Bayern Munich’s super-sized center back Matthias de Ligt praised the performance of the newly joined Kim Min-jae.
Munich won 4-3 in a pre-season 토토사이트 friendly match against Liverpool at the Singapore National Stadium on the 2nd (Korean time).
After conceding goals in the 2nd minute by opponent Cody Hakpo and 28th minute by Virgil van Dijk, Munich equalized with goals from Serge Gnabry in the 33rd minute and Leroy Sane in the 42nd minute.
In the 21st minute of the second half, Munich conceded again to Luis Dias and seemed about to lose, but in the 35th minute of the second half, Josip Stanišić’s equalizer, and in the 46th minute of extra time in the second half, young midfielder Frans Kratzik’s winning goal with the help of De Ligt scored the winning goal. succeeded in
On this day, Kim Min-jae started with Dayo Upamecano and started two consecutive games after the Kawasaki Frontale match on July 29th. Unlike the game against Kawasaki where he made mistakes, he showed more stable defense against Liverpool.
In particular, Kim Min-jae created his first attack point in Munich and created a foothold for a comeback. In the 33rd minute of the first half when the score was trailing 0-2, Kim Min-jae created a perfect opportunity for teammate Serge Gnabry with a perfect long pass.
Kim Min-jae was active throughout the first half, shooting block 1 time, clearing 1 time, tackle 1 time, dribble breakthrough allowed 0 times, ground contention 1 time (successful 1 time), aerial contention 2 times (successful 1 time), pass success rate 95% , 1 key pass, 6 long passes were all successful, and 1 opportunity creation had an impact on both sides of the air and defense. He was replaced by De Ligt at the start of the second half.
The Licht praised the performance of newly joined Kim Min-jae after the game. “I think we played a good game and we are satisfied. We played against a good team and we could see it,” he said. “It was not an easy game against a good team. It was good to see the new players working together and adapting well.”
De Ligt is a large defender who moved to Munich from Juventus last summer and immediately became the center of the defense. At the time, he joined with a transfer fee of 67 million euros (approximately 95.2 billion won), and now he and Kim Min-jae can play an active part in the 2023/24 season Bundesliga as a key center back combination.
The two players quickly became friends during preseason. You can see the two players getting closer in the club’s social network service (SNS) video.
Kim Min-jae received a lot of expectations after moving to Munich this summer, and quickly adapted to the team, raising expectations for the new season. His performance, which won the Serie A Best Defender Award, will now continue in the Bundesliga.
Munich will start the new season with Leipzig and the German Football Federation (DFL) Super Cup match on the 13th after playing AS Monaco (Monaco) at the Generali Sports Park in Unterhaching, Germany on the 8th. .