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Thomas Muller declared war against Son Heung-min and LA FC.
TalkSport of the U.K. reported on the 19th (Korea Standard Time) 'Müller sent a brutal message to Son ahead of a close playoff race at the Major League Soccer (MLS) in the U.S.
After the regular league, MLS advances to the playoffs by the top eight Western and Eastern Conference teams through wild cards. The first place in each conference will face the lowest wild card winner (8th or 9th place) among the PO teams. In the same way, the 2nd place will face the 7th place, the 3rd place will face the 6th place, and the 4th place will face the 5th place to determine the final championship through the tournament. The first round of each conference has already been played. Son Heung-min's team, LA FC, also passed the first round by winning a showdown with sixth-ranked Austin. LA FC won the first round of PO 2-1 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, and won the second round 4-1 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, USA, confirming their advance to the semifinals of the Western Conference.
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Son Heung-min's next opponent is the Vancouver Whitecaps, which will enter the semifinals after the A-match break in November. Vancouver has a veteran star who left his mark in European soccer like Son Heung-min. That's Thomas Muller. Müller scored 250 goals and 223 assists for Munich, winning 33 trophies. He won 13 Bundesliga titles and two UEFA Champions League titles, and won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the 2014 World Cup Silver Ball in Brazil. He was one of the best players in the history of the German national team and Bayern Munich. The confrontation between the two players will inevitably attract fans' attention.
The MLS is that Vancouver and LA FC will face each other in the postseason for the third year in a row. Superstars recruited in the summer compete. Müller, who transferred after a brilliant performance at Bayern, leads the team in Vancouver. Müller has nine goals and four assists in 10 games since moving to Vancouver. Led the best MLS season in the club's history. LA FC is establishing a special partnership with Dennis Buanga, Son Heung-min, who moved from Tottenham to set a new league transfer fee. Son Heung-min scored 10 goals and four assists in 12 games.
Müller showed his strong will to win against Son Heung-min. Talk sports is that Son Heung-min takes on Mueller. Müller and Son Heung-min previously faced off nine times in the Bundesliga, and No. 7 was when Son Heung-min was in the early days of the Bundesliga. Müller said he wanted to point out a big weakness in L.A.
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Müller said "LAFC relied heavily on Dennis Buanga and Son Heung-min. If they don't score, they can't score. It's hard to keep the two silent, but if we pull it off, we'll have a good chance"We'll beat them." My thoughts on the game are yes..." he said, expressing confidence. "Since Son Heung-min came, LA FC has never met a team of our level. I'm not sure if they'll get through things well against us."
However, Mueller also has a painful memory. It's Kazan's miracle. During the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, South Korea beat Germany through a counterattack after persistent defense, and Mueller had to swallow the pain of being eliminated from the group stage at the time. The possibility of repeating the same situation in this MLS Cup cannot be ruled out.
The MLS top stars face off is coming up. More attention is expected to be paid to the performance of the two players in the match between Vancouver and LA FC at BC Place on the 23rd.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
