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Europe Wrap: Trophy joy for Asian stars
Kuala Lumpur: Korea Republic international Son Heung-min became the first Tottenham Hotspur captain since 2008 to lift a trophy with his side’s capture of the Europa League.
Australian internationals Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord played their parts in Arsenal lifting the UEFA Women’s Champions League trophy. Join the-AFC.com as we look at what Asia’s finest have been up to in Europe this past week.

England: Son shines with first major trophy
Tottenham Hotspur captain and Korea Republic international Son Heung-min came on in the 67th minute in their 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League final. It was the 32-year-old’s first major trophy of his senior career and his club’s first silverware in 17 years.

In the concluding weekend of the Premier League, Japan international Kaoru Mitoma was brought on at the start of the second half for Brighton and nabbed an assist in their 4-1 away win against Tottenham for whom Son wasn't in the matchday squad.
FA Cup champions Crystal Palace played Japanese international Daichi Kamada the entire match of their 1-1 draw with league champions Liverpool at Anfield while Korea Republic international Hwang Hee-chan was an unused substitute in Wolverhampton Wanderers's 1-1 stalemate with Brentford.
Australian international Massimo Luongo came on two minutes before regulation in Ipswich Town’s 3-1 loss to West Ham United. His side have been relegated after finishing second from the bottom with 22 points from 38 games. 

Southampton’s Japanese international Yukinari Sugawara played a full match in their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal. It was his club’s 30th defeat of the season, and they bowed out of the Premier League at the bottom of the standings with only 12 points from 38 matches.
In the Women’s Champions League final, defender Catley and striker Foord played instrumental roles in Arsenal's stunning 1-0 win over Barcelona, adding to the title won 18 years ago.

Scotland: Aberdeen spoil Celtic’s party
Premiership champions Celtic fielded Japan international Daizen Maeda from the start and Korea Republic international Yang Hyun-jun from the 66th minute but failed to stop Aberdeen from winning the Scottish Cup 4-3 on penalties. Players from both sides had scored own goals to end regulation 1-1.
Aberdeen, who sent on Palestine forward Oday Dabbagh in the 79th minute, won their first Cup in 35 years and prevented Celtic from completing a treble.

Australian international Josh Nisbet played a full match in Ross County’s 1-1 draw with Livingston in the first leg of their Premiership playoff final. County equalised with a 96th minute penalty.

Netherlands: Maikuma assists Alkmaar to Europa League
Japan international Seiya Maikuma played 75 minutes in AZ Alkmaar’s 3-2 win over Twente in the Conference League playoff finals, which means his side make the Europa League qualifying rounds next season. Twente’s Indonesian international Mees Hilgers played for 74 minutes.
Maikuma had earlier assisted Alkmaar’s third goal in their 4-1 playoff semi-final triumph over Heerenveen, who sent on Iraq international Hussein Ali in the 69th minute. 
 
In the other semi-final, Kodai Sano scored NEC Nijmegen’s opening goal in their 3-2 defeat by Twente. The Japanese started the match, as did teammate and Indonesian international Calvin Verdonk while Japan U20 international Kento Shiogai came on in the 90th minute.

France: Mixed fortunes for Japanese duo 
Japan internationals Keito Nakamura and Hiroki Sekine started in Reims’ 3-0 loss to Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France final. The duo was also involved in an earlier 1-1 tie with Metz in the first leg of their Ligue 1 playoff finals.

Italy: Taremi’s Inter finish Serie A runners-up 
Islamic Republic of Iran international Mehdi Taremi assisted Inter’s second goal in their 2-0 win over Como. Despite ending their campaign on a high, however, his side finished second in Serie A after Napoli beat Cagliari 2-0 to take the title.
Parma’s Japanese international custodian Zion Suzuki was in the thick of action as his side defeated Atalanta 3-2. Parma closed 16th in Serie A, with Suzuki conceding 53 goals in 37 appearances this season. 

Uzbekistan’s national team captain Eldor Shomurodov played 72 minutes in Roma’s 2-0 win over Torino, a result which saw his side finish fifth in Serie A and book a spot in the Europa League next season.

Spain: Kubo’s Sociedad close with loss
Japan international forward Takefusa Kubo played a full 90 minutes in Real Sociedad’s 2-0 defeat to La Liga runners-up Real Madrid. Their final match this season saw his side finish 11th in the league with 46 points from 38 matches.

Belgium: Sakamoto’s Westerlo finish second in playoff group
Isa Sakamoto of Japan played 67 minutes in Westerlo’s 1-1 tie with Standard Liege in the Conference League Playoff Group. Westerlo finished second in the Group and ninth overall in the Belgian Pro League.

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