Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), the central defender of the Korean national soccer team, scored his debut goal in the UEFA Champions League.
Munich took part in the fifth stage of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League phase at Allianz Arena in Germany on Monday (Korea time), and beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0. Kim Min-jae, who showed solid defense, even scored a goal through a header, leading his team to victory. Lee Kang-in of PSG was substituted in the second half, but failed to change the course of the game.
Kim scored in the 38th minute of the first half. The PSG goalkeeper hit a corner kick from the left by JoJoah Kim Mi-hi, but the ball didn’t go far, and Kim Min-jae connected it with a header to open the goal. It was Kim’s debut goal in the Champions League.
He displayed good defense. He displayed bold and aggressive defense to block the opponent team’s attack path, and blocked the opponent team from creating a threatening scene by using tackles. Notably, his scene where he cut off the pass that Nunu Mendes was trying to lead with his hind legs at the fifth minute in the second half was impressive.
에볼루션카지노 could not take the lead due to Munich’s momentum. In the 11th minute of the second half, striker Usman Dembele was sent off due to accumulated warnings, putting him in a more difficult game. In the 20th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in replaced Warren Zairemeri and showed a sharp movement, but it did not bring much change.
Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in played until the end of the game. It was the first time in 13 years that a Korean player had a showdown at the Champions League after Park Ji-sung of the Manchester United and Park Ju-ho of the FC Basel in the 2011-2012 season.
At the end of the game, Munich players flocked to Kim Min-jae. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer held Kim Min-jae up. It was a symbolic scene of how great Kim Min-jae’s presence was in the match.
After the match, Kim was named the official Player of the Match (POTM). Football statistics media “Foot Mob” gave Kim an 8.3 point rating, the highest score. German media including Sky Sports and TZ also praised Kim for scoring and showing perfect defense.
With the victory, Munich jumped to 11th place (nine points) in the Champions League phase. On the other hand, PSG failed to win points and slid to 26th place (four points).