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Messi returns to training

19.2.26 Inter Miami: Injuries

Lionel Messi returned to training Wednesday after missing last week with a hamstring strain and is expected to be available for Inter Miami's season opener on Saturday. The 38-year-old Argentine had raised fitness concerns after the club postponed a preseason friendly in Puerto Rico due to his injury. Messi is taking a cautious approach early in the year with the Concacaf Champions Cup in March and the World Cup in June.

Messi suffers hamstring strain

12.2.26 Inter Miami: Injuries

Inter Miami announced that Lionel Messi has a strained left hamstring, casting doubt on his availability for the club's MLS season opener against LAFC on Feb. 21. The reigning back-to-back league MVP scored in a preseason match in Ecuador last weekend but was substituted early in the second half, likely due to the injury.

TeamPtsGDW-D-L
Eastern Conference
1NY City762-1-0 (3)
2Nashville752-1-0 (3)
3Miami602-0-1 (3)
4New York6-12-0-1 (3)
5Chicago421-1-1 (3)
6Charlotte4-11-1-1 (3)
7Cincinnati301-0-2 (3)
8D.C. Utd.3-11-0-2 (3)
9Toronto3-31-0-2 (3)
10Montreal3-51-0-2 (3)
11Columbus2-10-2-1 (3)
12Philadel.0-30-0-3 (3)
13New Eng.0-40-0-2 (2)
14Atlanta0-50-0-3 (3)
15Orlando0-80-0-3 (3)
Western Conference
1San Diego983-0-0 (3)
2Vancouver973-0-0 (3)
3San Jose963-0-0 (3)
3Los Ang.963-0-0 (3)
5Colorado632-0-1 (3)
6Seattle622-0-1 (3)
7Real612-0-1 (3)
8LA Galaxy401-1-1 (3)
9Dallas401-1-1 (3)
10Minnesota4-11-1-1 (3)
10Austin4-11-1-1 (3)
12Houston3-11-0-1 (2)
13Portland3-41-0-2 (3)
14St. Louis1-30-1-2 (3)
15Kansas1-40-1-2 (3)

Last results

9.3Cincinnati - Toronto0 : 1
8.3Columbus - Chicago0 : 0
8.3New York - Montreal0 : 3
8.3Colorado - LA Galaxy4 : 1
8.3Kansas - San Diego0 : 1
8.3Philadel. - San Jose0 : 1
8.3Portland - Vancouver1 : 4
8.3Atlanta - Real2 : 3
8.3Los Ang. - Dallas1 : 0
8.3Nashville - Minnesota3 : 1
8.3Charlotte - Austin3 : 1
8.3St. Louis - Seattle0 : 1
7.3D.C. Utd. - Miami1 : 2
7.3NY City - Orlando5 : 0
2.3Orlando - Miami2 : 4
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MLS stats

Home wins59%
Draws14%
Away wins27%

League format : MLS 2026

MLS awards the regular season winners with the Supporters' Shield and a direct berth in the CONCACAF Champions League, the continental tournament. The top nine teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs. The eighth and ninth seeds in each conference play a wild-card match to determine who advances to the first round. The first round consists of best-of-three series, with the higher-seeded team hosting the first and third matches (if necessary). The conference semifinals, conference finals, and MLS Cup final are single-elimination matches. The team with the better regular-season record hosts each match.