The 2025 MLS Final is set. Thomas Muller and Vancouver, will travel to South Florida to take on Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.
The Numbers Don’t Lie
Miami enters Saturday’s clash at Chase Stadium having outscored opponents 17-3 in the playoffs, winning their last three games by four-goal margins. That’s the kind of dominance that makes casual observers think this is a foregone conclusion.
But here’s what the media won’t tell you: Vancouver already beat this Miami team 5-1 on aggregate in the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals earlier this year.
Messi’s Farewell Tour Hits Overdrive
The Argentine magician has been putting on a clinic in these playoffs. Six goals, seven assists in five playoff games – a single postseason record for goal contributions. Add that to his Golden Boot-winning regular season (29g/19a), and you’ve got 61 total goal contributions across all competitions.
That’s more than Carlos Vela’s record-breaking 2019 season. At 37, Messi isn’t slowing down – he’s accelerating.
The German Machine in Canada
Thomas Muller didn’t cross the Atlantic to become a retirement league tourist. The Bayern Munich legend has nine goals and four assists in just 12 matches since joining Vancouver this summer. That’s elite production from a player who helped fuel the Whitecaps to their first MLS Cup Final in club history.
Vancouver set club records across the board this season: 63 points, 18 wins, +28 goal differential. They’re not just happy to be here.
What’s Next
This is the ultimate clash of soccer royalty. Two World Cup winners, Bundesliga vs. La Liga legends, in a winner-takes-all final in Florida humidity.
The betting markets have Miami as heavy favorites, but remember: Vancouver’s already proven they can take down this exact Miami team when it matters. And Muller? He doesn’t do farewell tours. He does trophies.
Saturday at 2:30 PM ET. FOX, Apple TV. The most stacked MLS Cup Final in league history.
