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'Traditional Kangho'The face of Bayern Munich is ridiculous.
Munich lost 1-4 in the third round of the European Champions League (UCL) league phase of the 2024-2025 season against Barcelona in Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain on the 24th (Korea time). Munich, which had an overwhelming six-game winning streak against Barcelona for nine years after losing 0-3 at Camp Nou in May 2015, was helplessly defeated by the Barcelona striker trio. Hafinya scored a hat trick, and Robert Lewandowski added a goal. 'Monster defender' Kim Min-jae started and worked hard for 90 minutes, but failed to prevent the team's massive loss. As a result, Munich, which defeated Dynamo Zagreb 9-2 in the first round, tied the 0-1 defeat against Aston Villa in the last round for its second consecutive victory. With one win and two losses in three games, it is a very unstable trend for the team seeking to win.
In the 4-2-3-1 formation, away team Munich saw Harry Kane as the top player, 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, Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min-jae and Alfonso Davis packed four-backs, and Manuel Neuer wore goalkeeper 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.
Munich's fate may have been decided in the first minute. In the first minute of the first half, Hafinha allowed a 'admission goal' As Munich coach Bang Sang-Kongfani'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.
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Stimulated by the early first goal, Munich did not falter and increased its ball possession and went on an equalizer hunt. 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. However, Munich matched the balance 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. Munich, 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?' Munich 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. Munich, 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'.
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Munich would have tried to turn the tables in the second half in the locker room, but they lost their will to chase after 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 Munich 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 statistics company SofaScore gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating among Munich's defense teams of 7.3. However, it was not enough to prevent the disaster on its own. Kim Min-jae, who was under heavy fire for failing to stop Vinicius Junior in the UCL semifinals against Real Madrid last season, seems inevitable to be criticized after the match.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
