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'They were better than us': Columbus Crew reflect on 5-1 loss vs Lionel Messi, Inter Miami

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Columbus Crew lost 5 -1 to Inter Miami in their final game of the MLS season .

Crew went into halftime down 3 -0 but showed their only bit of life in the 58th minute.

The Crew finished this 28-day span with a 1 -2-4 record, dropping their ranking from as high as first in the Eastern Conference on May 10 to fifth .

Crew were without defender Sean Zawadzki , who was credited with containing Messi in Columbus ' 1 -0 loss to Miami on April 19 .

That's why we're going to take the time to analyze this game. It won't be difficult, to be honest, to analyze this game because we got punished on the same situation." The Crew host the Whitecaps at Lower.com Field , with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m..

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