‘Monster defender’ Kim Min-jae (Napoli) has been recognized not only in Italy but also in Europe.
The European Football Federation (UEFA) selected the ‘UEFA Champions League Best 11 of the week’ on the 24th (Korean time).
This week, a total of four rounds of the Champions League round of 16 first leg unfolded, and Kim Min-jae proudly made his name as the best defender. Kim Min-jae was selected as one of the best 11 central defenders along with Yoshko Gbardiol (Leipzig).
On the 22nd, in an away game against Frankfurt (Germany), Kim Min-jae showed a solid defense for 90 minutes of starting and led to a 2-0 victory.
According to whoscored.com, a soccer statistics specialist, Kim Min-jae won five ball competitions and took first place in this category, showing excellent defense. He also had as many touches on the ball as 148 and had a pass success rate of 94.7%.
After the game, British media BBC said, “Napoli’s defense, including Kim Min-jae, completely dominated the game that day. He praised Kim Min-jae’s defense, saying, “It’s a really interesting look.”
Along with Kim Min-jae, Giovanni DiLorenzo, Irving Lozano, and Victor Osimen were selected together in Naples.
Meanwhile, Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) was named along with Osimen in the Best 11 Striker category. The midfielders were Rosano, Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) and Vinicius (Real Madrid).
In defense, Kim Min-jae, Di Lorenzo, Gbardiol and Nacho Fernandez (Real Madrid) were seated, and Kevin Trapp (Frankfurt) was selected as the best goalkeeper.
(Seoul = News 1)
