

There's been no opponent that Patrick Yazbek has faced more across his career than Lionel Messi and Inter Miami. And, after finally getting one over on the Argentine maestro, the Nashville midfielder has arrived in Socceroos camp with new confidence.

LAFC still haven't conceded in league play in 2026, but that defensive prowess isn't enough to top this week's edition of ESPN's MLS Power Rankings.

Sam Surridge scored a hat trick -- his third multi-goal game this season -- on Saturday to help Nashville SC beat Orlando City 5-0.

Inter Miami's dream of wining the Concacaf Champions Cup will have to wait at least another year after Wednesday's disappointing 1-1 draw with Nashville.

Messi got the 900th goal of his career, but Cristian Espinoza scored in the 74th minute to give Nashville a good-enough-to-advance 1-1 tie with Inter Miami in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 matchup on Wednesday night.
Joe Willis
#1 · G
Brian Schwake
#99 · G
Xavier Valdez
#13 · G
Andy Nájar
#31 · D
Jeisson Palacios
#4 · D
Daniel Lovitz
#2 · D
Jack Maher
#5 · D
Josh Bauer
#22 · D
Maxwell Woledzi
#3 · D
Reed Baker-Whiting
#27 · D
Isaiah LeFlore
#18 · D
Thomas Williams
#21 · D
Jordan Knight
#23 · D
Chris Applewhite
#33 · D
Hany Mukhtar
#10 · M
Bryan Acosta
#6 · M
Alex Muyl
#19 · M
Edvard Tagseth
#20 · M
Patrick Yazbek
#8 · M
Matthew Corcoran
#16 · M
Shakur Mohammed
#14 · M
Charles-Emile Brunet
#12 · M
Cristian Espinoza
#7 · F
Sam Surridge
#9 · F
Warren Madrigal
#41 · F
Ahmed Qasem
#37 · F
Woobens Pacius
#17 · F