Son Heung-min, you can see the escape from the military! Tottenham lead 10th over Johnson's opening goal United

May 22, 2025

Son Heung-min, you can see the escape from the military! Tottenham lead 10th over Johnson's opening goal United
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Son Heung-min, you can see the escape from the military! Tottenham lead 10th over Johnson's opening goal United
'Son National' Son Heung-min (Tottenham) is close to winning his first championship.

Tottenham finished the first half of the Europa League (UEL) final 1-0 against Manchester United in the 2024-2025 season at Estadio San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, at 4 a.m. on the 22nd (Korea time).

This final is the last chance of the season. Tottenham has been sluggish throughout the season, missing all of the English Premier League (EPL), League Cup and FA Cup. Since the launch of the EPL, it has lost 21 games, the most by a club, and has fallen to 17th place in the league. Tottenham also had a chance to win the league cup for the first time in 17 years since lifting the league cup in the 2007-2008 season. It was the first time in 41 years that he won the European tournament since winning the UEFA Cup in the 1983-1984 season.




Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou made changes to the starting list. Son Heung-min, who returned from injury, was placed on the bench. Son Heung-min, who collapsed due to an injury in the first leg of the UEL quarterfinals against Frankfurt on the 11th of last month, missed seven consecutive games. The possibility of being out for the season was also raised. But I didn't give up. Son Heung-min, who has steadily built up, returned to the EPL in the 36th round of the EPL against Crystal Palace in the 13th minute of the second half, and was listed in the starting lineup in the 37th round against Aston Villa on the 17th. After 74 minutes of playing on the ground, he announced that he had recovered his normal condition.

Son Heung-min, you can see the escape from the military! Tottenham lead 10th over Johnson's opening goal United
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Son Heung-min is likely to start this final. James Medicine and Dejan Kulusevski collapsed due to injuries, making Son Heung-min's value of 'Veteran' who can put creative key passes even greater. Not to mention scoring ability. Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou said after the match against Aston Villa that Son is ready to play in the UEL final. I'm ready to start." The Telegraph and Football London also claimed that Son should start to give him a chance to become a legend.

However, Postecoglou had a different opinion. As expected by the BBC, Son Heung-min was excluded from the starting list. Tottenham played in a 4-3-3 formation. Dominic Solanke, Hishalisson and Brennan Johnson made the three-top. Papesar, Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur matched the midfield. Destiny Udogi, Mickey Panderpen, Christian Romero and Pedro Porpo were among the four backs. The goal was guarded by Guglielmo Vicario.




United fought back with a 3-4-2-1 formation. Rasmus Hoyleun stood at the front line, and Mason Mount and Ahmad Diallo sat on the second line. The midfield was formed by Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes. The wing-backs were Petrick Dorgu and Nusair Mazrawisa, while the three-backs were Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire and Lenny Yoro. The goalkeeper's gloves were on Andre Onana.

Son Heung-min, you can see the escape from the military! Tottenham lead 10th over Johnson's opening goal United
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An early error ensued. In the third minute of the first half, Manchester United took the opportunity first. Fernandes' free-kick headed for Maguire's head. Tottenham's defense failed to clear it properly and gave up a corner kick. In the fourth minute, a ball that goalkeeper Vicario could not handle properly was connected to Fernandez. Fernandez even connected with a left footed shot, but came out after facing defense.

Tottenham, which had been pressed by Manchester United's momentum, changed the flow of eight minutes. The prisoner made a sharp early cross. He headed for Hishalisson, but Manchester United's defense cleared it first.




In the 10th minute, Maguire's clearing error was intercepted, creating an opportunity. Johnson tried a cutback after breaking down the right flank. The ball was blocked by the opponent's defense and connected to Bissouma, who was in front of the arc. Sarr's shot came off the defense. He then created a series of chances, including free kicks and corner kicks, but was blocked by the Manchester United defense's hand-to-hand defense.

Fifteen minutes United fought back. Dorgu, who received Maguire's pass, dug into the back space. I tried to cut back by sliding. Romero blocked it. Diallo caught the ball flowing from the subsequent corner kick, beat one defense, and connected it with a powerful right foot kick. It didn't touch the Manchester United players and went outside. In the 21st minute, the ball that led to Mazraoui-Fernandez headed for the gate, but goalkeeper Vicario caught it well.

Son Heung-min, you can see the escape from the military! Tottenham lead 10th over Johnson's opening goal United
In the 29th minute, Diallo beat Udogi for a sharp cross. Tottenham's defense managed to clear it. In the process, Romero complained of shock after being hit by Hoyleun's elbow. In the 34th minute, Diallo, who was blocking Udo-gi's breakthrough, was warned.

Tottenham scored the first goal. On the left side of the 41st minute, the ball that Sarr put up with his right foot headed for Johnson, who was jumping in. Johnson's shot hit the defense and crossed the goal line as it passed goalkeeper Onana.

Manchester United launched a counterattack. 44 min Fernandes fired a sharp shot, but Tottenham's defence blocked it.

At this rate, Son will finally escape from the military. Son Heung-min is undoubtedly a "world class". In addition to being the first Asian to become the top scorer in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2021-2022 season, he won the FIFA (International Football Federation) Puskas Award, the EPL Player of the Month Award, and the Asia Award, which is given to the player who scored the best goal of the year in 2020. Including the awards that have not been listed, they have a brighter career than anyone else.

The only thing that Son Heung-min doesn't have is the trophy. He has enjoyed the best stages in the world, including the German Bundesliga, EPL, UCL, and FIFA World Cup, but has never been at the top. The gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games is the only winning record. However, the Asian Games are not organized by FIFA. He reached the final of the UCL 2020-2021 League Cup in the 2018-2019 season, but all finished second. Son Heung-min is finally on the verge of winning the championship.

Son Heung-min, you can see the escape from the military! Tottenham lead 10th over Johnson's opening goal United
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Son Heung-min, you can see the escape from the military! Tottenham lead 10th over Johnson's opening goal United
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So Son Heung-min's mindset in this game is bound to be different. Son Heung-min said "I've been talking for years, but the reason I stayed at Tottenham was that I wanted to do things that others couldn't. You need all the pieces to make a puzzle. I think all the pieces were right, but in the end, the last piece, which is the most important, seems to be lacking. I think I've been wandering around for 10 years after finding the piece, and I hope I can put it together this time."

"I think this game is an opportunity that will never come back. I think all the focus should be on the game and I think I should focus a lot and make my physical condition accordingly. I hope you don't regret it this time. For the fans who really want it more than me, I want to give a great gift to Korean fans and Tottenham fans when we go back to Korea after the season," he said emphatically.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.