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'Monster Defender' Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) enjoyed the victory ceremony with enthusiastic encouragement from his teammates.
Bayern Munich, led by head coach Vincent Kompany, beat Mönchengladbach 2-0 at home in the German Bundesliga in the 2024-2025 season at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 11th (Korea time). Bayern Munich (24 wins, seven draws and two losses), which confirmed its victory early on, performed the trophy ceremony with a big smile after the victory.
On this day, Kim Min-jae was completely excluded from the game due to injury. Earlier, through the German media, Kim Min-jae will no longer play in Bayern Munich in the 2024-2025 season. Coach Kompany decided not to play in the rest of the season due to Kim Min-jae's continuous injury problems. Kim Min-jae uses this time to relax. He will recover his condition for the FIFA World Cup,' the report said.
Kim Min-jae played a key role in Bayern Munich's defense this season. I did my part despite suffering from sore throat and back pain as well as Achilles tendon inflammation. He played 27 league games. The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) raised concerns. FIFPRO said on SNS (social network service) last month that `Kim Min-jae is playing most of this season despite Achilles tendon pain. Achilles tendinitis is an injury associated with excessive game burden. With the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup qualifiers and the FIFA Club World Cup this summer, Kim Min-jae has less time to rest ahead of the next 2025-2026 season. Kim Min-jae's case is a warning. Without safeguards, the burden of the game could be extremely high in this way.
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With Kim Min-jae's dedication, Bayern Munich regained its normalcy. However, controversy arose at the best moment. Kim Min-jae was excluded from the club's SNS poster. Kim Min-jae has the second-most playing time in the team throughout this season's official games. However, Kim Min-jae was criticized by fans for not being seen. In some cases, there has been a controversy over racism. Bayern Munich belatedly posted on social media 'Kim Min-jae's first Bundesliga victory, congratulations from the bottom of my heart. The passion and dedication of 27 Bundesliga matches and 2289 minutes helped Munich greatly this season. First trophy lifted as a Bayern Munich player, congratulations from the bottom of my heart!He posted an image of Kim Min-jae riding a flower horse with the winning trophy. However, due to continued anger from fans, Kim Min-jae posted an image of him riding a flower horse with the trophy in the background of Korea's old palace on social media.
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Colleagues were different. He seemed to appreciate Kim Min-jae's dedication. Thomas Müller, Harry Kane, and Eric Dier pushed Kim Min-jae's back and demanded a victory ceremony. Kim Min-jae, who was holding out with an embarrassing look, couldn't overcome the strong torch of his colleagues and came forward and raised the trophy 'Meister Chalet'. It was the sixth in the team.
Meanwhile, Müller's retirement ceremony was also held on the same day. Born in 1989, Müller joined Bayern Munich's youth academy in 2000 and continued his career as a "one-club man" for 25 years until this season. He is the most played player for Bayern Munich. In addition to 13 regular Bundesliga championships, 6 German Football Association Cups (DFB Pokal), 2 UEFA Champions League, 2 FIFA Club World Cups, 2 European Super Cups and 8 German Super Cups. However, he will break up with Bayern Munich after this season. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who was the first to take over the trophy, did not lift it and immediately delivered it to Mueller. Mueller was the first to lift the trophy, and the players enjoyed the joy by running around. Kompany also appeared to hang his winning medal to Müller.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
