I share with my fellow owners

that we all want this league to be better,

that we want this to be one of

the top two or three leagues in the world,

and how do we get there?

And I think that we're immensely poised

to do great things.

And I know that we've led by example

with everything we've done with signing

Messi, Jordi, Suárez and Busi

and everything.

And I think we've shown our fellow owners

in the league of what's possible.

But what is it that we need to push?

Right now the momentum is unique,

with Messi and all the other guys

that came here.

We're showing a path

that we need to change gears

and go into another chapter.

More push for the marquee player.

We've all talked about here,

"How do we take a list of

the 75 or 100 best players in the world

and try to get a quarter of them,

20 to 25 of them, in this league."

Yes we've got great players here

at the moment

with, obviously,

Leo and Sergio and Jordi and Luis,

but we have to always look forward.

We also have to have conversations about,

"Okay, where do we go next?

What do we do next? Who do we bring in?"

And I think this is a league

that really needs stars.

The number-one-selling football jersey

on the planet

is Inter Miami's pink Messi jersey.

Hopefully ten years from now

I'd like to have

the greatest-selling jersey

on the face of the earth.

Let's become a machine at just bringing

the world's greatest players here.

If we fail at doing this,

we've done all of ourselves an injustice.

Inevitably, when you have players

with their characteristics in a team,

well, you expect results.

Obviously, there is also pressure

in that regard,

in the fight to win the league.

One, two, three,

four, five…

Good! Six!

Don't, relax. Don't relax. Don't relax.

The objective

is to bring in younger players,

more dynamic players,

who complement Riqui and each other.

I'm an attacking coach,

an attacking-minded team

and we want young players who can

go attack this league and be entertaining.

Give ball!

Give ball!

He's still a young player who

hasn't necessarily had the responsibility

to have to be "the guy" on his team.

Aah, dude, that was so ugly!

You guys are good to go.

The next step in his evolution is for him

to be "the guy" on our team.

Okay.

Looks good, huh?

Ah, fantastic.

When are the others coming?

They said around 3 p.m.

So, have a little taste.

- How's that?

- It's gonna be so hot…

Good or not?

It's not the meat

we have in Barcelona, but…

Well, no…

- We do what we can here.

- Yeah.

Are you missing Barcelona?

You do?

Not the weather.

The weather is much better in LA.

What do you miss most about home?

I think walking around Barcelona,

doing stuff with friends,

the fact that you don't need a car,

living downtown.

In Los Angeles,

you have to drive everywhere.

Growing up in Barcelona,

in my family, in the TV, it's always,

like, watching soccer games.

Barcelona, it's one of

the best teams in Europe and in the world.

When I was really young, my father

bring me to see the games of Barcelona.

I think it's a dream of all the kids

to play soccer in Barcelona.

The majority of us, at 18 years old,

were finishing up high school.

Here's this kid at 18, brushing shoulders

with the world's greatest ever player

in, arguably,

the world's greatest ever team.

That was Riqui Puig.

It was an experience

that I'll never forget.

Five years ago, you're watching this guy

at home with your dad and your mom,

and now you're walking together

to the training session.

Riqui Puig ticked so many boxes.

He's Catalan, blessed with skill,

good-looking kid.

Another one of the Barça prospects

that you think

is gonna make that breakthrough,

but there's just something lacking.

There's something missing.

Not every story has a happy ending.

As time progressed,

it was a bit difficult for him,

because then Xavi became the coach

and of course in that midfield,

there was a lot of competition as well

and he wasn't getting much opportunity.

And it came to a point where Riqui

wasn't invited back to training.

When Xavi arrived, he told me that

the following year he wouldn't need me.

I went to training,

and he said I didn't need to show up.

To have your idol be the one

who tells you to pack your bags

and leave your boyhood club?

I don't envy that moment one bit.

That was one of the toughest moments

in my career.

Still, we accepted it,

looked for another team,

which turned out to be the Galaxy.

At that age, making the decision

to go to Major League Soccer,

you can't go there.

It's the end of your career.

There had to be a sense of humility

with Riqui, saying,

"I need a fresh start."

What do you like most about here?

I think that the team we have,

they're all from Argentina, Uruguay,

and they all speak Spanish.

That also makes

for a very good relationship

within the locker room.

But I have to admit that this team is

much more welcoming than

the one in Barcelona.

Well, at the end of the day,

that's also what makes you

- feel more supported, isn't it?

- Yeah.

I like to make

a lot of barbecues in my house.

Let's eat!

I invite a lot of teammates.

- How's it going, captain?

- What's up, dude?

We are like a family, you know?

And I think that we spend a lot of time

outside the field

and I think it's really important

to be a good group inside the field.

Is it edible or not?

