Son Heung-min won 91. Müller, who provoked him, touched Messi of the world, and I'll beat you again (like the World Cup final)

Nov 29, 2025

Son Heung-min won 91. Müller, who provoked him, touched Messi of the world, and I'll beat you again (like the World Cup final)
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Son Heung-min won 91. Müller, who provoked him, touched Messi of the world, and I'll beat you again (like the World Cup final)
'Bayern Munich Legend'Thomas Müller (Vanchester Whitecaps) openly provoked Lionel Messi (Inter Miami).

In an interview with the secretariat of the U.S. Professional Football (MLS) on the 28th (Korea time), Müller did not hide his expectations for a showdown with Messi.

Vancouver, where Müller joined in August, won the final ticket after a penalty shootout in the Western Conference semifinals of the 2025 MLS Cup against LA FC led by Son Heung-min on the 23rd. Vancouver, leading 2-0 with multiple goals in the first half alone, faced a major crisis by allowing Son Heung-min to score consecutive goals in the 15th minute of the second half and 95th minute of extra time, but won the penalty shootout score 4-3. Son Heung-min, who joined LA in August and participated in the 'Autumn Soccer' (postseason) for the first time in his career, is currently spending a delicious winter break in Korea after ending the season early.




Vancouver, which defeated Los Angeles, will play the Western Conference finals at an away game in San Diego on the 30th. The team that defeated San Diego will compete for the winner of the Eastern Conference finals between Inter Miami and New York City on the same day and the final finals in New York on Dec. 7.

Son Heung-min won 91. Müller, who provoked him, touched Messi of the world, and I'll beat you again (like the World Cup final)
Müller says his history with Messi makes us look forward to a showdown in the finals and thinks that Messi is currently the best player in football. But I'm going to beat Messi again." The U.S. media 'Sports Illustrated' said Mueller's expression 'again' means the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil. Germany, where Mueller was involved at the time, won the final by beating Messi's Argentina 1-0 with Mario Goetze's winning goal. Messi lifted the World Cup trophy for the first time in his career only at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, eight years later.

In an interview in February 2023, Müller also always had good results against Messy. (Rather) Cristiano Ronaldo, who played for Real Madrid, has always been our headache."




Müller, who is a 'natural winner', said "Everyone will remember the moment we beat LA FC, but no one will remember the quarterfinals in the end. The quarterfinals are just games played before they reach the semi-finals or go on vacation. The goal should always be to advance to the finals. We are focused on that goal"I will run with the goal of winning the championship."

Son Heung-min won 91. Müller, who provoked him, touched Messi of the world, and I'll beat you again (like the World Cup final)
Meanwhile, Müller, who played only in Munich in Europe, provoked Son Heung-min, the ace of the opposing team, even ahead of the LA FC match. At the time, he said, `Son Heung-min was a very outstanding player when he played against Hamburg and Leverkusen in Germany. However, we (Munich) were always overwhelmed. I think he won the game 8-2 and 9-1," he said, recalling Son Heung-min's painful memory 'Call'. In the 2012-2013 season, Son Heung-min's Hamburg lost to Munich 2-9.

Müller also added that `LAFC is difficult to score if Son Heung-min and Buanga failHe also said ". Son Heung-min showed his ability, but Buanga, LA's top scorer, was silenced in important games.




Reporter Yoon Jin-man yoonjinman@sportschosun.com



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.