Bayern Munich won the game with a sweat. 'Monster' Kim Min-jae was absent.
Bayern won 3-2 against Augsburg in the second round of the German Bundesliga in the 2025-2026 season at WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany on the 31st (Korea time). Bayern (goal difference +7), which has won two consecutive games since the opening, scored six points along with Frankfurt (goal difference +5), but ranked first before the goal difference. He started a strong step toward winning his second consecutive league title. Augsburg, on the other hand, ranked fifth with one win and one loss.
Director Bang Sang Kompany said, "Yonathan Ta-da." I brought up the Upamecano combination. Coach Kompany seems to be setting up a new defense by recruiting 'German national defender'Ta, who played for Leverkusen this summer. Following the Super Cup, the opening game and the match against Augsburg on the same day, the Ta-Upamecano combination is in operation. Kim Min-jae continued to play as a substitute, but he did not play on that day.
Kim Min-jae played during the week. He started in the first round of the German Football Association (DFB) Pokal in the 2025-2026 season against Wiesbaden on the 28th and played full time. It was his first full-time performance in an official game since returning from injury. Kim Min-jae suffered from an Achilles injury last season. He virtually defended the defense alone due to the defense's line injury, but he made a regrettable mistake at every crisis in the aftermath of the injury.
Kim Min-jae started treatment immediately after Bayern won the championship, recovering faster than expected, and joined the competition to become a starting player this season. Love calls continued in Saudi Arabia, Italy, Turkiye, England and France, but Kim Min-jae chose to stay in Bavaria. Bayern also declared Kim Min-jae to stay. The head coach and the general manager came forward and said, `Kim Min-jae will stay.'
Kim Min-jae has been in good shape lately. In the opening game, he showed a dribble of 'Maradona Bing' to help Harry Kane score an additional goal. In the match against Wiesbaden, it also served as an excuse for a loss in the equalizer scene, but it received the highest rating among the defense. The German media, which is close to Kim Min-jae, also gave Kim Min-jae a much higher score than others. Considering that it is not 100% yet, Kompany seems to have hesitated to use Kim Min-jae, who played full time in this game.
Bayern won with difficulty. Bayern took the lead in the 28th minute with Serge Gnabry's header first goal, which received Kane's pass, and finished the first half smoothly with Luis Díaz's additional goal in the extra time of the first half. Michael Olise, who was helped by Kane in the third minute of the second half, scored a netting goal. Kane, who scored a hat trick in the opening game, showed off his excellent form of multi-help this time round.
Bayern's complete victory was expected, but the flow of the game changed from the middle of the second half. After conceding a goal to Christian Yakic in the eighth minute of the second half, he allowed Mert Kömoor to chase in the 31st minute. Bayern won the victory by barely stopping Augsburg's last-minute offensive. The Ta-Ufamecano duo showed overall anxiety.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
