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'Original Yang' Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic) scored a Champions League attack point against the giant Bayern Munich.
Yang Hyun-joon replaced Nicholas Quinn in the 32nd minute of the second half when he was dragged 0-2 in the first round of the 2024-2025 European Champions League (UCL) knockout phase playoff against Munich at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland on the 13th (Korea time) and quickly changed the flow of the game.
34 minutes into the second half, Celtic's corner kick situation. In a header contest between the two teams in front of the gate, the ball headed toward the goal area. Yang Hyun-joon, who was waiting in front of the gate, returned the high-floating ball to the volley, which Japanese striker Daichi Maeda pushed into the header. The video reading system (VAR) was activated to see if Maeda committed an offside foul when shooting, and as the score was recognized as onside, Yang Hyun-joon showed off his presence with the help of Champs No. 1 and No. 4 of the season.
Munich's main centre-back Kim Min-jae was accompanied on an away trip to Celtic but was on the bench for 90 minutes in the aftermath of an Achilles injury. Despite Yang Hyun-jun's performance, the match ended in Munich's 2-1 victory. The two teams will compete for a ticket to the round of 16 through the second round of the playoffs in Munich.
Celtic manager Brandon Rogers put Yang Hyun-joon on the bench and set up a three-top with Adam Aida, Daichi Maeda and Nicholas Quinn. Hatate Leo, Callum McGregor and Arne Enghuls built the three-middle. Alistair Johnstone, Cameron Carter-Victus, Austin Trusty and Greg Taylor played four backs. Kasper Schmeichel defended the goal.
The away team Munich took Harry Kane to the top and established a second line of attack with Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sanero. Leon Goretzka and Jojua Kimmich formed the midfield, while Konrad Reimer, Dayot Upamecano, Eric Dier and Rafael Guerreiro formed the four backs. Manuel Neuer defended the goal. Kim Min-jae and Yang Hyun-joon were included in the replacement list side by side.
The first one to go ahead was Munich. In the 45th minute, just before the end of the first half, Olise exploded the first goal. Olise, who received a long pass from Dayot Upamecano to the right of the opponent's side from the defensive side, dug into the middle and gave the team the lead with a sharp left-footed shot that hit the top right of the goal.
Munich, which finished 1-0 in the first half, ran away with Harry Kane's additional goal in the fourth minute of the second half. Kane, who was on the no-mark of a corner kick handed over by Jojua Kimmich, scored with a non-stop left-footed volley.
In order to overturn it at the last minute, offensive resources such as Jota, Jeffrey Schlieb, and Yang Hyun-joon were replaced one after another. Munich defended Japanese center back Hiroki Ito.
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In the 34th minute of the second half, when the 2-0 score continued, Celtic scored a chasing goal. Yang Hyun-joon's sensational pass, Maeda's header, and 'Korea-Japan joint goal' embarrassed Munich. Yang Min-hyuk worked tirelessly to make a difference in the game, recording three key passes, one shot, and one foul in a short 13 minutes if short. In the extra time of the second half, Yang Hyun-joon poked a space pass to Johnstone that left four opponents stuck from the right side of the opponent's camp, and Johnstone, who caught the ball, fired a right-footed shot of his mind, but was blocked by Neuer's defense. The match ended in Munich's 2-1 victory. Unfortunately, as Kim Min-jae was absent, the Korean Derby was canceled.
Meanwhile, with Hwang In-beom out injured, Feyenoord secured a 1-0 victory over AC Milan in the first round of the playoffs by defending Igor Faixiang's 'entry goal' in the third minute of the first half.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
