Lionel Messi and Inter Miami's first MLS playoff game to be shown in Times Square

MLS has announced a slight tweak to the postseason agenda, with games expected to get underway on Saturday Oct. 26. Supporters’ Shield winners Inter Miami will now get the honor of kicking things off one day earlier, playing at 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 25.

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They will be the only show in town and as the No. 1 overall seed boast home-field advantage in a run that they hope will carry them to an MLS Cup final showdown at Chase Stadium on Dec. 7.

Herons captain Messi has said: “We have a significant advantage since we’ll be playing all our matches at home, which is what we were aiming for. I think we are very strong at home. I believe that being at home gives us a great advantage, and now we just have to prove it.”

Apple TV will be making the Inter Miami game available to customers that do not have an MLS Season Pass subscription, and MLS announced that the fixture will be broadcast live on a giant "Mega-Zilla" digital display in the heart of New York in Times Square.

The game will be shown on a 78-foot by 330-foot monster digital TV display that spans an entire city block, located on Broadway between 45th and 46th Streets.

Inter Miami, who have helped to take Messi’s record-shattering collection of trophies to 46 and counting, and set to face the winners of the Eastern Conference’s wild-card match in a best-of-three series. The full playoff schedule will be locked in when the regular season comes to a close on Oct. 19.