This Tuesday, Bayern Munich drew 2-2 with Real Madrid, at the Allianz Arena, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. After the game, coach Thomas Tuchel criticized defender Kim Min-Jae, who was involved in the Merengue club’s two goals.
“He (Kim Min-Jae) was greedy twice. He made the first move very early on Vinícius’ goal and was surprised by Toni Kroos’ pass. He was very aggressive and let himself get ahead of himself”, he told Sky Sport about the first goal, scored by Brazilian Vinicius Júnior after a throw by Toni Kroos.
Furthermore, the coach cited the opportunities missed by the German team when the game was 2-1 to explain the result and criticized the Korean defender again, who also scored the penalty on Rodrygo, resulting in Real Madrid’s equalizer.
“At 2-1, we had the opportunity to score a third goal and increase the lead, but we weren’t effective or cold enough. We gave away a penalty. Kim shouldn’t have been involved in such aggressive pressure. So the attacker was free As a central defender, that can’t happen. If he had left, and someone had protected him, that would be fine. But he was very aggressive. such an aggressive movement, he was very ambitious”, he concluded.
Now, the Bavarian club focuses on the German Championship and faces Stuttgart this Saturday, at 10:30 am (Brasília time), at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. In the Champions League, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich face off next Wednesday, at 4pm, at the Santiago Bernabéu, in the second leg of the semi-final.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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