Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) has been excluded from the list of expected starters for the Arsenal away game.
Munich will play the first leg of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, on the 10th.
After passing the group stage as the top-ranked team, Munich defeated Lazio of Italy's Serie A in the round of 16 and settled for the quarterfinals.
Arsenal and Munich, the opponents of the match, are leading with seven wins, two draws and three losses against each other, and are strong against England's professional team with 27 wins, 18 draws and 16 losses.
The last time they had a showdown was in 2017. At that time, Munich won a landslide 5-1 victory at home to Arsenal. Including this, Munich has won 5-1 all three of its last three games in a row. Arsenal's last loss was in October 2015.
Ahead of this match, Kim Min-jae was not on the expected list of starters. The official UEFA website predicted that Mathis Diricht and Eric Dier will start the lineup.
Football statistics media 'Opta' also predicted the selection of Diricht and Dyer, and local media such as British '90MIN' and 'Evening Standard' also said they would not play as Kim Min-jae's starter.
German media outlet "Bavarian Football" said, "Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano are expected to be on the bench in defense. Dyer and Derricht are likely to start."
Kim Min-jae started in five games in the 28th round of the 2023-2024 Bundesliga against Heidenheim on the 6th and played full time.
He continued his good performance by calmly blocking Heidenheim's attack in the first half, and took a 2-0 lead thanks to consecutive goals from Harry Kane and Serge Gnabry to solidify his victory.
However, in the second half, Heidenheim started to drive hard, and lost 2-3 by dedicating three goals down the line. Kim was involved in all three runs. He showed poor performance as he showed contradictory performance in the second half, and was pointed out as the cause of his loss, especially when he made a mistake while handling aerial balls.
At the time, German media outlet Bild gave Kim Min-jae a rating of 6. The lower the score, the better the performance was, while Kim Min-jae received the lowest score in the team. 토토사이트 모음
Since the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held in January, Kim Min-jae has been suffering from ups and downs in his team. Since entering the European stage in 2021, he has been on a roll as a regular starter, including Fenerbahce and Napoli, but he has been pushed out of the competition by Dier, who has been showing good chemistry with Dier, who joined the team in the second half of the season.