Leo Messi seeks his first MLS title with the Inter Miami. In front of him, he has his European nemesis, Thomas Müllerwhich came to Vancouver Whitecaps in summer after Club World Cup with the Bayern Munichwhere it has marked an era. Both players have faced each other on numerous occasions, with Barça and Bayern respectively, in the last 15 years in Europe.
Just a few hours after the draw and the configuration of the groups for the United States World Cupthe MLS and American soccer will experience another of the most memorable events of the year. Leo Messi plays before his audience, and Thomas Müllerwill act as ‘villain’, once again, to take the title from him. The German has been a participant in the most painful defeats of Messi throughout his career.
In key selections, Germany decisively defeated Argentina 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cupwith a doublet of Müller. In the next World, Brazil 2014, Germany was proclaimed world champion after defeating the Argentina of Leo 1-0 in the final. In terms of clubs, the 7-0 (overall knockout) in the semi-finals of Champions of 2013 and the 2-8 of the Bayern to the Barça They were two of the grayest moments of Messi in Can Barça. Although, after all, Müller had to see how Messi He was the architect of the rout of the Barça to the Bayern in 2015 by 3-0 with a broken Boateng that will remain for history.
Barça-Bayern Munich. Semifinal first leg. Champions League 2014-2015. Sequence of Messi’s second goal (2-0), in which he dribbles past Boateng and beats Neuer with a Vaseline shot.
“What could be better than playing against the best of all time, playing against Messi and beating him?” he asked. Müller this week in his monthly newsletter, after having won 7 of his 10 matches against the Argentine star. “This is a great final. I wanted this final, and here we are,” he also declared to AppleTValthough he emphasized that it was not “Messi against Müller“.
The Vancouver Whitecapsseconds in the Western Conference During the regular season, they have displayed a solid, vertical and balanced style of play, benefiting from the contribution of their new German striker with 8 goals in 11 games.
But the opportunity seems too good to pass up for him. Inter Miamithird in the Eastern Conference during the regular season and unstoppable in recent weeks, led by Messithe league’s top scorer with 29 goals and 6 in the playoffs. Besides. Tadeo Allendeanother Argentine forward, has 8 goals in 5 playoff games.
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Neither club had ever reached the final of the MLSwhich won last year LA Galaxy. A victory of Inter Miami would mean one more title for the breakdown of Leowho has not yet won any title of caliber with the Inter Miami.