Oh, it's great.

Really good.

Amazing.

When Riqui came here,

I couldn't believe

that a player of that magnitude

would come at such a young age to Galaxy.

I don't know what the problem was

in Barcelona,

but I'm happy to have him.

Good game to start the season.

- We're looking forward to it.

- Wow, I can't wait.

Yes, we have a rather difficult

start to the season, but…

we're going to do well.

We trust the team.

When you come from Barcelona,

you always need to prove

that you come from Barcelona, you know?

It's one of the best clubs of the history,

and I think that you need to prove a lot.

Messi could wake up

at the very last second and…

…he can make the difference

in the last minute.

When he wakes up, he's unbelievable.

Hopefully he won't.

- What's the stadium going to be like?

- Full.

A ton of people.

More people wearing

the Miami jersey than the Galaxy jersey.

Wouldn't that be wild?

And now I want to smash, you know?

To make an impact

really, really, really big.

This year has to start

with pressure for sure, huh?

Yes, a little bit of everything too, huh?

- If you miss a PK, I'll k*ll you.

- No, no.

"Don't k*ll me."

And all I did was find the ball here,

sprint the first time across,

this forward had to get around this stick,

come through here

and get in front of this guy.

As we build our roster, Riqui is

the conductor of our style of play

in terms of driving our team.

He changes the tempo

and the rhythm of the game.

He's a massive part.

It's also the pieces we place around him

that can help bring out his qualities.

Hi.

Nice to meet you.

Got you a welcome scarf.

Today I am excited to welcome

the club's newest designated players.

LA Galaxy forward, Joseph Paintsil.

LA Galaxy forward, Gabriel Pec.

Really excited

to add these guys to the roster.

They have the speed and they're both

goal-scoring wingers

that are younger, that are dynamic.

Gonna bring another level to our team.

All right, guys,

a couple of announcements:

Joseph's visa was approved.

- Gabriel, welcome.

- Yeah!

All right, let's go. Let's get in.

Drive. Drive at speed. Don't slow it down.

Keep the speed up!

Joseph and Gabriel,

adding them to our group

is gonna open up so many opportunities.

Guys with speed and guys

who open up the width of the field.

Now, Riqui,

when he has space and he has runners,

he's gonna be more effective in creating

goal-scoring opportunities, assists.

Come on. Go, Riqui.

Let me get your thoughts on

how quickly can you

integrate them into the lineup?

Well, they… The plan is

that they will be involved on Sunday,

so it's go time for these guys.

Diego!

There's only so many games

that really get people's attention.

To open the season against Miami,

the stadium's gonna be full,

the viewership is massive.

Definitely an opportunity

to put a marker down.

All right, good stuff today.

We got ourselves ready to go.

It's exciting that we got this game in

front of us and get this season rolling.

With a good result

and a good performance with Miami,

the narrative about us changes,

showing that we're ready

to be contenders for championships

and that we can be

one of the best teams in this league.

It'll be like playing a final

in the first game of the season,

so defensively,

we don't want Messi floating around,

and when they have time and finding

little pockets to pick up the ball

and hurt us. We gotta make sure

that we're communicating

what different areas he's showing up so

that we can eliminate some of his service.

Every time Messi touches the ball,

it's dangerous.

They have Jordi Alba and Busquets

playing these quick passes.

It really will be just trying to… survive.

Leaving it for Jordi Alba…

Back to Lionel Messi!

Between him and Busquets,

they'll find him.

Yeah. Defensively,

Riqui's gonna have to pick up Busquets.

It's gonna be a game of opportunities.

We have to take ours.

And we got to minimize theirs,

'cause the quality they have up top,

they don't need a ton of chances. Right?

We are not the favorite of this game.

As a player, you naturally

want to outperform the others.

But Messi, Jordi Alba, and Busi,

they're on a different level.

So, playing against them

and beating them is a big deal for me.

- How are you?

- Hi, Riqui.

- What's your name?

- Andre.

My favorite clubs are Barcelona

and The Galaxy.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

And your favorite players?

- Players?

- Yes.

Messi and you.

- Yeah?

- Yes.

But being able to compete against them,

It's a crucial moment for me.

- Thanks so much.

- Awesome. Bye, Andre.

- Thanks, Riqui.

- No, thank you.

When you are playing soccer

in the best team of the world,

all the people want to know

how is Barcelona,

when you started in Barcelona,

how many years you played with Messi.

It's always the same questions.

See you. Bye, guys.

It is a picture-perfect day

as we start the 2024 season.

It's in!

Mateusz Bogusz with a spectacular goal!

For a seventh straight year,

LA FC open the season with a win.

…the right move.

Might not be what's required for now.

Bedoya, in to Martínez.

