There's still a long way to go. He'll return to training in 2 months, excluding Kim Min-jae's Benfica match and another entry...Quick recovery → Will he be able to play after the round of 16

Jun 25, 2025

There's still a long way to go. He'll return to training in 2 months, excluding Kim Min-jae's Benfica match and another entry...Quick recovery → Will he be able to play after the round of 16
photo capture=Bayern Munich SNS



There's still a long way to go. He'll return to training in 2 months, excluding Kim Min-jae's Benfica match and another entry...Quick recovery → Will he be able to play after the round of 16
photo capture=Bayern Munich SNS
There's still a long way to go. He'll return to training in 2 months, excluding Kim Min-jae's Benfica match and another entry...Quick recovery → Will he be able to play after the round of 16
AP Yonhap News
'Monster' Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) has returned to training, but he is still not at the level of being put into the game..

Bayern Munich will play the final Group C match against Benfica (Portugal) at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, at 4 a.m. on the 25th (Korea time).

Bayern, Germany's prestigious Bundesliga, confirmed its advance to the round of 16 early on with two consecutive wins. Bayern, which defeated Auckland City (New Zealand) 10-0 in the first round, beat Boca Juniors (Argentina) 2-1 in the second round.




Bayern will secure the top spot in Group C just by drawing with second-place Benfica with one win and one draw (four points). Benfica can also pass the group stage if it is a draw. However, if they lose to Bayern, they may have to consider the goal difference under the assumption that Boca Juniors will beat Auckland, the weakest team.

Kim Min-jae was excluded from the entry again. Director Vincent Kompany started the rotation. With Serge Navri, Thomas Müller and Leroy Sane in charge of the attack, João Palinha, Tom Bischoff and Aleksandar Pavlovic were located in the midfield. Sasha Boy, Dayo Upamecano, Josip Stanisic and Rafael Guerreiro built the defense. Manuel Neuer defended the goal. Harry Kane and others started on the bench.

Bayern said on its official channel on the 23rd that `Kim Min-jae has completed some of the team's training.' Bayern SNS also released a video of Kim Min-jae's training and posted a welcome message, 'It's nice to see you back on the ground, Min-jae'. In the video, Kim Min-jae sweated with his colleagues with a bright face. He showed light physical condition throughout the training.




Kim Min-jae's return is the first in about two months since May. Struggling with Achilles tendinitis, he has devoted himself to treatment since May after Bayern secured the championship. Kim Min-jae has been suffering from Achilles pain since October last year.

Kim Min-jae is not expected to play in the Club World Cup. However, due to his quick return, the possibility of playing after the round of 16 is being mentioned.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.