Overwhelming Kim Min-jae, Europe 'Chewing'...Champs Lee Ju's team selected → No. 1 centerback rating 'Sweeping'
Overwhelming Kim Min-jae, Europe 'Chewing'...Champs Lee Ju's team selected → No. 1 centerback rating 'Sweeping'
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Kim Min-jae (27, Bayern Munich) is back as a monster. He was recognized for his great performance in the European leagues. He also included Lee Ju's team following the MOM game.
UEFA selected 11 players who performed well in the fifth leg of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League League phase on the 29th (Korea time). Kim Min-jae increased the value of the world's best defender by matching the players of Dortmund, Barcelona and Arsenal.
Soccer statistics media "Huscoordcom" then announced Lee's team in the fifth round of the Champions League. With the best 11 consisting of outstanding players in the fifth round of the UCL, Kim scored 8.33 points, the highest rating among center backs.
Kim Min-jae led his team's 1-0 victory with his strong performance in charge of Bayern Munich's iron wall defense and even scored the winning goal. Kim Min-jae's performance went beyond his team's victory and impressed soccer fans around the world. Lee Ju's team selection is an achievement that symbolizes Kim Min-jae's position as the world's top center back.
Kim Min-jae started in Game 5 of the UEFA Champions League League League phase against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2024-25 season at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on the 27th. In the 38th minute of the first half, Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Matvei Saponov failed to properly deal with Jojua Kimmich's corner kick, and Kim Min-jae calmly pushed the spilled ball with his head to score the first goal. The goal was Kim Min-jae's first Champions League goal, and he made a decisive contribution to Munich's victory. After scoring the goal, Kim Min-jae roared and showed his joy, and even his teammates flocked to celebrate.
Kim also shone in defense. In the second half, he completely blocked off Paris Saint-Germain's attacks and displayed ironclad defense. In the first minute of the second half, he blocked Usman Dembele's breakthrough with a sliding tackle, which was the highlight of the match. In the fifth minute of the second half, he blocked Nunu Mendes' powerful shot, and thus denied allowing a run.
Paris Saint-Germain were outnumbered in the 12th minute of the second half when Dembele was sent off due to accumulated warnings, and lost the game 1-0 without penetrating the Munich defense centered on Kim Min-jae.
Footmob, a soccer statistics company, gave a perfect summary of Kim's game. He showed stable build-up with a high pass success rate of 93 percent (55/59). In addition, he showed brilliant performances in defense including seven clearings, four header clearings, two interceptions, and three recoveries. Footmob gave Kim an 8.3 rating and named him the man of the match.
UEFA also named Kim Min-jae as the Player of the Match, giving a thumbs-up to his stellar performance. UEFA's Technical Observer Panel praised him for his outstanding performance in the competition, saying, "Kim Min-jae determined the outcome of the match with his own goal. He showed overwhelming power in the competition and exerted influence on both sides of offense and defense."
Kim's performance also made headlines in the European media, including Germany. German media 'TZ' gave Kim a top rating of one point. A score of 1 means the highest rating in the German rating system, which shows how impressive Kim's performance was. The media praised him, saying, "Kim Min-jae started 24 consecutive games this season. His goal led to the team's victory and he was flawless defensively." 스포츠토토
British media Give Me Sports gave Kim eight points and said, "He scored a header goal just before halftime to give Munich the lead, demonstrating him to be the best defender in the team. He also maintained the lead through consecutive defense in the second half. Kim Min-jae is the player who most influenced the outcome of the match by taking responsibility for both scoring and allowing no runs," adding that he is a key player in the team.