2024-04-16 01:07:00
Lee Kang-in entering the stadium just before the first leg of the 2023-24 UCL quarterfinals against Barcelona held at Parc des Princes on the 11th. Photo = PSG SNS
There is a prediction that Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) will not be selected as starters in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals in the ‘War of Stars’. This is news that will be full of disappointment for domestic fans.
UEFA excluded the names of Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae from the expected starting lineup for the second leg of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, which will be held over two days from the 17th (Korean time). Previously, in the first game of the quarterfinals, Lee Kang-in started as a starter, and Kim Min-jae was absent.
Lee Kang-in’s team, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), will clash with Barcelona at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, at 4 a.m. on the 17th. However, UEFA predicted that Lee Kang-in would be excluded from PSG selection on this day. UEFA’s prediction is that Kylian Mbappe, Bradley Barcola, and Ousmane Dembele will form the attack line, while Fabian Luis, Vitinha, and Warren Jair Emery will form the midfield.
PSG had previously conceded the first goal in the first leg of the quarterfinals held at home on the 11th and came back 2-1, but then conceded 2 more goals and lost 2-3. In the second away game on this day, the team is under the pressure of having to win to advance to the semifinals, and it is important to note that Lee Kang-in will not be able to start as a starter in such an important game.
The match between Heidenheim and Munich in the 28th round of the 2023-24 German Bundesliga held at Boyce Arena on the 6th. Kim Min-jae started as a starter for the first time in five games, but bowed his head as he was involved in all three goals conceded. Photo = Getty Images
Kim Min-jae’s name was also missing from the expected starting lineup for the second leg of the quarterfinals between Bayern Munich and Arsenal held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany at the same time the next day. UEFA predicts that Eric Dier and Matthijs Delicht, who have recently established themselves as Bayern Munich’s starting center backs, will continue to take over the starting positions.
Kim Min-jae has recently been completely pushed out of the competition for the team’s starting position. He has only been given the opportunity to start in 1 of the 7 recent official games, and in the German Bundesliga game against Cologne on the 13th, he was the only one of the four center backs who did not even get a chance to play as a substitute. In this process, Kim Min-jae is being ignored by coach Thomas Tuchel even in important games such as the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 and the first leg of the quarterfinals.
It is considered the best tournament in Europe, so much so that it is called the so-called War of the Stars, and given that it is a stage that attracts so much attention, the news of Korean players being excluded from the selection in succession is bound to leave a deep regret. It is also not welcome that there is a high possibility that a similar situation will repeat itself even if the team reaches the semifinals.
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