Javier Mascherano insists his Inter Miami side can shock European champions Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup last 16 on Sunday, despite admitting they are levels below the French giants.
With Argentine great Lionel Messi leading the charge, Miami surprised in the group stage as they progressed but facing newly-crowned Champions League winners PSG in Atlanta is a huge challenge in the coachs eyes.
We will try to be up to the standard, we will try to do things in the best way we can, and why cant be dream of being able to shock them? Mascherano told a news conference Saturday.
My message to the players is that this is not over yet, there is a game to be played. We know we are taking on an opponent of unique power, one of the best in the world, but this is football.
Tomorrow, why not try to play the best game possible, a near-perfect game for us, and have the chance of competing and some chance of going through.