'Monster' Kim Min-jae blocked Leverkusen's powerful attack, bringing one valuable point.
Bayern Munich drew 0-0 against Leverkusen in the 22nd round of the German Bundesliga in the 2024-2-25 season at By Arena in Leverkusen, Germany on the 16th (Korea time). Bayern ended its seven-game winning streak, but earned an undefeated income against Leverkusen, which is fighting for the lead. Bayern added one more point to lead the league with 55 points.
On the other hand, Leverkusen has been undefeated in 20 league games, but it has remained in a 0-0 draw for the last two consecutive games, slowing down the accumulation of points. Leverkusen is in second place with 47 points.
Kim Min-jae's strong performance shone. Kim Minjae is on this day With Upamecano, they kept the center. Kim Min-jae has been excluded from the starting lineup for the last two games. It was the aftermath of injuries and overwork. Bayern coach Bang Sang Kompany has improved Kim Min-jae's condition by focusing on the most important Leverkusen match this season. Kim Min-jae performed the best to meet the trust of Kompany.
Bayern was disappointed in the offensive part of the day, but filled it with a solid defense. Kim Min-jae was in the center. Leverkusen's expected score reached 2.19, which Bayern blocked with a powerful defense. Kim Min-jae played full time on the day, and he was by far brilliant defensively, including a 100% success rate in aerial competition, 13 clearings, three interceptions, one blocking, and one tackle. The aerial ball competition and clearing was by far the first time in the team. In the case of the clearance, it was twice ahead of Hiroki Ito and Upamecano, the second-place finisher who recorded the seventh inning. Kim Min-jae's 21st defensive action was the most in a game.
However, he was blocked by coach Xavi Alonso's tactics and struggled aggressively. There were few attempts to pass. Kim Min-jae's pass success rate was 85%, far lower than usual. However, his unique aggressive passes, such as four offensive area passes and four long passes, were still powerful.
SofaScore gave Kim Min-jae a 7.8 rating. It was the highest rating in the team, along with Upamecano. Footmob gave him 7.8 points after Upamecano (8 points). Huscored also gave 8.11 points, evaluating it as the second best performance after Upamecano (8.13).
However, the German media's assessment was harsh again this time. Avent Zeitung gave three points, meaning a normal performance. The German media gives a rating of 1 to 5, which means that the lower the score, the better. Avent Zeitung said 'Kim Min-jae was often out of sync with Ito on the left side of the four-back. He said he delivered a few pass misses at the beginning of the game and inaccurate passes in the build-up situation.
TZ gave him four points. The media made too many mistakes in the build-up situation at the beginning of the game. Unlike strong performances in recent weeks, he showed an unusual problem in his collaboration with Upamecano and Ito. He criticized Florian Birtz for allowing space for Bayern's already unstable defense after being dragged to midfield several times.
Leverkusen put up a 4-4-2 formation. Birtz and Nation Tella are two top players. Alejandro Grimaldo and Jeremy Frimpong stood on the left and right, while Ezekiel Palacios and Granit Xhaka built the midfield. Four Bags were built by Piero Incapier, Edmond Topsova, Yonadanta and Nordi Mukiele. Lucas Khradecki defended the goal.
Bayern pulled out a unique 4-2-3-1 card. Harry Kane was on the front line, while Kingsley Coman, Jamal Musiala and Michael Olise were in the second line. Aleksandar Pavlovic and Jozua Kimihi were in the midfield. Ito Hiroki, Kim Min-jae, Upamecano, and Konrat Rhymer made up the four-back. Manuel Neuer wore goalkeeper gloves.
The game was a one-sided flow of Leverkusen. Manager Alonso bullied Bayern all the time with a tactic to reversely target the back space, with Bayern's defense raising the line. However, Bayern blocked Leverkusen's attack with a focused defense. However, it did not work out so well that he could only shoot effective twice in the attack.
In the 17th minute of the first half, Teller fired a shot at Leverkusen's free-kick opportunity. Kim Min-jae blocked him with a flying tackle. In the 21st minute, Grimaldo and Birtz exchanged balls and advanced, and Birtz even attempted to shoot past Upamecano. Neuer saved it well. Frimpong jumped in and connected with a header, but fortunately, it hit the post and came out.
In the 24th minute, Teller connected Incapier's cross with a shot, but again he hit Bayern's post. Bayern was overwhelmed by Leverkusen, unable to shoot an effective shot in the first half. From Leverkusen's point of view, it was a pity that he did not follow his luck. In the end, the first half ended 0-0.
The second half was similar. In the 13th minute of the second half, Tela had another chance. In a corner kick, the ball that led to the ta-jaka headed to Tela. Tela's shot missed the mark. 20 min Tela has another chance. He seemed to open the Bayern goal with a strong header, but Ito dramatically cleared it in front of the goal line.
Bayern looked for a rebound with four replacement cards in the 23rd minute. Except for Comang, Olise, Pavlovic and Ito, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Zane, Leon Goretzka and Josip Stanisic were added.
Bayern made its first shot in the 28th minute. Kane tried to shoot with his right foot, but he came out after hitting the defense. Leverkusen also made a difference. At the end of the game, Amine Adli and Parik Shik were deployed to strengthen the attack. Bayern strengthened its defense by excluding striker Musiala and putting fullback Sasha Boy.
Leverkusen's last-minute attack followed in extra time. 46 min Birtz's decisive shot was blocked by Neuer's save. In the 47th minute, Frimpong penetrated the back space and tried to score, but Kim Min-jae did not give up and blocked it. In the end, the match ended in a 0-0 draw.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
