Star News Reporter Ahn Ho-geun | 2023.10.24 17:46
Bayern Munich Kim Min-jae. /AFPBBNews=News 1 Kim Min-jae (left). /AFPBBNews=News1 If Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham Hotspur) kept domestic soccer fans up at night by scoring a goal, now it is Kim Min-jae (27, Bayern Munich)’s turn. Kim Min-jae’s Munich will play the third match of Group A of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage against Galatasaray in Turkye Istanbul from 1:45 a.m. (Korean time) on the 25th.
For European players, the trip to Türkiye is notorious. They often struggle due to relatively long expeditions, one-sided crowd cheering, and unfamiliar environments. Therefore, it is highly likely that Kim Min-jae, who experienced the Turkiye stage, will be selected as a starter.
It is a forced march. Kim Min-jae, who returned from visiting Korea for the A team warm-up match on the 13th and 17th, will travel about 25,000 km in two weeks, including this Galatasaray trip. Among them, Kim Min-jae actively participated in set pieces and even scored a header, but for soccer players, long-distance flights put a strain on the knees and increase the physical burden.
Nevertheless, Munich’s current strength cannot be considered without mentioning Kim Min-jae. Kim Min-jae, who wore the Munich uniform for 50 million euros (71.5 billion won) ahead of this season, was initially evaluated to form a center back combination with Matthijs de Ligt. Dayot Upamecano is taking his place, but Kim Min-jae is solidifying his position as Munich’s key center back.
Minjae Kim (left) scores a header goal in a friendly match against Vietnam. /Photo = Newsis Despite the tight schedule, he showed off an impressive performance, recording a 100% pass success rate (102/102) in the league match against Mainz on the 22nd. Previously, German Bavarian Football introduced Kim Min-jae as ‘Kaiser (Emperor)’ and said, “Kim Min-jae showed a quiet and powerful performance, but this time too, Kim Min-jae earned the nickname ‘Monster’ among the Munich players thanks to his tremendous strength and speed.” Kim Min-jae’s physicality stood out, but what stood out even more was his passing ability. He attempted 100 passes and completed 100 of them. The success rate was 100%. He gave a thumbs up, saying, “It was a very clean performance from a monster.”
This is Turkye, a place I visit again. Kim Min-jae played in the K-League (Jeonbuk Hyundai) until 2018 and then in the Chinese Super League (Beijing Guoan) from 2019. There were many fans who expressed regret over choosing China rather than Europe, but he eventually moved to Turkye (Fenerbahce) in 2021, and after just one season, he proved that he was good enough to play in Europe and advanced to Italy, joining Naples in Serie A for the first time in 33 years. A led the way to victory.
Fenerbahce fans visited Kim Min-jae’s Instagram whenever they had time and wooed him to come back. Fenerbahce and other Turkic soccer fans have a strong impression of Kim Min-jae.
Moreover, the opponent is Galatasaray, Fenerbahce’s local rival. It is no exaggeration to say that Turkic football is divided in two, and the enthusiasm of Fenerbahce fans cheering for Kim Min-jae is expected to intensify in the match against Galatasaray. Kim Min-jae is expected to play again in Turkye after a year and a half.
Upamecano recently left due to injury. /AFPBBNews=News1 De Ligt is working with Upamecano instead. /AFPBBNews=News 1 Of course, he was also included in the list for the trip to Turkiye. I can’t think of Munich without Kim Min-jae. Although he played full-time in the game against Mainz, Minjae Kim is expected to be selected on this day as well. Coach Thomas Tuchel’s trust in Kim Min-jae is so high that he has started 10 consecutive games. In particular, Upamecano suffered a thigh injury recently and began rehabilitation for up to three weeks, which further diminished his leisure time. De Ligt took a breather with his return, but Munich has no time to give Kim Min-jae a break.
Munich is in first place in the group with two consecutive wins. They are determined to solidify first place in the group by beating Galatasaray. Galatasaray is a team that caused a surprise by defeating Manchester United (England), so they cannot be taken lightly.
At the center of it all is Kim Min-jae, who has the special task of blocking goal getter Icardi. Icardi is showing his keen sense of goal with 15 goals in 17 games in all competitions this season.
The UCL match between Munich and Galatasaray will be broadcast live exclusively on TV channel SPOTV ON and sports OTT service SPOTV NOW.
Minjae Kim (right). /AFPBBNews=News1
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