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Lionel Messi's a superstar, but Whitecaps have seen them before

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The Vancouver Whitecaps take on Inter Miami in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinal, first leg Thursday , 7:30 p.m. B.C. Place isn't at its 55,000 capacity yet, but with few remaining sections opening up Tuesday with limited availability, it’s expected to be close to a sellout.

The stadium will be bringing in extra security and crowd management staff to ensure the concessions will all be adequately manned.

Vancouver Whitecaps reached Champions' semis for second time in team history.

Caps coach Jesper Sørensen says it's not every day that they end up in the semifinals.

Vancouver is currently top of the MLS standings despite injuries to players like Ryan Gauld and Sam Adekugbe .

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