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Son Heung-min (Tottenham) was expected to be absent, but he was put on the main page of 'Match Day'.
Tottenham will play Brighton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 00:00 a.m. on the 26th (Korea time) in the final match of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season. It's the final stage of this season. In fact, EPL doesn't mean much. With 38 points (11 wins, 5 draws and 21 losses), Tottenham remains in 17th place. If they win against Brighton, they can rise to a maximum of 14th place depending on the final result.
The match against Brighton is highly anticipated as a stage to celebrate another Europa League victory. Tottenham featured Son Heung-min holding the Europa League trophy on the poster for the match against Bryce in 'D gate'. He then remembered winning the Europa League.
Tottenham won the Europa League final against Manchester United 1-0 at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain on the 22nd, lifting the trophy for the first time in 17 years since reaching the top of the 2007-2008 League Cup. In the case of the European match, it was the first time in 41 years since winning the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the Europa League in the 1983-1984 season.
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou predicted the absence of Son Heung-min and vice-captain Christian Romero in the match against Brighton. "Some had to be pushed off the training ground," he told the Brighton press conference. By the end of the training, everyone seemed to want to go out and perform well. There will be a few players who will miss tomorrow's game. That's why I should have told you in advance," he said.
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And "Romero will be excluded because his toes have been hurting for quite some time, and so will Son Heung-min. I'm going to exclude my foot because it's not healed yet. Both players went to great lengths to compete in the final"Eves Bissouma was bruised during the game, and his chances of playing are 50-50." The rest of the players are okay, at least physically."
Brighton decided to present 'Guard of Honor' to Tottenham players who reached the top of the Europa League. 'Guard of Honor' is a ceremony in which the opposing team stands on both sides of the ground and claps their hands when the winning team's players enter. It is mainly targeted at the regular league winners.
"It's great that the English club has done a great job on the international stage, and I'm very happy for it as well," Brighton coach Fabian Wheeler said. "Tottenham deserves respect, and we're going to conduct the 'Guard of Honor'." There are observations that Son Heung-min may make a surprise appearance with the Europa League trophy.
England's 'FootballLondon' foretold a major change with its last expected best 11. In the 4-3-3 formation, with Matistel in the one-top, Wilson O'Dowbert and Mikey Moore set up in the left and right wing forward.
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Rodrigo Bentancur, Archie Gray and Papesar are expected to breathe in the midfield. Kevin Danso and Ben Davis were expected to be at center back, and Destiny Udoji and Jed Spence were expected to be at left and right fullback in Subarine. The goal is a picture guarded by Antonin Kinski.
Son Heung-min received his first victory toast in 15 seasons since his debut in the European first team. Tottenham's winning drought was finally cut off with the 'captain' of the team.
He nestled in Tottenham in August 2015. Ten years have passed. He was frustrated in the European Champions League (UCL) final in the 2018-2019 season and the League Cup final in the 2020-2021 season. This season's tears were painted with smiles.
But the road was rough. The injury stopped him. Son Heung-min disappeared after the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals against Frankfurt on the 11th of last month. It was a foot injury. Son Heung-min missed seven matches, including four EPL matches and three Europa League matches.
Son Heung-min returned to action in the 36th round of the EPL against Crystal Palace on Wednesday, the first time in a month. He warmed up as a substitute. In the 37th round of the EPL against Aston Villa on the 17th, he started for the first time in nine games and finished preparing to play in the Europa League final.
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However, he was not in normal condition. Son Heung-min was excluded from the selection in the final, but he was replaced in the 22nd minute of the second half and played about 30 minutes, including 7 minutes of extra time.
Son Heung-min lifted the trophy as captain. Son Heung-min, wearing the national flag, shed tears of joy. Son was also the leading actor in the championship parade and celebrations in front of the stadium across North London.
Before the match against Manchester United, he said, `The reason why I remain at Tottenham, the reason why I want to do things that others have not been able to do.' `We need the most important last piece to get the puzzle right. I wish I could get it right"I vowed.
The dream of reaching the top has become a reality. It was a happy ending. However, Son Heung-min's double-digit score in the EPL stopped in eight seasons. He has scored seven goals and nine assists in the EPL this season. He scored 11 goals and 12 assists in all competitions.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
