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Kim Min-jae and Bayern Munich reached the quarterfinals of the stars stage for the second consecutive season.
Bayern won 2-0 in the second round of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League (UCL) round of 16 at the By Arena in Leverkusen, Germany, at 5 a.m. on the 12th (Korea time). Bayern advanced to the quarterfinals with a 5-0 aggregate score that completely overpowered Leverkusen.
Bayern started Jonas Urwig, Alfonso Davies, Dayo Upamecano, Kim Min-jae, Konrad Leimer, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Kingsley Coman, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala and Harry Kane.
Led by Xavi Alonso, Leverkusen have selected Lukasz Khradetsky, Artur, Piero Hincapier, Yonatanta, Mario Hermoso, Alejandro Grimaldo, Alessi Garcia, Granit Xhaka, Ezekiel Palacios, Jeremy Frimpong and Patric Shik.
Five minutes into the game, Musiala stabbed Kane with a fantastic breakthrough. Kane couldn't shoot properly due to strong defense checks, but the ball headed into the net. The goalkeeper blew himself away and managed to block it.
Bayern's counterattack took place in the 15th minute of the first half. Kane received the pass and boldly tried to shoot, but the goalkeeper was saved. In the ensuing attack, Olise's left foot curled slightly off the post.
Bayern made the opportunity to attack well, but Leverkusen took the lead in the game itself. Leverkusen constantly tried to sway Bayern with fast-tempo attacks. There was a crisis in Leverkusen's corner kick in the 41st minute due to Urbihi's unstable ball handling.
Kim Min-jae showed a stable defense by blocking Leverkusen's counterattack well with Upamecano. The first half ended without a goal.
Kane broke again. In the 7th minute of the second half, Kimihi's kick from a free kick was delivered to the front of the gate. The ball that Leverkusen's defense failed to clear properly went to Kane, and Kane pushed it in. Bayern's advance to the quarterfinals is just around the corner.
However, Bayern was replaced by Serge Gnabry in the 16th minute of the second half after Comang complained of an injury.
Leverkusen missed the equalizer opportunity. In the 23rd minute of the second half, the cross was connected sharply, and Shik flew up and hit it exactly on the head, but Heather headed in front of the goalkeeper.
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Bayern scored in the 26th minute of the second half. A quick free kick from the back was delivered to Alfonso through Kane, and Alfonso succeeded in finishing.
Bayern continued to attack. In the 36th minute of the second half, Gnabry stabbed Musiala. Musiala boldly tried to shoot even though the defense was in front of him. It hit the post.
Bayern enjoyed an overwhelming victory on the road while running the rest of the time leisurely. Kim Min-jae and Kane advanced to the UCL quarterfinals for the second consecutive season since their transfer. The opponent of the quarterfinals is Inter Milan, who came up after overpowering Hwang In-beom's Feyenoord.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
