Paris Saint-Germain vs Inter Miami Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025 FIFA Club World Cup | Round of 16

by Alex Lawes · June 25 2025, 17:12

Updated June 26 2025, 13:56

Paris Saint-Germain vs Inter Miami Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2025 FIFA Club World Cup | Round of 16

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It is a fascinating encounter taking place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta this weekend as Inter Miami take on European champions Paris Saint-Germain.

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How to watch on TV & online: UK – DAZN & Channel 5 / US – DAZN

Paris Saint-Germain team news: Dembele still not fit

PSG returned to their strongest eleven for their defeat of the Seattle Sounders the other day and Luis Enrique will do so once again, well, at least what is available to him because Ousmane Dembele remains sidelined for the Parisiens.

Predicted XI (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Willian Pacho, Mendes; Neves, Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz; Doue, Ramos, Kvaratskhelia

Unavailable: Dembele (Injured)

Questionable:

Inter Miami team news: Fray a doubt

Inter Miami defender Ian Fray is a doubt for the Floridians for their Round of 16 clash with giants PSG. They have a couple of confirmed absentees for this one, such as goalkeeper Drake Callender and defender Gonzalo Lujan.

Predicted XI (4-4-2): Ustari; Weigandt, Tomas Aviles, Maximiliano Falcon, Allen; Tadeo Allende, Federico Redondo, Sergio Busquets, Telasco Segovia; Messi, Luis Suarez

Unavailable: Callender (Injured), Gonzalo Lujan (Injured)

Questionable: Fray (Injured)

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Paris are meeting MLS opposition for the second successive game after defeating Seattle Sounders 2-0 in their final Group B fixture.
Inter Miami defeated European opponents in the group stage, overcoming FC Porto 2-1 in Atlanta, the venue for this contest, in their second Group A fixture.
PSG have won seven of their last eight matches across all competitions (W7 D0 L1).
PSG have kept four clean sheets in their last five competitive games.
Inter Miami are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions (W3 D3 L0).
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi played for Paris Saint-Germain from 2021-23, winning the Ligue 1 title in each of his two seasons with the club. Messi’s former team-mates at the Parc des Princes include Gianluigi Donnarumma, Achraf Hakimi, Marquinhos, Presnel Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes, Fabián Ruiz, Vitinha and Warren Zaïre-Emery.
Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano played under his PSG opposite number Luis Enrique at Barcelona from 2014-17, winning nine trophies during that three-year spell, including the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League and the competition now known as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in 2015.
Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team-mates Luis Suárez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba were also Barcelona players during the three seasons Luis Enrique spent there as head coach. All four players, plus Mascherano, started the final of the competition now known as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup against River Plate, which Luis Enrique’s side won 3-0 in Yokohama, Japan, with Suárez scoring twice and Messi once.
Before joining PSG, Lionel Messi scored six goals for Barcelona in ten UEFA Champions League appearances against the French club.
Luis Suárez scored four goals in his five UEFA Champions League games for Barcelona against PSG, including the opener in a famous 6-1 second-leg win at the Camp Nou in the 2016/17 round of 16 (after a 0-4 first-leg defeat), when Luis Enrique was the Barça head coach.
Luis Enrique was in charge of a Spain side featuring Busquets and Alba at UEFA EURO 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
PSG’s Fabián Ruiz played for Spain alongside Sergio Busquets (captain) and Jordi Alba at UEFA EURO 2020 and was a UEFA Nations League winner with Alba (captain) in 2023.
Paris forward Ousmane Dembélé played for Barcelona from 2017-23 and is a former Barça team-mate of Messi, Suárez, Busquets, Alba and – for half a season – Mascherano.
Willian Pacho (Paris) and Allen Obando (Miami) are both Ecuador internationals.
Inter Miami president David Beckham ended his playing career at PSG, making 14 appearances for the club, and winning the Ligue 1 title, in 2012/13.
Lionel Messi scored twice and netted in the penalty shoot-out for Argentina in their triumph against France in the FIFA World Cup final in 2022.
PSG’s Achraf Hakimi scored the winning spot kick in Morocco’s penalty shoot-out success against a Spanish team with Inter Miami pair Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets in their ranks in the round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

Paris Saint-Germain vs Inter Miami prediction

Paris Saint-Germain enjoyed an extremely impressive 2024/25 season as they won the treble for the first time ever and they are looking to add another trophy to their cabinet. The Parisiens began this campaign with a 4-0 demolition of Atletico Madrid before a shock loss to Botafogo. They finished with a comfortable win against Seattle Sounders.

Inter Miami headed into the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on the back of a poor month and a half or so but they have impressed thus far. An entertaining goalless draw with Al Ahly was backed up by a come-from-behind 2-1 defeat of Porto, before then relinquishing a 2-0 lead against Palmeiras and having to settle for a point in their final group game.

Paris Saint-Germain remain the favourites with most of the bookmakers and they will likely take the game to Miami, in what could end up being fun to watch, albeit fairly predictable.