Inter Miami's quest for the 2025 MLS Cup might have already fizzled out if it weren't for Lionel Messi, who's already scored five goals in the first playoff series alone.
The Argentinian's latest exploits, which saw him score twice and assist once in Miami's 4-0 win over Nashville SC, earned him his first Team of the Week card in EA Sports FC 26 and carried Miami into the next round of the competition. Bringing 87 OVR to the field, the item improves all of his attributes in comparison to his regular card and continues Messi's streak of making his mark in the game franchise's TOTW program.
Claiming the top position in TOTW 9 with 90 OVR is Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha, who may not have been able to avert his club's 1-2 loss at the hands of FC Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League, but contributed two assists to PSG's 3-2 win over Lyon in its domestic league.
Filling the second step on the podium is Klara Bühl from Bayern's women's squad. She earned her second TOTW card of the season with an entire series of stellar performances, scoring once and assisting three times in two Frauen-Bundesliga matches last week. Continuing right where she left off, she had a hand in all three of Bayern's goals in yesterday's Women's Champions League victory over Arsenal FC, which saw the Germans prevail 3-2.
Here is the full roster for TOTW 9 in EA FC 26:
Vitinha, Paris Saint-Germain: 90 OVR
Klara Bühl, FC Bayern Munich: 88 OVR
Lionel Messi, Inter Miami: 87 OVR
Daniel Ballard, Sunderland: 86 OVR
Laia Aleixandri, Barcelona: 86 OVR
Domenico Berardi, US Sassuolo: 85 OVR
Jérémy Doku, Manchester City: 84 OVR
Romée Leuchter, Paris Saint-Germain: 84 OVR
Jaedyn Shaw, Gotham FC: 83 OVR
Timo Horn, VfL Bochum: 83 OVR
Freya Godfrey, London City Lionesses: 83 OVR
Wesley Saïd, RC Lens: 83 OVR
Roger MartÃnez, Al Taawoun: 83 OVR
Kieran Tierney, Celtic Glasgow: 83 OVR
Daniel Agyei, Internazionale: 83 OVR
Idrissa Touré, Pisa SC: 83 OVR
Guus Til, PSV Eindhoven: 83 OVR
Philipp Sander, Borussia Mönchengladbach: 83 OVR
Edu Espiau, Arka Gdynia: 83 OVR
Exequiel Zeballos, Boca Juniors: 83 OVR
Mika Mármol, UD Las Palmas: 83 OVR
Amario Cozier-Duberry, Bolton Wanderers: 83 OVR
Ibrahim Maza, Bayer Leverkusen: 83 OVR
