Los Angeles is a city of stars, so it was only fitting that Lionel Messi was back in the Inter Miami starting lineup for the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal game against LAFC late Wednesday night.

There have been some concerns over Messi’s fitness, and his usage by coach Javier Mascherano has been intermittent in recent weeks. He missed Argentina’s thumping victory over Brazil last week with a hip complaint. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni was present in L.A. to watch Wednesday’s proceedings.

As Concacaf Champions Cup advances to the quarterfinals, things are getting real as Los Angeles FC will host Inter Miami on Wednesday night. Both teams will have ambitions of winning this competition,

Inter Miami find themselves a goal down away from South Florida in the second half of their Concacaf Champions Cup first-leg clash with fellow MLS outfit LAFC.Despite both Lionel Messi and Luis

Time: 11:30 p.m. ET LAFC and Inter Miami face off on Wednesday, Apr. 2 at 11:30 p.m. ET. The LAFC vs. Inter Miami CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals game will air on FS1.

Miami will travel to Los Angeles for the first leg of the quarterfinals, with four MLS teams vying to break Mexico's streak

Any time a Miami team faces an L.A. team, it is bound to be a glitzy affair with celebrity spectators, and this one is no exception. The sport’s biggest star, Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi, draws crowds wherever he goes.