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Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, France) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich, Germany) failed to make the quarterfinals 'Korea Derby'. Both were benched.
PSG beat Bundesliga's prestigious Bayern Munich to advance to the semifinals of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. PSG won 2-0 in the quarterfinals against Bayern at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on the 6th (Korea time).
The collision between Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae drew attention. Lee Kang-in was substituted in both the first and second group games. In particular, he scored a penalty goal in the first game. It was the first scoring shot in more than seven months since the Ligue 1 match against Anze on November 10 last year.
In the second game, he stepped on the ground in the 34th minute of the second half, but missed the third game. Lee Kang-in played as a substitute in the 25th minute of the second half in the round of 16. He tried to shoot his left foot in extra time in the second half, but the ball was blocked by the defensive wall. Although he did not score an attack point, he connected all 19 passes to his teammates and recorded a 100% success rate.
Kim Min-jae is not expected to be easy to play in the Club World Cup. He, who was suffering from Achilles tendinitis, has devoted himself to treatment since May after Bayern won the Bundesliga.
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Kim Min-jae has been suffering from Achilles pain since October last year. Fortunately, the possibility of playing after the round of 16 was mentioned due to the quick return. He did not play, but he was included in the entry for the round of 16 matches in two months. Bayern recently released a video of Kim Min-jae's training and posted a welcome message saying, `It's nice to see you back on the ground, Min-jae'.
Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae were included in the replacement list, but they were not called. PSG showed off their European championship prowess. PSG's class, which achieved its first treble (triple crown) since its foundation by reaching the top of the European Champions League (UCL) in the 2024-2025 season as well as the League 1 and France Cup, was different.
PSG took the lead in the 33rd minute of the second half with Desiree Doue's first goal. However, the road to the semifinals was tough. After Willian Pacho received a red card in the 37th minute of the second half, Lucas Hernandez was sent off in the 2nd minute of extra time of the second half, nine players faced Bayern.
Nevertheless, PSG ended the victory with Usman Dembele scoring a net goal in the 51st minute of the second half extra time. Bayern are in a free kick with one minute added time in the first half Upamecano's header score was scored, but the goal was canceled due to the offside declaration. In addition, Harry Kane scored with a header in the 42nd minute of the second half, but the score was canceled again due to an offside decision.
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In another quarterfinal match at MetLife Stadium, Real Madrid (Spain) beat Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 3-2 to join the semifinals. Real Madrid took the lead with Gonzalo Garcia's first goal in the 10th minute of the first half and Fran Garcia's additional goal in the 20th minute of the first half.
Three goals exploded in extra time in the second half, but the trend did not change. Maximilian Bayer scored a comeback goal in the 47th minute of the second half for Dortmund, but Kylian Mbappe scored the net two minutes later for Real Madrid.
Dortmund recovered a goal in the 53rd minute of the second half with Seru Girassi's penalty kick, but it failed to reverse the game. Real Madrid briefly fell into a numerical inferiority after Dean Haesun was sent off in the process of allowing a penalty, but kept the victory by one goal.
The semifinal match of the FIFA Club World Cup has also been completed. PSG will compete with Real Madrid in the final at 4 a.m. on the 10th at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Pluminensi (Brazil) and Chelsea (England), who made it to the semifinals, will clash at the same place at 4 a.m. on the 9th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
