15 years of traveling to Europe, 0 championships and 2 Asian Games! 32-year-old Son Heung-min fought: He is looking forward to realizing his dream when he fights Manchester United.

At 3 am on May 22, the New St. Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United kicked off the Europa League final. For 32-year-old Son Heung-min, this is a "lifelong battle": he has been traveling in Europe for 15 years, Tottenham has been in his career for 10 years, and has never won the championship trophy. On the night of the Europa League, Son Heung-min looks forward to realizing his dream.

Sun Heung-min's remarks about this final made people sigh:

"This will be the most important day in my life. I hope Tottenham can write history. Looking back on the 10-year Tottenham career, I think it is almost perfect, but there is only one trophy missing. Wearing the Tottenham jersey to win the championship is my dream, driving me forward, I hope my dream will come true."

Sun Heung-min is too eager for a championship trophy.

Sun Heung-min has been in the European professional football world for 15 years since he joined the first team in Hamburg in 2010. In Hamburg, Son Heung-min 20 goals and 3 assists in 78 games; in Leverkusen, Son Heung-min 29 goals and 11 assists in 87 games; in Tottenham, Son Heung-min 173 goals and 101 assists in 453 games. After 15 years of traveling to Europe and 10 years of Tottenham, Son Heung-min won two runner-ups - second in the 2018-19 Champions League and second in the 2020-21 League Cup.

Old teammates Kane and Dell, when Bayern won the Bundesliga prize, I believe Son Heung-min would feel emotional. Tottenham has failed to win the championship trophy for 17 years and failed to win the European competition for 41 years. As the captain, Son Heung-min is eager to break the Tottenham's championship drought and also eager to win the first championship of his adult career (the men's football team in the Asian Games is the U23 event).

The Daily Mirror pointed out that this Europa League final may be the last chance to hit an important trophy in Son Heung-min's career. "None of us can predict the future. This may be my last chance. Of course, there may be still opportunities, but I just want to raise the Europa League trophy and celebrate with my teammates." Son Heung-min was full of expectations.

In the 2024-25 season, Tottenham has defeated Manchester United three times: in the Premier League, Tottenham won 3-0 away and 1-0 at home; in the quarter-finals of the League Cup, Tottenham won 4-3. In these 3 games, Son Heung-min scored 1 goal in two appearances. In this Europa League final, Son Heung-min will face Manchester United for the 21st time. In the 2013-14 season when playing for Leverkusen, Son Heung-min met Manchester United in the Champions League group stage, and the pharmaceutical factory suffered a double defeat of 2-4 and 0-5; in the Premier League, Son Heung-min played against Tottenham 16 times, contributing 4 goals and 1 assist; in the FA Cup and League Cup, Son Heung-min played against Manchester United once, contributing 1 goal and 1 assist. In the finals that concern the fate of Tottenham and Manchester United, can Son Heung-min usher in a dream-realization moment?