Bayern Munich and Leverkusen, which are expected to vie for the championship in the German Bundesliga in the 2024-2025 season, were fiercely competing in their first showdown of the season. Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) played full time.
Munich and Leverkusen tied the game 1-1 in the fifth round of the Bundesliga held at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on Sunday. Leverkusen won the league without losing a single game last season by preventing Munich from winning its 12th consecutive league title. In a match of pride between the two teams, Munich players strongly pressured Leverkusen, but failed to win the match. Munich took up 69 percent of the ball possession rate and led 18-3 in the number of shots fired.
Kim displayed stable defense. Kim kept the center back position of Dayo Upamecano and Munich, and played full time for four consecutive games. In the 12th minute of the second half, he stole possession of the ball through persistent headers at three consecutive times in the midfield, and even induced Leverkusen midfielder Florian Birz to use a yellow card by displaying rough plays that raised his feet to the height of his face.
Kim Min-jae showed strong performance by winning seven times in competition for balls. He also won four balls in eight competition. His pass success rate was 92 percent, with two tackles and interceptions, respectively. He also fired a single shot. “Foot Mob,” a soccer statistics website, gave Kim a comfortable rating of 7.4.
In the 31st minute of the first half, Munich scored the first goal after Robert Andrich’s surprise shot to ground a mid-range ball at a corner kick. Eight minutes later, Munich responded with a wonder goal from Aleksandar Pavlovic.안전놀이터
Munich’s winning streak stopped at four games. Munich maintained the lead with 13 points. The team is two points shorter than Leipzig, which are ranking second (11 points).
Mainz, which also had Lee Jae-sung and Hong Hyun-suk as starters, lost 0-2 at home against Heidenheim. Lee and Hong were deployed as second-line strikers. However, Hong, who started four consecutive league games, was substituted in the 32nd minute due to tactical changes caused by early exit of the defender. Lee played until 30 minutes in the second half.
Mainz remained in the 11th place (five points). Heidenheim is in the 5th place (nine points).
Union Berlin, where Jung started for two consecutive games, lost 0-1 to Mönchengladbach in an away match. Jung, who scored his Berlin debut goal in the third round, failed to score an offensive point on the day and was replaced in the 30th minute of the second half.