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'Son National' Son Heung-min (33, Tottenham) faced a welcome face a day before the long-awaited Europa League final.
Son Heung-min reunited with his former Tottenham teammate Fernando Llorente (40, retired) ahead of his official team training in San Mames, Bilbao, Spain on the 20th (local time). According to the video released by Tottenham's official SNS, Son Heung-min and Ben Davies shared a hot hug with Llorente and exchanged jokes. At that moment, Son Heung-min put down the captain's weight for a while and fell into Llorente's arms with the same expression as his youngest brother. Llorente visited San Mames as a UEFA Ambassador.
Llorente has given old club Tottenham a win. Tottenham reached the final after beating Bohd/Glimt in the semi-finals of the European Europa League in 2024-2025 season. He will try again for the first time in 17 years since the 2007-2008 League Cup. Son Heung-min, who made his professional debut in Hamburg in 2010, is aiming for his first career trophy in 15 years in the final match at 4 a.m. on the 22nd. Son Heung-min, who returned from a foot injury this month, is expected to start.
"Tottenham is like a family," Llorente told Radio Marca. I felt like I was at home" did not hide his affection. Llorente, who played for Tottenham for two years from 2017 to 2019, acknowledged that `Manchester United are more used to winning, have more of this kind of experience,' but did not hesitate to support Tottenham. "I'm going to go there to cheer for Tottenham. I hope you have a good game."
Llorente shared memories of almost leading Tottenham to victory in the 2018-2019 season. Tottenham, led by Mauricio Pochettino at the time, reached the final for the first time in the club's history by beating Manchester City and Ajax in the quarterfinals and semi-finals of the Champions League. Llorente, known by his nickname 'Lion King', said "Thanks to the goal I scored against Manchester City, we made it to the semi-finals. The goal (against Manchester City) is probably the most important goal of my career." Tottenham, which won 1-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals with Son Heung-min's winning goal, also reached the semifinals in the second game based on the principle of 4-4 aggregate and multiple away goals thanks to Son Heung-min's multi-goal and Llorente's winning goal.
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But Llorente's arm was also bent inside. Llorente, a former Bilbao youth player, hoped that Bilbao would advance to the finals as the finals were held in Bilbao. However, Bilbao missed the final ticket with a combined 1-7 loss to Manchester United in the semi-finals. "I was heartbroken and angry because I couldn't see Bilbao's final. It was a harsh exit. That exit ruined the game."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
