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Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae has no time to rest. I had to play because of my teammate's injury.
Bayern Munich won 4-0 in the 23rd round of the Bundesliga in the 2024-2025 season against Eintracht Frankfurt at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 24th (Korea time). Bayern (58 points), ranked first, consolidated its lead with the victory, widening the gap with Leverkusen (50 points).
The home team Munich played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Thomas Muller played in the front line instead of Harry Kane, who is injured, and Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala and Michael Olise came out in the second line. Aleksandar Pavlovic and Joshua Kimmich worked together in the third term, while Hiroki Ito, Kim Min-jae, Dyer and Konrat Reimer formed the four-back. Manuel Neuer wore goalkeeper gloves.
The away team Frankfurt faced off with a 3-4-2-1 formation. Hugo Ekitike was on the one-top, and Jan Woo-jun and Jean Mateo Bahoya were on the second line. The third line was built by Oscar Hoylun and Hugo Larsson, while the wingbacks were Ansgar Knauf and Rasmus Christensen. The three-back consisted of Artur Teate, Tuta and Nnamdi Collins. Kevin Trab kept the goal.
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Initially, the news that Kim Min-jae may not participate in the match was reported, so the start surprised fans. Leading German journalist Christian Polk said recently 'München defender Kim Min-jae will be out of Kompany's starting list for a while. Kim Min-jae directly revealed that he had Achilles tendon pain. He continued to run even when he was in poor physical condition.
This is not the first time the injury has occurred. There have already been talks about Kim Min-jae's Achilles tendon and knee injuries ahead of the last league's Hoffenheim match. If he continues to play with injuries, he doesn't know when his form will drop this season, so he desperately needed a break, and he seemed to have continued to ask. However, as Upamecano, Kim Min-jae's partner, left due to a sudden injury, Kim Min-jae was forced to start the game again.
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Bayern sought a scoring opportunity by blocking Frankfurt's offensive from the beginning of the first half. Ekitike's shot threatened Bayern's goal after Ito's pass miss in the 6th minute of the first half, but it was a little off. Bayern also launched an attack. In the 15th minute of the first half, Sané, who received a good through pass from Olise, broke the ball to the center, and Musiala finished it with a shot, but was blocked. Trap also blocked Olise's right-footed shot in the 21st minute.
Bayern took the lead by scoring the first goal in the extra time of the first half. After Sane's breakthrough in the first half, Pasle Olise received it, and Olise took the lead by shooting into the empty goal. The first half ended with Bayern's 1-0 lead.
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Bayern, which gained momentum, shook its opponent with a more powerful attack in the second half. In the 16th minute of the second half, Ito widened the gap by shooting the ball that fell from the corner. In the 38th minute of the second half, Musiala sealed the game. Musiala, who advanced with a breakthrough from the half-line, completely crushed Frankfurt's momentum by scoring a fantastic goal with a calm left-footed shot in the box. In the second half extra time, Sergi Gnabry's fourth score was scored, and the game ended with Bayern's 4-0 victory.
Despite the aftermath of the injury in the game, Kim Min-jae played full-time, recording 87 pass successes, one shot, five long pass successes, five aerial ball competitions, three clearings, and seven ball ownership recoveries.
Meanwhile, the German media gave a disappointing evaluation despite Kim Min-jae's scoreless performance. Germany's Avent Zeitung played with 'Die, giving Kim Min-jae a three-point rating. It wasn't perfect, but it was okay. On the other hand, Dyer praised Dyer with a rating of 2 points, saying, `He was the best defender tonight, very confident and experienced in the contest.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
