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One of the best defenders around the world in recent campaigns is the South Korean Kim Min-jae, who after having a spectacular job with Napoli in Serie A came to Bayern Münich to lead the defensive back along with other elements. This Tuesday he had a very complicated match against Real Madrid and showed that he was below the expected level.
The semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League 2023-24 They are underway and the 27-year-old central defender could not live up to rivals like Vinicius Júnior or Rodrygo Goes. The element of the South Korean National Team appears in the photo of the two Merengues goals, since in the first the ‘7’ left him behind with a spectacular movement and in the second he committed the penalty against the ’11’.
The individual quality of Vinicius, accompanied by a phenomenal assist from Toni Kroos, caused Min-jae to be completely played for the 0-1 of those led by Carlo Ancelotti. Vinicius’ most complicated task was deciding the best way to finish against Manuel Neuer, who could do nothing before the arrival of the 23-year-old Brazilian.
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In the second half, when the Kings of Europe were suffering due to Bayern’s fierce reaction with Leroy Sané’s great goal in the 53rd minute and Harry Kane’s 11-yard shot in the 57th minute, the number ‘3’ of The Bavarians committed a penalty against Rodrygo. This same foul was executed by Vini and Neuer once again took the ball out of the back of his goal.
Tuchel criticizes Kim Min-jae for both goals: “He was too ‘greedy’ twice. He made the first move too early against Vinicius in the first goal and got caught by Toni Kroos’ pass. He speculated and was too aggressive. In the second goal, unfortunately it was another mistake. We… pic.twitter.com/IXaZnoWkyO
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Kim Min-jae must respond immediately
The next challenge for Bayern will be the visit to the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, in a match that will demand their maximum to defend second place in the Bundesliga. The doubts surrounding Matthijs de Ligt mean that the South Korean and Eric Dier have to step forward, but among the options on the bench there is also the Frenchman Dayot Upamecano.
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Heading into the return match next Wednesday (05/08), Kim Min-jae is forced to improve his performance from the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, since in the end it is these types of instances that can mark the trajectories of different players. football players. The rivals promise to make it quite difficult, but the German giant needs it more than ever.
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