The first-time cross.

And the header is in!

Dániel Gazdag!

There it is. Supporters' Shield 2023.

In some corners of the league,

the debate rages.

There's only one MLS Cup champion,

there's also only one Shield winner.

For Cincinnati, that was won

with 69 points a year ago.

Got it from Adeniran.

He gets there ahead of Vera.

A really good touch by Sam Adeniran.

In behind. Can he pull this one back?

He's gonna go for goal himself!

Adeniran off the bench!

To the left side, playing ahead.

Flag stays down for Rossi.

Works it across!

Guzan got a flick to it. Cucho! Oh, boy!

He's off and running in 2024!

Cucho Hernández and the Crew

with a one-nothing lead!

Let's go! Yeah! Galaxy!

All these little Messi marks are here

to see Messi in greatness.

They're gonna see the greatness

that is the LA Galaxy.

I have a secret. I'm gonna be honest.

But don't show this guy.

I'm here for one player.

The LA Galaxy, they're about to cry.

And my uncle's gonna cry too.

Beck!

Beck!

Riqui!

- What's up?

- What's up?

Damn! You're good looking!

It's good hair.

Moving to the LA Galaxy,

it was very special.

You know, it feels like home.

If we score and we win,

I'll be celebrating.

If we don't win the game, then I'll be

hiding in the back of the box.

Riqui, obviously

people are talking about Sunday's game,

the first of the season.

but undoubtedly, Messi's name

will always be mentioned.

Yes, obviously,

he's the best player of all time.

Well, I'm looking forward to it,

I think it's pressure

that I need to face.

…and, above all, face that pressure.

And the truth is that I'm very eager

to face this year, which I think

is very important for all of us.

And I believe that the Galaxy

must be respected.

In the chamber, to the right.

- Back up!

- Back up, sir.

Nobody follows us.

Oh look, there's a camera.

Please, guys!

Stay far away, please.

Beckham! Please.

Great club. Great club.

The best.

Well, not the best, but…

Love it.

Whatever it takes.

We f*cking win at home,

whatever it f*cking takes. Come on.

Let's go, let's go.

Just quickly, some scenarios,

just to put us on the same page.

We are dynamic, and we're quicker,

and we're faster

and we can threaten the space behind.

I think we can cause a lot of problems.

Defensive intensity.

Dejan and Riqui, between the one of you,

defend after the pass,

especially if you step to Messi

and you force him to pass the ball,

don't go like this

and start tracking the ball.

Just f*cking mark him.

Because the biggest danger is

after he passes the ball,

he will find another space,

and a dangerous space.

Communicate to each other

and f*ck' battle.

This is our home, and this is

the first chance, and it's an occasion.

Let's enjoy it, and let's f*cking compete.

Let's go, let's go!

- Let's play, man.

- Whatever it takes.

We f*cking win at home,

whatever it f*cking takes. Come on.

I appreciate the work

and the sacrifice everybody took

to get to this moment which is the start

of a new adventure together.

Leave it all on the field for each other.

They need to respect us.

At the end of this game,

everybody respects us at a different level

than they did before this game.

So let's f*cking get after 'em,

and let's leave it on the field.

- Let's go.

- Let's go!

Let's f*cking go! Three minutes are up!

Let's go, let's go!

This building has been full

for two and a half hours.

Only a few more minutes to wait.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God, Messi!

Inter Miami, the maybe marquee

Major League Soccer club.

The LA Galaxy.

They were the original Galácticos

of Major League Soccer.

Lionel Messi comes back to Hollywood

for a match of great significance.

We have a really important game

with one of the best teams of the league.

There are a lot of people

watching this game, and for me, it's like,

opportunity to stop

the best player in the world.

To stop Messi.

This is not an easy team to play against.

They require you to set a standard,

or else you're gonna get

blown off the field.

Messi, in particular, is just so precise

with the things that he can do

that you can't be…

you can't be one step out

or one step off or you could pay.

Greg Vanney did not mince words

before this game.

He says, "I'm tired about people

talking bad about our club.

I've never been more hungry

and also focused."

The LA Galaxy and Inter Miami underway.

Yeah, but Riqui Puig just needs

to be a little careful here

in trying to do too much.

Stay together!

Jordi Alba. Messi holds off Riqui Puig.

Yamane pokes it away.

Gómez trying to win it back.

You okay, Riqui?

Let's stick with it. Keep going, kiddo.

They're f*cking che--

Come on, ref!

What are we doing, honestly?

Why no yellow card?!

Doesn't matter.

He's turning and going to goal,

he fouls him from behind.

I bet you everything that I have…

If that was Messi on the ground it

would've been a yellow.

f*ck' amateur hour, let's go!

