Inter Miami will play the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal series Thursday night.

With a dagger in the 85th minute from Sebastian Berhalter, the Vancouver Whitecaps are one step closer to their first appearance in the Concacaf Champions Cup final in club history after defeating Inter Miami 2-0 in front of a record crowd of more than 53,

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano didn’t mince words Wednesday. He referred to the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal versus Vancouver as Miami’s most important match in club history.