'Minjae Kim's pass completion rate is 100%' as Munich beat Benfica to avoid second straight UCL defeat
'Minjae Kim's pass completion rate is 100%' as Munich beat Benfica to avoid second straight UCL defeat
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'Iron Pillar' Kim Min-jae completed 100 percent of his passes in full-time action to help Bayern Munich (GER) escape a second straight UEFA Champions League League Phase defeat.
The Bavarians won their 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League (UCL) League Phase 4 match against Benfica (Portugal) 1-0 on Sunday (July 7) at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, thanks to a 22nd-minute goal from Jamal Musial.
Munich, who had lost two straight after winning the first leg of the League Phase, snapped a two-game losing streak with the win over Benfica to move to 17th place in the 36-team field with two wins and two losses (6 points).
Benfica, on the other hand, who have also lost two straight, are now level on points with Munich with two wins and two losses, but have dropped to 19th on goal difference.
Kim Min-jae's “iron wall defense” at center back was the key to the victory.
Forming a central defensive combination with Dayo Upamecano, Kim was perfect against Benfica, centering the back line high above the halfway line, 토토사이트 blocking counterattacks and delivering accurate passes forward.
Kim won all six of his ground ball battles and completed 100% of his 113 pass attempts on the day, earning him an 8.1 rating from Sofascore, the second highest on the team behind Harry Kane (8.5).
On the day, the Bavarians were unable to capitalize on Benfica's man-advantaged, counter-attacking tactics.
Despite a lopsided 73.6%-26.4% possession margin and 24 shots (including 10 on target), Munich managed just one goal.
Benfica, who focused on counterattacks, failed to exploit the defense line held by Kim Min-jae and had only one shot on target as they suffered the humiliation of zero shots on target.
Benfica's goalkeeper, Anatoly Truvin, made a whopping nine saves to keep the game scoreless.
Kim Min-jae continued to perform well in attack and defense, picking up the ball in the middle of the field in the 38th minute and accurately feeding Kane up front, and seven minutes into the second half, he headed away a Benfica cross on a counterattack down the left flank.
Kim Min-jae also made a great one-on-one tackle on Benfica's Vangelis Pavlidis on the counterattack in the 20th minute to take the ball away.
After a slow start to the match, Munich finally broke through in the 22nd minute when Leroy Sane's cross from the right flank was met by Kane with a header from the left side of the goal area, and Murcia rattled the Benfica net with a second header from the front.