Paintsil is in… Is he pulled down?

He is! It's a penalty for LA!

f*ck's sake! He's f*ck'…

Absolutely, 100% a penalty.

So now a big moment for Riqui Puig.

Come on, Ric! We got it, we got it.

The key here for Drake Callender,

is to get any kinda read on Riqui Puig.

Puig… It's saved by Callender!

Remarkable! Picking it out of the corner!

A massive opportunity lost.

In the penalty kick,

Riqui has his opportunity,

and you see Lionel Messi signal

to the goalkeeper which way to go.

A thrilling first half,

except the inability to score

against Inter Miami.

You have to take your chances.

Good stuff. Good stuff, everybody,

good stuff. Come on.

Hey, Big Time. Let's go, Big Time.

You good?

It's all right, Riqui.

No, don't worry,

there's another one coming.

Focus on the game.

You miss a penalty,

there's a certain amount of embarrassment,

especially in a game that's tight.

And I think that just weighed

on Riqui emotionally.

He has to get himself going again.

It's the past.

You can't change that anymore.

Solid half but 45 more.

Remain emotionally stable, right?

Remain emotionally stable.

Don't get caught up on anything, okay?

The calls, the referees.

Stay locked in on what's important

inside the game.

Just stay locked in.

Okay? Keep digging in.

It's a f*cking good half.

It's a good half. Let's punish them now.

Let's go, fellas, let's go!

Come on, now!

Beginning of the second half.

Can the Galaxy find a way through

or will that moment come for Inter Miami?

Reset! Reset!

You're okay, Riqui! Keep it there!

Go, Riqui!

Keep going! Good one!

- What pass is Riqui trying to hit?

- What?

Why is Riqui trying to hit this pass?

Play to the outside.

Come on, Ric.

Riqui's gotta relax a little bit.

- This is promising.

- One time!

Get tight!

It's left for Gómez!

It's right at McCarthy

who makes the save with his feet.

Hey, Riqui! If you're gonna close, close!

- Joseph Paintsil.

- Watch out.

- Here come the Galaxy.

- Well done, Joseph!

Vamos, vamos, vamos!

- Vamos, go, go, go!

- Forward with pace.

Riqui Puig to Paintsil.

To Riqui Puig.

Riqui takes aim…

Riqui Puig saved by Callender!

Delgado! Joveljic!

- And in!

- Goal!

Finally, a breakthrough from the Galaxy!

They needed to be more dynamic

in transition to scare other teams.

Joseph Paintsil, Riqui Puig.

They lead 1-nil.

The Galaxy are minutes away from

beginning this year with a clean sheet

against a high-powered attack

at Inter Miami.

Off the side, off the side.

Watch, watch Messi.

- Drop low!

- Take it out.

Take it out! Oh, sh*t.

- Messi.

- Jordi Alba,

back to Messi!

- Messi!

- Unbelievable!

…a f*cking donkey, man!

I miss a penalty that, for me,

it's difficult,

but when you play

against the best player of the world,

these things can happen.

It was a really good match,

and I think that we make

a really good performance.

And now we have a lot of confidence

to start the season.

I think we are in a really good position.

It was there for us, the three points,

but the performance for the game

was excellent.

Heads up high,

we get back to work, we get after it.

We gotta keep defending like b*stards,

like we did tonight

and taking our opportunities.

Onward and upward, as in,

we got a good group, ready to go.

I think we're in a good spot.

If we play like that, we are gonna beat

a lot of f*ck' teams in this league.

You couldn't ask for a better first shot.

Having the chance to kinda show everybody,

including Miami,

that we look different,

we have something different.

And I think

we put the whole league on notice.

Hey, you guys better count on seeing us

in November and December

down the stretch of the playoffs.

First game of the season.

The superclub of yesterday

and the superclub of today.

They could be meeting again

in the MLS Cup final.

Certainly the questions for Inter Miami…

how's this going to play out?

What's this going to look like

eight months down the road?

These aging superstars

in the dog days of summer,

can they sustain it?

Because history has told us

that in this league,

you better be physically fit.

If not, these young bucks,

they're gonna show you up.

That's the question for Inter Miami.

The lead-up to the big games

and the preparation for the games…

made me look back on last year.

And there were some games where, like,

what was I feeling?

What was going on in my head

in those games?

What triggered me? Bring me over the edge?

It's a head injury. And it's a yellow,

he doesn't have to come off.

What triggered me to do it

in a very nasty or disrespectful way?

You just said it's a yellow!

It's a head injury! Stop!

I feel like I let down a lot of people.

You know Matt knows better.

It's simple as that.

Matt!

Everyone has emotions

and sometimes your emotions

can get the best of you.

Matt! No!