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Son Heung-min is always known as a cheerful, humble, and above all honest person. The LAFC players are very comfortable in MLS and after the team’s road trip, they had the opportunity to analyze their first opponent in the league. It is none other than Leo Messi’s Inter Miami.<\/p>\n

Messi and Son are both great figures in European football. The story of the Argentine is well known, but the South Korean had a career linked to Tottenham and loyalty to the England team. Therefore, the duel they will have in MLS is attracting all the attention and the Los Angeles striker spoke about it.<\/p>\n

Son Heung-min avoids Lionel Messi in the most anticipated MLS match<\/h2>\n

Son was asked about his individual battle with Leo Messi at a press conference, but the former Tottenham player said he did not want to discuss specific cases, preferring to focus on the team battle.<\/p>\n

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I don’t want to talk about Messi. Probably because everyone is talking about him and he is the best player in terms of football<\/p>\n

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The Korean forward added: “I don’t take the game personally…He’s obviously on a different level than the other players and I can say I’m looking forward to the game. As LAFC, we’re all looking forward to the game and hopefully we can celebrate as a team. That’s how I differentiate the game.”<\/p>\n

Son Heung-min explains the importance of playing at home with LAFC<\/h2>\n

Home games are the best feeling of all. It’s confusing and sometimes a dilemma, especially when you know that the next matches are often away from home, but it’s fun to visit so many places and cities and it’s so dazzling.<\/p>\n

But of course we want to play as many home games as possible, because it’s very important to finish as high as possible,” said the South Korean player.<\/p>\n

The match between LAFC and Inter Miami takes place today, February 21st, and marks the opening of MLS, so both Son and Messi will be looking to give their all on the field and start in the best way possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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