'Proud'... Kim Min-jae, UEFA's Champs Lee Ju's team reveals 'monster instinct' despite injury fight
'Proud'... Kim Min-jae, UEFA's Champs Lee Ju's team reveals 'monster instinct' despite injury fight
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Kim Min-jae is one of the brightest stars on the stage in Europe.
The UEFA (UEFA) selected the team for the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) league phase on its official website on the 29th (Korea time). Kim Min-jae was named. Along with Kim Min-jae, a number of players who shone in Game 5, including Julian Alvarez, Florian Birz, Alexis Mac Allister, Bencebiani, Pau Kubarsi, Quimin Kelleher and Julian Timber, were listed.
Kim Min-jae performed the best among them. He completely blocked PSG's attack with Radley Barcola and Usman Dembele, who met with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), where Lee Kang-in plays. He scored a header in the 38th minute of the first half when he was in a corner. In the second half, when PSG strengthened its offense by adding Lee Kang-in and Gonzalo Hamus, he defended with a perfect defense. After scoring, he was not lacking in both defense and build-up.
Munich won the match 1-0 thanks to Kim Min-jae's goal. In addition to the winning goal, Kim had a 93 percent pass success rate (59 attempts, 55 successes), two passes from attacking areas, seven clearings, four header clearings, two interceptions, and three recoveries. "Footmob" gave Kim an 8.3 point rating. UEFA named Kim Min-jae the most valuable player of the match (POTM). "Kim Min-jae scored his goal to determine the outcome of the duel. He showed great strength in the duel," the UEFA Technical Observer Panel said.
German media, which recently changed tack on Kim's performance, gave a thumbs up to Kim's performance at the match against PSG. "Kim Min-jae is in 24 consecutive starts. He is loved and scored his first UCL goal on the day, giving Munich a win. He showed impeccable performance through defense and gave the defense a sense of stability."
Delivering the news of Munich, the "Bavarian Football Works" selected Kim for the "Kaiser" against PSG. "Kaiser" refers to an emperor and is a title given by the "Bavarian Football Works" to a player who performed well. Media outlets said, "He was as solid as a rock. He had perfect timing and tackle, good positioning, clean pass and even scored points. After the disaster against Barcelona, Kim was revived like a phoenix, and this is why Munich recruited him," in complimenting Kim.
Coach Vincent Kompany said, "I watched the training in the first week, and the strikers were not fun. If the training is not fun, there is something. To achieve results, you need confidence and time. You don't have to defend yourself alone. Harry Kane also participated, and everyone contributed to make it this successful," praising the entire Munich players, including Kim Min-jae.
Director Max Eberle said, "We pursued active defense amid high defense line. We believed that if Kim Min-jae and Dayo Upamecano gained confidence, they would excel in competition and make defense simpler. Matthijs de Ligt was the best center back, but we had to make a decision. We decided based on our ideas without looking at them emotionally," expressing satisfaction and reason for sending De Ligt to Manchester United and choosing Kim Min-jae and Upamecano.
Kim won the UEFA official Best Eleven and other best Eleven. He was proudly listed on the UCL's best team selected by "Huscoordcom," soccer statistics media outlet "Live Score" and "Foot Mob." "Kim Min-jae has been suffering from ankle pain since early October. There are already talks about his Achilles tendon in Korea. There have been some problems since the match against Eintracht Frankfurt. He said he is having difficulties recovering," but his performance at the match against PSG showed that he has no major problems.
Kim Min-jae is also expected to start in the der Clasiker against Dortmund on the weekend. The German "kicker" said Kim Min-jae and Upamecano will defend Munich again this time. "I am proud that it was my first UCL goal, and I am happy to have three points. Munich can win the UCL. It is not easy, but we will fight together and make efforts," Kim said. "I love Upamecano, and I am happy to play with Upamecano." 스포츠토토
Upamecano survived with Kim Min-jae after Kompany was appointed as coach. Like Kim Min-jae during the Thomas Tuchel era, he suffered from rumors of his release, but no longer. "Coach Tuchel publicly criticized the players if he did not like the game. Kim Min-jae and Upamecano, who were not properly trusted, needed trust, but Kompany was different. I finally woke up the monster," he said, explaining the reason why the two changed. Kim Min-jae and Upamecano will continue to take charge of defense until Hiroki Ito and Josip Stanisic return. Their performances in the match against Dortmund are expected.