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Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) showed excellent defensive ability in the first leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League (UCL), but his central defender was sent off and the team lost due to numerical inferiority.
Munich lost 0-1 to Lazio in the first leg of the round of 16 of the '2023-2024 UCL' held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy on the 15th (Korean time).
As a result, Munich must win the second game at home to advance to the quarterfinals.
Kim Min-jae started as a central defender that day. Munich was unable to score the first goal as Jojua Kimmich and Harry Kane both missed scoring opportunities in the early part of the first half.
Kim Min-jae also aimed for a goal by heading a header during a corner kick attack in the 10th minute of the first half. In the 21st minute of the first half, he approached an opposing attacker attempting a mid-range shot and narrowed the angle. In the 45th minute, just before the end of the first half, Guendouzi's shot was blocked with his foot.
Munich started to fall behind in the second half. In the second minute of the second half, Kim Min-jae threw his body toward a long pass, but the ball fell behind. Lazio's Gustav Isaksen's shot was saved by Munich's Manuel Neuer.
Kim Min-jae blocked a cross after Luis Alberto's dribble broke through in the 3rd minute of the second half.
In the 21st minute of the second half, Munich was in trouble. Kim Min-jae blocked Immobile's attack, but in the process, fellow central defender Dayot Upamecano stepped on his ankle while blocking Isaksen's shot and was sent off. Immobile scored a penalty kick, giving Lazio a 1-0 lead.
Kim Min-jae, who became anxious, participated in a corner kick attack in the 28th minute of the second half and made a header, but the ball went over the goalpost.
Lazio's offensive at the end of the second half intensified, but Kim Min-jae prevented additional goals. Kim Min-jae, who blocked Felipi Anderson's shot in the 44th minute of the second half, saved the team from danger by blocking Manuel Lazzari's cross in the 2nd minute of added time in the second half.
Local reviews in Europe were also good. European soccer statistics sites gave Kim Min-jae the highest rating among Munich defenders. Sofa Score gave Kim Min-jae a score of 7.7, the only one among the four defenders. Footmob gave it 7.3 points, and WhoScored.com gave it 6.9 points. 19가이드03