Bayern Munich’s Eberle general manager expressed dissatisfaction with the reporters who criticized the defense, including Kim Min-jae.
Bayern Munich lost to Barcelona 1-4 in the third leg of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League phase in Barcelona, Spain on the morning of the 24th (Korea time). Bayern Munich will remain 23rd out of 36 teams in the UEFA Champions League finals with a score of 1-2 (three points). Kim Min-jae led the defense with full-time performance, but Bayern Munich finished with a heavy defeat.
For Bayern Munich, Kane played as a striker against Barcelona, and Navri, Müller and Olise led the attack. Kim Mi-hee and Palinha formed the midfield, while Davis, Kim Min-jae, Upamecano, and Guerreiro defended. The goal was kept by Neuer.
For Barcelona, Lewandowski played as a striker, while hafinya, pemin Lopez, and Yamal led the attack. Pedri and Casado built a waistline, while Valde, Martinez, Kubarsi, and Kounde were responsible for the defense. Peña played as the goalkeeper.
In the face-off between the two teams, Hafinya scored the first goal in the first minute of the match. Kimmich failed to clear Barcelona’s Femin Lopez’s pass into the back space of Bayern Munich’s defense, and Hafinya, who took over and broke through the back space of Bayern Munich’s defense, beat goalkeeper Neuer and scored with a left-footed shot at Bayern Munich’s goal.
Bayern Munich, which fought back, scored an equalizer in the 18th minute of the first half. Kane fired a cross from Navri’s left side from the gate and finished with a right-footed shot to shake Barcelona’s net.
Later, in the 36th minute of the first half, Barcelona led the game again with Lewandowski’s score. Kim Min-jae and Pemin Lopez competed on the ball that Yamal floated into the back space of Bayern Munich’s defense, and Pemin Lopez slightly pushed Kim Min-jae, who jumped for a header, behind his back. After brushing Kim Min-jae’s off-balance head, Pemin Lopez, who took over the ball that was connected to the penalty area, competed with goalkeeper Neuer, and Lewandowski kicked it with his right foot to shake Bayern Munich’s net.
Barcelona widened the score gap by scoring Hafinha at the 45th minute of the first half. Taking over Casado’s pass, Hafinha scored a diagonal shot with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area to cut through the Bayern Munich goal.
Barcelona, which finished ahead of the first half, sealed the match with Hafinha’s score in the 11th minute of the second half. Hafinha took over Yamal’s lobbing pass and ran through the back space of Bayern Munich’s defense, and Kim Min-jae and Upamecano ran, but failed to stop Hafinha. Hafinha penetrated to the left side of the penalty area and shook the Bayern Munich net with a left-footed diagonal shot, and Barcelona’s victory ended the game. 먹튀검증
While playing full-time against Barcelona, Kim recorded a pass success rate of 99 percent with 101 cheek touches. He won eight out of 10 ball competitions. Kim, who had the highest ball competition rate among Bayern Munich’ defense, won all four ball competitions. Kim never allowed a dribble breakthrough.
Bayern Munich suffered a crushing defeat by Barcelonaga, leading to criticism of the defense, but Bayern Munich’s general manager Eberle expressed dissatisfaction with local German reporters who pointed out the defense problem.
German media outlets including TZ reported on Eberle’s interview after the match against Barcelona. When asked if Kim Min-jae and Upamecano were causes of anxiety, Eberle said “No” briefly and firmly.
When asked by reporters that Kim Min-jae and Upamecano were responsible for Bayern Munich’s loss, he asked, “What goals are responsible for?”
When Bayern Munich’s first and fourth runs indicated that there was a mistake by center backs, general manager Eberle countered, “What I know is that Kimmich made a mistake in the center in the first loss situation.”
When German reporters said Upamecano was backing down when he lost a point, Eberle said, “Get a leadership certificate first. Then you will know more.”
Asked what he expected from Bayern Munich’s defense team, Eberle said, “It’s a pity to blame everything on defense when you concede. It seems that they want to split the team,” adding, “We will not accept that.”