Controversy erupted over the scene of the loss against Dortmund.
Bayern Munich drew 1-1 with Dortmund in the 12th round of the German Bundesliga in the 2024-2025 season at Zignal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany on the 1st (Korea time). Dortmund scored the first goal in the match, which drew attention as the first der Clasicer of the season, but Bayern turned the game to square one.
Bayern lost goals in eight matches on the day, ending its record of seven consecutive matches without allowing a goal. However, the team continued its unbeaten streak. Bayern maintained its No. 1 position in the league with nine wins, three draws and 30 points. Dortmund came in fifth with six wins, two draws and four losses and 20 points.
Kim Min-jae remained on the starting list. Kim Min-jae started all 19 matches played by Bayern this season. Including the A national team, he is forced to start 25 consecutive games. In fact, Kim Min-jae is not in good shape.
Germany’s TZ reported, “Kim Min-jae has been complaining of ankle pain since early October. He has a problem with his Achilles tendon.” Kim Min-jae also said after the match against Paris Saint-Germain, “There are some problems after the match against Frankfurt. It is a little difficult to recover.”
Kim Min-jae, who played in the match against 토토사이트 꽁머니 Dortmund again, showed good performance again. Kim led Bayern’s defense with bold forward defense that he showed when playing for Napoli on the day. After a bold interception in the second minute of the first half, he created a scoring chance and blocked Dortmund’s attack with an aggressive defense.
He overwhelmed second scorer Seru Kirashi last season. However, he was substituted in the 35th minute of the second half due to an unexpected injury. In the final defense process, he was hit by the opponent’s elbow, causing bleeding above his eye. Instead of going straight to the hospital, Kim put a Band-Aid on the torn area and watched all of his teammates finish the game.
Kim Min-jae played for 80 minutes on the day, recording an 88 percent pass success rate, 50 percent long pass success rate, 67 percent tackle success rate (2/3), three clearances, five recovery times, and 75% (3/4) of ball competition. Although the pass success rate was lower than usual, he responded relatively well to the opponent’s attack at high speed.
Kim Min-jae was highly evaluated. At all evaluation sites, he received the highest ratings among defense teams. SopaScore gave 7.0 points and Footmob gave 7.2 points. He also had the highest score among defense teams, along with Davis. Whoscore was slightly lower at 6.6, but it was the highest rating among defense teams.
However, it was not easy to get a qualitative evaluation. TZ gave an interim rating of three points. Germany gives grades between one and six, and the lower the score, the better. TZ said, “If Kim Min-jae had gone a little faster, I could have supported Rhymer in losing points.” However, he did not miss out on complimenting him, saying, “He was more committed and calm than ever in a competitive situation, except for this.”
Avent Zeitung also scored three points. Avent Zeitung said, “Kim Min-jae is a reliable player when it comes to defense. He was able to score a goal as well. Kim Min-jae was close to a goal at a time when Dortmund was in a critical situation, but he hesitated to finish the game.”
There was a reason. It was because of the scene of Dortmund’s first goal in the 26th minute of the first half. Bainogitens, who was on the left, received a rear pass and hit it as it was. After beating Reimer, he penetrated into the box and fired as it was. The goalkeeper Neuer could not use his hands. It meant that Kim Min-jae’s movement was regrettable in this situation.
Subsequently, the controversy over the scene took place at Sport 1’s Stahlberg Doppelas. Bayern legend Stefan Ebenberg defended Kim Min-jae, saying, “It was a situation where Vinogitens could cross. There were three Dortmund players behind him, so it is right to cover the center. No center back would have gone out.”
On the other hand, head coach Felix Magat, who led Bayern in the past, said, “I don’t want to refute Epenberg’s opinion, but Kim Min-jae should have pushed with the idea of overcoming the danger before focusing on other things.”
“If Kim Min-jae moved, Upamecano had to go to that position, and then someone should be behind him,” Epenberg said. “If Kim Min-jae went to Vinogitens and scored, we would have talked about why Kim Min-jae went there.”