“Monster” Kim Min-jae (28) scored a surprise finishing goal following an iron wall defense. His German team Bayern Munich also had an important victory over its strong team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). German media also complimented Kim.
Munich beat PSG 1-0 at the Allianz Arena in Munich at 5 a.m. on Monday (Korea time) in the fifth leg of the 2024-2025 European Champions League phase. With the win, Munich took three wins and two losses (nine points), jumping from 17th to 11th. On the other hand, PSG ranked 26th with one win, one draw and three losses (four points).
In the UCL League phase, a team plays a total of 구글SEO eight games, with the first to eighth place teams advancing to the round of 16 teams. The 9th to 24th place teams will decide which team will advance to the round of 16 through the playoffs. The rest of the teams will be eliminated.
The hero of the victory was Kim Min-jae. He was perfect in offense and defense. He scored the winning goal first. Kim shook the net with a header in the 38th minute of the first half when the match was tense at 0-0. On a corner kick chance, the opposing goalkeeper made a punching mistake and fell in front of Kim Min-jae, who was in front of the goal. Kim did not miss it and pushed it with his head. Video reading (VAR) was fine as well. Kim’s score was also recognized.
The defense itself was an iron wall. Against strong PSG strikers, they performed iron wall defense, including two tackles, seven kickbacks, and two interceptions. They also won an aerial ball competition once. Kim Min-jae also cleared PSG’s last attack aiming for the equalizer.
Munich took advantage of Kim Min-jae’s performance to score another point. It did not lose a point in seven official matches. Munich is also leading the league with nine wins and two draws (29 points) unbeaten.
Kim Min-jae was highly praised. “Thanks to Korean player Kim Min-jae, Munich achieved important victories in PSG and UCL. We started the week with the best performance,” German T1 online said. “Kim Min-jae’s goal determined the outcome.” Eurosport, which specializes in sports, also praised Kim for making Munich happy.
She also swept the highest ratings. The soccer statistics media, Whoscore, gave Kim an 8.20 rating. In another statistical media outlet, SofaScore, Kim Min-jae’s rating was the highest at 8.2. Footmob had an 8.3 rating. He also had the highest rating with team fullback Alfonso Davis. Kim was named the official MVP.
Meanwhile, PSG midfielder Lee Kang-in was substituted in the 20th minute of the second half. The Korean Derby was held at the UCL, the best stage of the game. It was a short time, but Lee performed well. He recorded a key pass once and a pass success rate of 92%. He also took one tackle, helping his defense. Foot mob gave Lee a 6.6 rating.