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| Bayern Munich center back Kim Min-jae showed a perfect defense and led the team to a scoreless victory. After the game, Bild gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating of one point, 'He was very strong at a critical moment. There was a lot of stability,' he said, adding a great deal of praise. The kicker, a leading German magazine, also gave Kim Min-jae the highest score in the team with a two-point rating and selected him as the most valuable player of the game. AP Yonhap News |
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| Bayern Munich center back Kim Min-jae showed a perfect defense and led the team to a scoreless victory. After the game, Bild gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating of one point, 'He was very strong at a critical moment. There was a lot of stability,' he said, adding a great deal of praise. The kicker, a leading German magazine, also gave Kim Min-jae the highest score in the team with a two-point rating and selected him as the most valuable player of the game. AP Yonhap News |
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Bayern Munich center back Kim Min-jae showed perfect defense and led the team to a scoreless victory.
Bayern won 1-0 in the fourth round of the European Champions League (UCL) League phase in 2024-2025 season against Benfica at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 7th (Korea time).
Bayern had lost both of their previous matches against Aston Villa and Barcelona after their first-round win over Dynamo Zagreb. However, he won the match against Benfica again after three games and raised his ranking back to 17th place.
Bayern, the home team, played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. One-top was guarded by Harry Kane, and second-term by Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala and Michael Olise. João Pali and Joshua Kimmich worked together on the third line. Alfonso Davis, Dayo Upamecano, Kim Min-jae, and Konrat Rhymer were the four-backs. Manuel Neuer defended the goal. Kim Min-jae started the game on the same day and continued his career to nine league games, four European Champions League games, and two League Cups played by Bayern this season.
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| Bayern Munich center back Kim Min-jae showed a perfect defense and led the team to a scoreless victory. After the game, Bild gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating of one point, 'He was very strong at a critical moment. There was a lot of stability,' he said, adding a great deal of praise. The kicker, a leading German magazine, also gave Kim Min-jae the highest score in the team with a two-point rating and selected him as the most valuable player of the game. AP Yonhap News |
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Kim Min-jae showed a solid defense from the beginning of the game and defended Bayern's rear. In the 6th minute of the first half, he immediately blocked the opponent's counterattack and defended the defense. In the 18th minute of the first half, when Benfica delivered the ball to Arturkolu seeking a counterattack opportunity, Kim Min-jae blocked the ball near the half line with a quick cover.
Bayern aimed for an offensive opportunity while Kim Min-jae defended the defense. Gnabry's shot, which received a pass from Musiala in the 27th minute of the first half, lost balance and was caught in defense as he tried. In the 33rd minute of the first half, Musiala's pass to Kane again ended with a shot in front of the goalkeeper.
Kim Min-jae also contributed to the Bayern build-up by accurately delivering passes. In the 38th minute of the first half, Kim Min-jae pushed the pass to Kane, who was entering the box, but Kane was caught by the defense after catching the ball and failed to attempt a shot. The first half ended 0-0.
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| Bayern Munich center back Kim Min-jae showed a perfect defense and led the team to a scoreless victory. After the game, Bild gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating of one point, 'He was very strong at a critical moment. There was a lot of stability,' he said, adding a great deal of praise. The kicker, a leading German magazine, also gave Kim Min-jae the highest score in the team with a two-point rating and selected him as the most valuable player of the game. EPA Yonhap News |
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Kim Min-jae's defense stood out in the second half as well. In the 6th minute of the second half, after Benfica's attack through pressure, Kim Min-jae kicked it off when a cross from the right was delivered to the center of the box. In the 21st minute of the second half, Sané's dribble was cut off, so Benfica launched a counterattack and Pavlidis drove the ball over the half-line, but Kim Min-jae persistently followed and sent the ball out of the goal line with a tackle.
After Kim Min-jae's solid defense, Bayern scored the first goal and led the game. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Kane touched Leroy Sane's cross with a header, and Musiala pushed it back into the header and shook Benfica's net.
After the first goal, Bayern defended its defense firmly and blocked Benfica. When the opponent's long pass came in the 25th minute of the second half, Kim Min-jae cleared the ball out of the touchline with a solid defense. In the 27th minute of the second half, he blocked Dimaria's advance in advance and blocked the crisis itself. In the 35th minute of the second half, Kim Min-jae also cleared the ball with a header from a high position and cut off the attack attempt itself. In the end, Bayern won 1-0.
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| Bayern Munich center back Kim Min-jae showed a perfect defense and led the team to a scoreless victory. After the game, Bild gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating of one point, 'He was very strong at a critical moment. There was a lot of stability,' he said, adding a great deal of praise. The kicker, a leading German magazine, also gave Kim Min-jae the highest score in the team with a two-point rating and selected him as the most valuable player of the game. EPA Yonhap News |
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Kim Min-jae, who played full-time in the game, showed a perfect build-up with 113 pass successes and 100% pass success rate. In addition, he showed off his perfect performance defensively, including four successful tackles, one intercept, three clearings, four restoration of ball ownership, 100% success rate of ground ball competition, and seven successful ball competitions. Football statistics media Footmob gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating of 8.4 points and recognized him as the best player of the game.
The German media also received rave reviews. Germany's SPOX gave Kim Min-jae a 2.5 rating, saying, "'Kim Min-jae was the player who touched the ball the most in the first half. He progressed towards the opponent's penalty area and made up for Davis's mistake with a tackle in the second half.
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| Bayern Munich center back Kim Min-jae showed a perfect defense and led the team to a scoreless victory. After the game, Bild gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating of one point, 'He was very strong at a critical moment. There was a lot of stability,' he said, adding a great deal of praise. The kicker, a leading German magazine, also gave Kim Min-jae the highest score in the team with a two-point rating and selected him as the most valuable player of the game. AP Yonhap News |
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Germany's Avent Zeitung gave two points for the highest score in the team, explaining that `Kim Min-jae played intensively and confidently as a center back.' Germany's TZ said 'Kim Min-jae led from the beginning of the game and gave a positive impact to the strikers with strong competition. It was perfect defensively, and it ensured calmness and stability,' he praised.
The most surprising evaluation came from Bild, Germany. Bild has consistently poured out harsh criticism on Kim Min-jae this season to the extent that critics say he is forced to kick him out. It was the same in the game he played. However, after the game, Bild gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating of one point, and was very strong at a critical moment. There was a lot of stability,' he said, adding a great deal of praise. The kicker, a leading German magazine, also gave Kim Min-jae the highest score in the team with a two-point rating and selected him as the most valuable player of the game.
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