The LA Galaxy pulled off a feat few teams in MLS have been able to on Sunday night: It kept Lionel Messi largely quiet for most of the night, just not all of it.
With the Galaxy looking to be on the way to a season-opening win over Inter Miami CF at Dignity Health Park in Carson, California, Messi popped up in second-half stoppage time to cancel out Dejan Joveljic's goal for the Galaxy and salvage a 1-1 draw for his team.
On a night in which LA welcomed back one if its former stars in Miami co-owner David Beckham, the Galaxy were much less hospitable to the South Florida club's talisman, harrying Messi all over the pitch throughout the game and keeping him off the scoresheet until the game's dying minutes.