Evaluating head-to-head information forward of MLS Cup remaining

December 4, 2025
9:08 am

Lionel Messi is about to face Thomas Muller within the MLS Cup remaining on Saturday, however how does his document towards the German stack up? We’ve crunched the numbers.

For the primary time in each golf equipment’ historical past, Inter Miami and the Vancouver Whitecaps have made it to the MLS Cup remaining.

Inter Miami beat New York Metropolis FC within the Japanese Convention remaining and Vancouver Whitecaps acquired the higher of San Diego within the Western Convention remaining.

With each side now gearing up for the large remaining on Saturday, anticipation has began to develop as two of the league’s largest stars will go head-to-head.

Messi arrived in MLS in 2023 and has taken the league by storm, producing 78 aim contributions in 50 league matches.

After leaving Bayern Munich over the summer season, Muller joined Vancouver Whitecaps and has additionally had a huge impact on the league.

In 12 appearances, he’s produced 13 aim contributions and can fancy his possibilities of getting the higher of Messi and Inter Miami over the weekend.

The rationale this match-up is so extremely anticipated is that Muller has been considerably of a nemesis for Messi all through his profession.

Certainly, Muller beat Messi within the 2014 World Cup remaining with Germany and was additionally a part of the Bayern Munich XI that humiliated Barcelona 8-2 within the Champions League.

In complete, Messi has performed 10 video games towards Muller and has solely gained three of them, with the German successful the opposite seven.

Of the three triumphs that Messi has, two of them got here in worldwide friendlies, so didn’t have any stakes using on them.

That signifies that Messi has solely acquired the higher of Muller in a single aggressive fixture – a Champions League semi-final conflict in 2014-15.

Messi did produce a masterclass on that event as he scored twice throughout Barcelona’s 3-0 win. Bayern gained the second leg 3-2, however Barcelona superior to the ultimate on mixture.

The final time the 2 gamers confronted one another was throughout Messi’s remaining season with PSG within the Champions League.

Bayern confronted PSG within the Spherical of 16 and gained each fixtures, which subsequently grew to become the final time that Messi ever performed within the UCL.

Regardless of having an incredible document towards Messi, Muller nonetheless considers him because the GOAT, though he beforehand sided with Ronaldo.

“Lionel Messi is the GOAT,” the German stated in an interview with MLS.

“In my first 10 years as knowledgeable participant, I’d have chosen Cristiano Ronaldo, however because the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, it’s been Messi for me.

“Now, as I grow old and extra romantic myself, enjoying fashion and aesthetics are extra essential to me than particular person efficiency, work ethic, and so forth.

“Each are completely loopy. I don’t know why it labored so typically towards him [Messi].”

Right here’s the complete breakdown of Messi’s document towards Muller.