In the first leg of the Champions League semifinals, Bayern drew 2-2 at home to Real Madrid. Judging from the scene, Bayern was the dominant side, Sane's strong shot, Kane's penalty, once Bayern led 2-1. However, Bayern's defense was not as good as it could be, and Vinicius doubled to leave the suspense in the second leg.
Bayern's attacking line performed well, with Kane, Sane and Musiala all having highlight moments. In stark contrast to this is the defensive line – especially Kim Min-jae, the 27-year-old South Korean centre-back, who was beaten by Vinicius and Rodrygo on this Champions League night, giving gifts one after another.
Kim Min-jae, who is 1.90 meters tall and weighs 86KG, is a typical tall central defender who is not afraid of physical confrontation and header competition. However, in the face of the impact of Vinicius and Rodrygo, the Korean star exposed his shortcomings: too much speed, frequency, and flexibility.
Take a look at Bayern's first goal conceded:
When Kroos was on the ball, Kim Min-jae defended Vinicius. Vinicius was quite clever and feigned a retreat to respond, then suddenly accelerated forward, and shook off Kim Min-jae with a counter-run. Vinicius scored a one-handed goal, but Kim Min-jae couldn't catch up and was left far behind.
Neuer thumped to vent, which was also a dissatisfaction with Bayern's defense. As goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer sees the situation clearly. Kim Min-jae was teased and deceived by Vinicius and opened a VIP channel for the Brazilian winger, which led to the conceded goal.
In the second half, Bayern played with momentum, and the switching of Sane and Musilaya worked wonders. However, Kim Min-jae once again gave a gift on the defensive end:
Rodrigo dribbled the ball, and Kim Min-jae in the box hugged Rodrigo and stretched out his foot to intercept. Compared to the agile Rodrigo, Kim appears clumsy and brutal. There was no suspense, the referee blew for a penalty, and Vinicius equalised from the spot.
The defensive misposition led to the loss of the ball, and the reckless foul in the box gave away the penalty, and Kim Min-jae's game was a disaster. After the game, SofaScore gave Kim Min-jae a score of 6.3, the lowest score on the team. TNT, ESPN and other media said that Kim Min-jae had a nightmare Champions League night, and it was too difficult for Kim Min-jae to defend Vinicius and Rodrygo.
For Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel, the second leg will have to think carefully: how to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses and show Kim's strengths? If he plays a positional battle, Kim Min-jae is not afraid of confrontation and headers, and if Bayern continue to defend high-post, Kim Min-jae will be embarrassed......