"Why on earth?" Kim Min-jae alone criticized, and the worst rating was, "A ridiculous loss... There was no sense of security"

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It's a harsh evaluation. "Iron Pillar" Kim Min-jae (30, Bayern Munich) was responsible for two consecutive full-time games, helping his team to lead the game, but he received the lowest score due to the unfortunate scene at the end of the game.

Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 in the 23rd round of the 2025-2026 Bundesliga at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 21st (Korea time).

Munich, which won three consecutive games with the victory, secured its dominance by widening the gap with second-place Borussia Dortmund (52 points) to eight points with 19 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss and 60 points.

Kim Min-jae, who started as a central defender, showed off his unique precise footstep and firmly defended the back door of Munich. According to the statistics media 'Foot Mob', Kim Min-jae showed a stable build-up and defense by recording a 97.1% pass success rate, three contest wins, and 79 ball touches. After the recent absence against Hoffenheim and DFB Pokal Leipzig, he once again took charge of full-time following Werder Bremen, proving coach Vincent Kompany's trust.

Munich took the lead in the 16th minute with a powerful left-footed non-stop shot by Aleksandar Pavlovic. Harry Kane, who received Josip Stanisic's header pass in the 20th minute, finished the first half 2-0 with his head. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Kane completed his 28th goal of the season and multiple goals with an elaborate mid-range shot, widening the gap to 3-0.

However, the Munich defense began to falter at the end of the game. In the 32nd minute of the second half, Jonathan Burkardt scored a penalty kick given by Kane's foul, and Frankfurt chased. Then in the 41st minute, a painful run was scored. Joshua Kim Mi-hi connected an unreasonable pass to Kim Min-jae, who was in the goal, and Kim Min-jae tried to clear it quickly, but the ball was deflected off Arno Calimuando, who was rushing, and sucked into the goal.

Despite the near-luck loss, German media Bild criticized Kim Min-jae after the game, giving him a rating of 5 points, the lowest in the team. The "build" rating, which is given from 1 to 5 points, is favorable to the lower the number, and 5 points are near the worst.

"Bild" pointed out about Kim Min-jae, "It was shaken greatly by giving Burkard a decisive opportunity, and it did not give the defense a sense of stability," adding, "Especially in the scene of a 2-3 run being chased, it led to a ridiculous run due to Kim Mi-hi's inability to handle the ball properly during the pass situation." Even though he showed a high pass success rate and dedicated defense throughout the 90 minutes, he received a report card too harsh due to just one unfortunate mistake.

Kane, on the other hand, scored multiple goals but allowed a penalty kick, received one point, the highest score. Pavlovic, the main character of the first goal, Stanisic, who recorded help, and Olise, who penetrated the path of attack, scored two points side by side and were well received. On the other hand, Davis, who was replaced by an injury during the game, received four points, and Kim Mi-hee, who was involved in the loss scene with Kim Min-jae, received three points. Despite achieving 10 consecutive home wins, Kompany remained at three points for unnecessarily creating tension at the end of the game.

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