On Wednesday, Vancouver Whitecaps FC face CF Montréal in the second leg of their TELUS Canadian Championship semifinal. Kickoff will be at 4 p.m. PT, live on OneSoccer, TSN, and through FuboTV Canada or TELUS channel 980.
It's not known how either team will set up, or who might be available, but it could mark the seventh all-time meeting between global superstars Thomas Müller and Alexis Sánchez, and the second time that they would meet in the decisive second leg of a cup semifinal.
Overall, Müller holds the advantage with a record of 4W-1L-1D in the first six matches, scoring five goals in those encounters.
Here is how they went down.
FC Bayern Munich vs. FC Barcelona
UEFA Champions League Semifinal First Leg
April 23, 2013
In their first ever meeting, both players started in a titanic Champions League clash at the Allianz Arena. In the end, it would be Müller clearly coming out on top, scoring twice in a 4-0 victory for the German side.
FC Barcelona vs. FC Bayern Munich
UEFA Champions League Semifinal Second Leg
May 1, 2013
It would be more of the same in the second leg, as Müller would emphatically punctuate the series with the third goal in a 3-0 second leg victory at Camp Nou, finishing 7-0 on aggregate. Bayern would go on to win the UEFA Champions League that year.
Arsenal FC vs. FC Bayern Munich
UEFA Champions League Group Stage
October 20, 2015
Sánchez would see the lone victory from his side in this series in the group stage of the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League. Both players would start, but in the end it was the Gunners who secured a 2-0 victory at Emirates Stadium.
FC Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal FC
UEFA Champions League Group Stage
November 4, 2015
Revenge would be swift in the return fixture. Müller would once again score two goals again en route to a dominant 5-1 victory for Bayern at Allianz Arena.
FC Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal FC
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg
February 15, 2017
Sánchez scored his only goal while matching up with Müller, however it was the German's side who was dominant once again, winning 5-1 at Allianz Arena. The second leg would see a matching 5-1 scoreline as Bayern advanced once again.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. CF Montréal
TELUS Canadian Championship Semifinal
First Leg
September 2, 2026
Montreal went ahead with a surprise 1-0 lead. Both Müller and Sánchez came off the bench in the second half, and the Chilean thought that he had made it 2-0 with his first goal for Montreal, but it was called back offside. Ryan Gauld would equalize to make the score 1-1 heading into Wednesday's decisive second leg in Montreal.
What will happen in the next chapter?