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'Monster Defender'Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) seems to have avoided a major injury.
Philip Kessler, a reporter from TZ Online, one of the Munich reporters, said on his personal channel on the 21st (Korea time), `As a result of Kim Min-jae's detailed examination, it was confirmed as a stress response in the calf muscle. Over the next few days, load management will be done,' he said.
Kim Min-jae started in the fourth round of the German Bundesliga against Hoffenheim at the Free Zero Arena in Hoffenheim, Germany, and was replaced by Dayot Upamecano in the 24th minute of the second half.
With the team leading 2-0, he suddenly flopped on the grass and looked painful after competing for an aerial ball, raising fans' concerns. The Munich medical team, which conducted emergency treatment, decided that it could no longer play. After the replacement, he had a brief conversation with teammate Leon Goretzka in front of the bench, caressing his left calf with one hand. Germany 'Sky' was replaced by Josip Stanisic after suffering an internal ligament injury in his right knee against Chelsea. In addition, Munich defenders such as Alfonso Davis (broken cruciate ligament) and Hiroki Ito (fractured metatarsal bone) are injured. Munich's squad injury problem is worsening'
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This was Kim Min-jae's first league start of the season. Kim Min-jae, who played as a substitute in the league's opening game (6-0 wins) against Leipzig in August, missed the last Augsburg (3-2 wins) and Hamburg (5-0 wins). Munich coach Bang-sang Kongpani rotated some positions on the day, considering that it was only three days after winning the first European Champions League phase 3-1 against Chelsea on the 18th, and Kim Min-jae was selected as Yonatantha's center back partner.
Kim Min-jae, who replaced Ta at half-time in the previous match against Chelsea and supported the 3-1 victory with a clean scoreless defense, met coach Kongpani's expectations by operating a 'wall mode' against Hoffenheim. He played 69 minutes and recorded 77 ball touches, a 94% pass success rate (60 successful), two successful aerial ball contests, two successful ground races, five clearings, two shooting blocks, one interception and two tackles.
He blocked the opponent's pass path in advance, and he blew himself to block the opponent's shot. He covered the back space of the defense with his fast feet and sprayed his unique accurate long pass. The highlight was the scene in which teammates Manuel Neuer and Harry Kane approached Kim Min-jae in unison and praised Muhammad Damar's volley in front of the goal in the third minute of the first half.
Kim Min-jae played just 69 minutes and received 8.2 points, the second highest rating after Harry Kane (9.6 points, sofas score). Among the starting Munich players, Kim Min-jae and Kane scored more than 7 points. It is the highest rating after receiving 8.2 points for his performance in the Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain in November 2024, giving a glimpse of how much Kim Min-jae's sense of play has recently risen. In the two consecutive A matches in September, he received favorable reviews for his performance in the match against the U.S. (2-0 wins) and Mexico (2-2 draws). The reaction is that it is more regrettable because it was an injury suffered when he was crossing the main line in his team.
Munich, which overcame the crisis of the first run thanks to Kim Min-jae's strong defense, was able to lead the first half 1-0 with Harry Kane's first goal in the 44th minute of the first half. Kim Min-jae was replaced in the third minute of the second half when Kane scored an additional goal with a penalty to lead 2-0. Before replacing Kim Min-jae, Kongpani filled up the energy he lacked by replacing Jojua Kim Mi-hi, Michael Olise and Serge Navri one after another.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, Kane sealed the game with a hat trick through a penalty kick. Kane, who joined Munich in the summer of 2023, scored his ninth career Bundesliga hat trick. He has scored 13 goals in seven matches, including the Cup this season, and 98 goals in 103 matches while wearing the Munich uniform. There are only two goals left to reach the 100-goal mark. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester City's Erling Holan (105 games) jointly scored the minimum 100 goals in a single club in the five largest European leagues. If you score multiple goals in the next game against Bremen, you can break this record.
Kane was nicknamed 'Hattrick Kane' by the broadcasting host "When he was a kid, his school nickname was Hattrick Kane," he said with a smile. Kane was named the man of the match against Munich and Hoffenheim.
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Munich scored a comeback goal to Vladimir Coufal in the 37th minute of the second half, but Nabri scored a decisive goal in the 9th minute of extra time to win a 4-1 victory. Since the opening, Munich has been leading the league in all four games with a powerful force of 18 goals, a new league record.
Kim Min-jae, who showed off his presence through Chelsea and Hoffenheim, will check the extent of a calf muscle injury and decide whether to play in the league's home game against Bremen on the 27th and the Champions League Phase 2 away game against Paphos on October 1. Hong Myung-bo, who will play two straight A-match friendly matches against Brazil (10th) and Paraguay (14th) in Korea in October, will also have no choice but to keep a close eye on Kim Min-jae's physical condition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
