Noah Allen scored in the second half before a late penalty gave Inter Miami the chance to take the lead in the tie, with Messi taking it clinically in what was an epic comeback.

Miami scored three consecutive goals on Wednesday — two by Lionel Messi — to overcome a 2-0 deficit against fellow MLS club LAFC and advance to the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals.

Fans flocked to watch star Lionel Messi, but LAFC academy product Nathan Ordaz stole the show by scoring LAFC's game winner over Inter Miami Wednesday.

Lionel Messi has done it again. Inter Miami entered Wednesday's second leg vs. LAFC in the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals trailing 1-0, needing to overturn a deficit. Matters were made worse in just the ninth minute when LAFC center-back Aaron Long brilliantly connected on an errant ball to make it 2-0 on aggregate,

Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami fought back from 2-0 down on aggregate against Los Angeles FC with a 3-1 win (3-2 on aggregate) on Wednesday to move into the last four of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

A vintage Lionel Messi performance carried Inter Miami past LAFC and into the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals.

The Inter Miami man helped his team get back into their quarterfinal tie with a bit of brilliance past Hugo Lloris

With a spot in the semifinals on the line, Inter Miami might need some Messi magic in Wednesday's do-or-die clash against LAFC.

The away goal rule being in effect meant the Herons needed three goals to win the tie outright. Lionel Messi clawed one back in the 36th minute. The Argentine fired a shot across his body past Hugo Lloris with his left foot at the far post.