"Get your license first!"
Bayern Munich boss Max Ebbe was furious. The aftermath of the defeat in Barcelona is serious. Bayern suffered a 1-4 defeat in the away game of the third European Champions League phase of the 2024-2025 season at the Olympic Lyuis Companis in Barcelona, Spain on the 24th (Korea time). Bayern, which suffered consecutive losses to Barcelona following the match against Aston Villa, fell to 23rd place with three points. There was also a red flag for advancing to the tournament. In particular, Bayern was strong against Barcelona, which is even more regrettable. Bayern had an overwhelming six-game winning streak against Barcelona for nine years after losing 0-3 at Camnow in May 2015.
Bayern must score at least 13 points in the remaining five games to confirm its entry into the tournament. However, it is true that it is not easy considering the future schedule. They have to play against difficult enemies such as Paris Saint-Germain, where Bayern Lee Kang-in is playing.
Away team Bayern saw Harry Kane top in the 4-2-3-1 formation, with Michael Olise, Thomas Müller and Serge Nabri serving in the second term. Joshua Kimmich and João Paligna made up the double volanche, Rafael Guerreiro, Dayo Upamecano, Kim Min-jae and Alfonso Davis packed four-backs, and Manuel Neuer wore goalie gloves. Jamal Musiala, who has recovered from injury, was included in the replacement list.
Barcelona pulled out a 4-2-1-3 formation. Ramin Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, and Hafinya three-top, who show off their best skills this season, have been launched. Fermin López will play a role in supporting the attack in the second line. Pedri and Marc Casado were in charge of the midfield, while Jules Kounde, Paukavarsi, Inigo Martinez and Alejandro Valde built the four backs. Iñaki Peña took over the goal. Gabi, Dani Olmo and Frenkie The Dragon await replacement.
Bayern allowed Rafaela to score a goal in the first minute of the first half. As Bayern coach Bang Sang Kongpani's tactical style, the final defender raised the line beyond the half-line, and Fermin stabbed an exquisite penetration pass toward Hafinha, who momentarily penetrated the back space. Hafinha, who drilled the offside trap, lightly beat Neuer and scored the first goal with his left foot.
Stimulated by the early first goal, Bayern did not falter and increased its ball possession and set out to hunt for an equalizer. In the 10th minute, Kane connected the right cross with a header to break the net, but the VAR reading found an offside and was invalidated. But Bayern counterweighted the game in the 18th minute. The attack situation that began with Kim Min-jae's long-distance conversion pass. Olise, who caught the ball on the right, again poked a conversion pass to Nabri, who was located on the left side. Navri, who caught the ball, opened a left-footed cross toward the gate, and Kane tied it with a sensational volley.
In the 36th minute of the first half, when it was 1-1 tight, a large issue centered on Kim Min-jae occurred. Kim Min-jae jumped high to win an aerial ball outside the Munich-area penalty area. Barcelona midfielder Fermin López, who was behind Kim Min-jae, pushed Kim Min-jae's waist with his elbow at that moment. Kim Min-jae's header, which was shaken at the center, flowed backward. Bayern, whose final defender was taken off, suddenly faced a crisis. Fermin, who caught the ball, floated the ball away from Munich goalkeeper Neuer, who ran out, and Lewandowski kicked the ball into an empty goal.
Kongpani approached the atmosphere and protested furiously. He made an elbow-wielding gesture and appealed, "'Isn't it Fermin's pushing foul?' Bayern players, including Kane, also surrounded the referee. However, the umpires declared 'no foul'. Broadcasting cameras showed Kim Min-jae one after another. It meant that Kim Min-jae had a big influence on Barcelona's second goal. Bayern, which had been shaken, finished the first half 1-3 in the 45th minute, allowing Hafinha's 'Wonder Goal', which received Yamal's 'Wonder Pass'.
Bayern lost its will to chase by giving up a hat trick to Hafinha in the 11th minute of the second half. Hafinha, who received Casado's penetration pass, beat the pursuit of Bayern center back duo Kim Min-jae and Upamecano and cut the net with a sharp shot. In the 12th minute of the second half, coach Kongpani made a super-strong move to replace the second line and four central midfielder resources at the same time. Leroy Sane instead of Olise, Musiala instead of Müller, Kingsley Coman instead of Navri, and Leon Goretzka instead of Palinha were added. However, he failed to open Barcelona's goal for the rest of the time.
Kim Min-jae showed a clean defense except for the second run scene. It was blocked close to perfection for 85 minutes until Lewandowski was replaced in the 40th minute of the second half. When Lewandowski came down to the defense to receive the ball, he came up deep into the opponent's area and marked it. In the second and 34th minutes of the second half, he blocked Lewandowski's shot with an active mark. 'The strongest man in the human world' Lewandowski containment mission was near perfection.
The record was perfect, too. While playing full time, Kim Min-jae recorded one kick, one shot block, one interception, three tackles, one run-off, four ground contests (six attempts), four aerial contests (four attempts), 101 ball touches, 99% pass success rate (86 out of 87), 10 long balls (11 attempts), and 1 dribble (one attempt). Sites that give mechanical ratings, such as Huscored Dotcom and Footmob, gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating among Bayern defenders.
It fell apart on one ill-fated decision. Kimihi is " (López's) arm influenced. If you jump, you won't be able to hold the ball properly even if you push it a little. I think it was a foul`. Kim Min-jae couldn't hit his head on the ball. That's when the game changed." German soccer legend Michael Ballack also said "It's more like a foul in my opinion"López didn't chase the ball and interfered with Kim Min-jae so he wouldn't catch the ball. The referee should have seen this normally."
However, the German media, which had already criticized Kim Min-jae as close to 'Okka', bit him. In particular, Bild, who is famous for making malicious comments on Kim Min-jae, 'is a complete mess. I didn't do my best when I was losing, and I need to be better at tackling regardless of the controversial scene. I was shaken to the core. gave the worst rating. It was six points. Germany gives grades between 1 and 5, and the lower the score, the better. A score of over 5 means that even the value of evaluation is paid. 'Kicker' gave 5.5 points and 'TZ' also gave 5 points.
Eventually, the head of the Ebbe was angry. When a reporter asked if Kim Min-jae had withdrawn from the losing scene more than necessary, he said, `It would be better to get a leadership certificate firstIt's a pity to blame the defender for the loss. It seems to be an intention to divide the team. We will not accept such an opinion," he said emphatically. Due to Kongpani's aggressive defense style, the pressure on defenders is inevitable, which seems to have been wrapped up. When asked by a reporter, the 'TZ' general manager even used abusive language, ' he said it was not right to blame individual players for losing points. He said that the general manager's attitude is absolutely right. In the past, the head of Ebere said "The defense is working properly. In particular, Kim Min-jae showed outstanding performance" he gave a compliment.
Reporter Park Chan-joon vanbasten@sportschosun.com
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