Kim Min-jae contributes to defeating Liverpool in UCL debut… Son Heung-min is ‘inducing him to leave’

Napoli beat Liverpool 4-1… Tottenham beat Marseille with Rischarlisson’s multi-goal

Kim Min-jae fights for ball with Liverpool’s Luis Dias

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Song-ah = National defender Kim Min-jae (26), who entered the big league of European professional football wearing the Italian Serie A Napoli jersey, made his debut in the UEFA Champions League (UCL), England’s prestigious Liverpool played a great role against

Kim Min-jae played as Napoli’s starting center defender in the first leg of the 2022-2023 UCL Group A match against Liverpool at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy on the 8th (Korean time) and played until the end of the match.

This match was Kim Min-jae’s UCL debut.

Min-jae Kim, who stepped on the European stage through Fenerbahçe of Turkiye (Turkey) last season, experienced the UEFA Europa League group stage and Europa Conference League round of 16 play-offs.

Kim Min-jae, who moved to Naples this season thanks to his performances at Fenerbahce and has been a key player in the team’s defense since the early days of Serie A, played full-time in his UCL debut, which is called the ‘dream stage’, against Liverpool, where world-class stars are standing. performed well.

Napoli players cheer after beating Liverpool
Napoli players cheer after beating Liverpool

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Liverpool boasts a powerful offensive team such as Roberto Firmino and Luis Dias, starting with Mohammed Salah, who won the Premier League (EPL) co-scorer with Son Heung-min (Tottenham) last season. This is enduring

He won the UCL in the 2018-2019 season and the EPL in the 2019-2020 season, and finished first and second in points with Manchester City, the champion of the EPL last season.

However, on this day, Napoli won 4-1 by adding Piotr Zielinski’s multi-goal to the solid defense of Kim Min-jae and others.

Napoli started the group stage with Ajax (Netherlands) second in Group A (3 points, goal difference +3) following Ajax (Netherlands), which defeated the Rangers (Scotland) 4-0 on that day. On the other hand, Liverpool, who suffered a shock loss, started out in the bottom half with the Rangers.

Napoli's Piotr Zielinski celebrates scoring the opening goal
Napoli’s Piotr Zielinski celebrates scoring the opening goal

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Napoli took the lead in a penalty kick awarded by Liverpool James Milner’s handball foul in the first five minutes of the game, but Victor Osimen missed a penalty in the 18th minute, but Zambo Anguisa scored another goal in the 31st minute. A fresh breeze continued.

In the 42nd minute of the first half, Min-jae Kim cut a long pass to Salah with his head, and when Dias tried to break through the left flank after winning the ball, he bit the Liverpool strikers and succeeded in defending in a one-on-one situation.

In the 44th minute of the first half, Giovani Simeone and in the 2nd minute of the second half, Zielinski added goals in succession, giving Napoli an early victory.

Giovani Simeone is the son of Diego Simeone, the head coach of Atletico Madrid, Spain. He joined Napoli on loan this season and scored his debut goal in his UCL debut.

Liverpool, who were completely underwhelmed, contemplated a ruthless defeat as Dias opened the goal with a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty arc in the fourth minute of the second half and only caught up with one goal.

Heung-Min Son stumbles over Marseille's Chansel Mbemba
Heung-Min Son stumbles over Marseille’s Chansel Mbemba

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Heung-Min Son of Tottenham (England) started in the first leg of Group D against Marseille (France) and ran around the ground until he was substituted for Matt Doherty in the 40th minute of the second half, but the earnest goal did not explode.

Son Heung-min received a pass from Harry Kane in the second minute and stumbled into the penalty area when he broke through the penalty area, boasting his unique speed.

However, Son Heung-min’s first goal this season did not come out on this day either.

This season, including 6 EPL matches, it is the 7th official game without a goal.

Tottenham beat Marseille 2-0 thanks to his transfer student Hisharlisson scoring goals in the 31st and 36th minutes of the second half, and placed 2nd in the group after Sporting (Portugal), who defeated Frankfurt (Germany) 3-0 on the same day. 3 points, goal difference +2).

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