Lionel Messi admitted to "playing with fear" as he returned from injury to score twice in Inter Miami' s 3-1 Leagues Cup semifinal win over Florida rivals Orlando City .

Messi converted a 77th-minute penalty at Chase Stadium and then added another goal in the 88th minute -- after combining with Jordi Alba -- as Miami came back from a goal down to clinch a place in the final.

"I wanted to be here," Messi said after the game. "When I came back against [LA] Galaxy [on August 17] I felt some discomfort, I didn't feel comfortable, but I wanted to play the game.

"It was really important to be here because it's a difficult opponent, they'd beaten us in the two games we played against them this year. In the first half I was playing with a bit of fear, but after that I felt a bit [more]

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