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The Japanese national defender, ambitiously recruited by Bayern Munich before the season, collapsed again due to injury. It is an injury that will have a significant impact on teammate Kim Min-jae.
Hiroki Ito was injured in the 42nd minute of the second half when he replaced Rafael Guerreiro in the 27th round of the German Bundesliga in the 2024-2025 season at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on the 29th (Korea time). While changing direction in a defensive situation, he suddenly fell to the floor holding on to his right thigh. Ito, who played the A-match perfectly in March as a member of the Japanese national team, had a bad luck getting injured again in his team's game.
Munich coach Bang-sang Kongpani has already exhausted all five replacement cards. Munich had to fight 10-11 for the rest of the day. Munich won 3-2 and won three valuable points in the third minute of extra time in the second half, as it already widened the gap even after dedicating a goal to Las Ritzka.
But I couldn't laugh. Munich said Ito had complained of the same foot injury he had previously injured and that he would receive an accurate diagnosis on the 30th. "It's bitter," said Christophe Freund, Munich's sports director. Ito is suffering"You have to wait and see the results of the test." Coach Kongpani said, "It's the same part injury I suffered before the season." This is not a good thing for us."
Ito, who wore a Munich uniform for a huge €23.5 million transfer from Stuttgart last summer, has not contributed much to the team so far after suffering a fractured foot during the pre-season. Only three games have been started in the league. It is hard to guarantee that he will play in the rest of the season.
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It is a bad news for Munich. Before Ito collapsed due to injury, Alfonso Davis suffered a cruciate ligament injury during his national team schedule in March, leaving only one first-team resource left-back for Munich in the future.
In addition, Munich is inevitably absent for the time being due to the knee joint injury suffered by key center back Dayot Upamecano in the A-match. Rumors of a season out are also circulating. Kim Min-jae returned to play full-time after shaking off his Achilles tendon injury, but there is a shortage of backup center backs to support Kim Min-jae and Eric Dier as Ito was also injured.
Dyer, who played as Kim Min-jae's partner, is still anxious, providing Elias Saad's equalizer in the 27th minute of the first half with Harry Kane's first goal leading 1-0.
Kim Min-jae, who has played an irreplaceable role under Kongpani this season, took a break from the A-match day in March under the consideration of the Korean national team. Kim Min-jae, who was expected to be out for a few weeks, started the game immediately after the A-match break and played full-time for 90 minutes. Given the current nightmare of the Munich defense, he took the risk of playing as a built-in player for the rest of the season with an incomplete Achilles tendon.
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Fortunately, thanks to Kane's first goal and Leroy Sane's multi-goal, Munich won in three games with a 3-2 score, beating second-place Leverkusen's pursuit. Munich has a six-point gap with 65 points and Leverkusen with 59. He is 24 goals ahead in the difference between gains and losses, giving him an advantage to regain the title in two years if he does not lose more than two times in the remaining seven games.
However, with even the main goalkeeper Manuel Neuer injured, if the defense falters in the rest of the game, the championship race will inevitably be disrupted. In addition, Munich cannot focus solely on the league. Munich, which will play Augsburg in the 28th round of the league on the 5th, will play Inter Milan in the quarterfinals of the European Champions League on the 9th and 17th of next month.
Kim Min-jae, who has already played 38 games (three goals) over the total number of games played (36 games) last season, has to struggle at least nine times, including the league and the Champions League for the rest of the season. I'm worried even if I'm behind the starting lineup, but I'm worried even if I play too much.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
