It was Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) who played really hot.
Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 by keeping Kim Min-jae’s winning goal to the end in the fifth round of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League (UCL) Leeds phase at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on the morning of the 27th (Korea time).
It was meaningless except for a victory. This season’s UCL expanded its structure to include a league phase system rather than a group league, and confirmed its advance to the knockout phase through the playoffs for those ranking eighth and ranking ninth to 24th. Munich took 11th with nine points, while PSG fell to four points and 26th. There is a possibility that the team will further decline depending on the outcome of the remaining matches on Wednesday.
Neither striker Harry Kane nor Leroy Sané nor Kingsley Comang saved Munich. It was Kim Min-jae. He missed a corner kick from Joshua Kimmich in the 38th minute of the first half by catching the goalkeeper of Metbay Saponov. The ball fell in front of Kim Min-jae and reflexively pushed his head into the net.
As 이브벳 PSG deployed Lee Kang-in at 20 minutes in the second half, the team also secured its third Korean derby at the UCL after Park Ji-sung (then Manchester United) and Park Joo-ho (then FC Basel) in the 2010-11 season. Kim Min-jae completely blocked Lee Kang’s killer pass.
After the game, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer thanked Kim Min-jae by lifting him up. It was a tribute and tribute to him for his scoreless win and perfect defense, as did his teammates.
MOM (Men of the Match) was also Kim Min-jae’s choice. UEFA was the first to select Kim Min-jae. There was no disagreement because he scored the goal that determines the winner.
The Sofa Score, a statistical media outlet, also gave an 8.2 point rating and selected it as the Player of the Match (POM). It was the highest rating between the two teams. Footmob also gave the highest score with 8.3 points along with left-side defender Alphonso Davies. He was also named the center defender of the game’s best 11.
Opta measured Kim’s pass success rate at 93.2 percent (55 successful out of 59). He also displayed cleanliness in defense indicators such as five kicks and two interceptions. Unlike previous games, he blocked PSG’s attacks by not crossing the center line much, but demonstrated his role sufficiently. The expected score (xG) was 0.39.
This is true even when looking at the heat map. Kim Min-jae’s movement, which was confirmed through Opta by Sportscope, is confirmed to have faithfully fulfilled his role in the defense. He was the perfect shield in front of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. The only time when he scored a goal in the goal area is when he was confirmed by the touch map in the final third.
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