Son Heung-min holds up the UEFA Champions League trophy - Don t forget, the Asian Derby is hidden in the Champions League final

Is Son Heung-min surpassed his senior Park Ji-sung? Perhaps many people say that Park Ji-sung has a Champions League championship after all, while Son Heung-min reached the Champions League final 6 years ago and lost to Liverpool, not reaching the height of his predecessors. But everything needs to be analyzed in detail. Park Ji-sung has never been the absolute main force at Manchester United, but Son Heung-min has a very high position at Tottenham. If you think Tottenham is not as strong as Manchester United, but in the Champions League, aren’t they all teams that have played in the finals?

If it is the only champion theory, then Dong Fangzhuo is still the Champions League champion.

Although Son Heung-min only came on as a substitute in this Europa League final, being able to hold the championship trophy as the captain is definitely a historic moment in Asian football. Although the weight of the Europa League is far less than that of the Champions League, this scene is definitely more shocking than Park Ji-sung's mingling in the Manchester United crowd and touching the Big Ear Cup.

Over the years, Asian football has been improving, and the biggest manifestation is that there are more and more Asian faces in the top five European leagues. In the past, Asian players also played football in Europe, but there were very few examples of playing for giants. And now, top teams such as Liverpool, Arsenal, and Bayern have begun to accept Asian players. If you don’t have the strength, you will definitely not be favored by the wealthy.

European League is over, and the next step is the Champions League (European League will forget about it). Let’s put Son Heung-min’s cup-winning event first. In the Champions League final, have you discovered the hidden version of the Asian derby?

Li Gangren of Paris, from South Korea. Inter Milan's Taremi is from Iran.

Although neither of these two people are the main players, if their team wins the championship, they will of course be both champion members, which is the same as Park Ji-sung back then. Moreover, the two have a chance to appear as substitutes.

This is not only an Asian derby, but also a direct showdown between East and West Asia. However, they borrowed the top stage of the Champions League championship. Although this Asian derby is just an element of the tiny and smallest in the Champions League final, perhaps only Asians will discover and care about it, it definitely reflects the progress of Asian football. The same thing is said, in the past, how could so many top teams have included Asian players? This time it is even more extreme, both teams are teams at the Champions League final level.

Of course, in a horizontal comparison, Son Heung-min is probably the upper limit of Asian players in European football - that is, as the absolute main force (more precisely, the captain), he plays for a second-tier team in the top league. This positioning is not an exaggeration for Tottenham, right? Tottenham's league is really bad this season, only one higher than the relegation zone, but they are the Europa League champions after all, and they can play in the Champions League next season. Besides, the name of big6 has lasted for more than ten years.

Look at the Asian players of other stronger teams, Liverpool's Endo Hang, Arsenal's Fu'an Jianyang, and Li Gangren and Taremi mentioned above are not the absolute main players. Therefore, if Asian players want to play in top giants, they are likely to not get the main position.

Only by further reducing the team's level can Asian players become the core, such as Brighton's Santa Cang.

Of course, Son Heung-min will definitely envy his young national team brother Lee Gang-in (although the two clashed during the Asian Cup). After all, the Big Ear Cup is the highest honor in European football.

In short, the Asian derby appeared in the Champions League final, which was a historic moment, reflecting the progress of Asian football. Finally, I asked the soul - when will such an Asian derby have Chinese elements?