Dier-der Ligt favorite for Darmstadt match

National team central defender Kim Min-jae, who plays for Bayern Munich in the German professional soccer Bundesliga, is likely to start on the bench in the game against Darmstadt as well.

Munich will play an away game against Darmstadt in the 26th round of the '2023-2023 Bundesliga' at Merck am Böhlenfalltor in Darmstadt, Germany at 11:30 pm (Korean time) on the 16th.

Munich, who is currently chasing leader Leverkusen (67 points) in second place with 18 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses (57 points), will attempt to close the gap with first place by winning today.

As this is a must-win game, coach Thomas Tuchel announced that he will build a defensive line similar to that of Mainz, which won 8-1 on the 9th.

Coach Tuchel said in a press conference before the game, “The combination of Eric Dier and Matthias de Ligt (used in the last game) worked well together and led to victory. “He also has good chemistry with the flankers and defensive midfielders,” he said.

He added, “Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano’s abilities are excellent,” but added, “But there is no reason to change the current central defense combination.”

As coach Tuchel said, if Dier and De Ligt play in this game against Darmstadt, Minjae Kim will be excluded from the starting list for three consecutive games. Kim Min-jae, who left Italian professional soccer Serie A Naples through the transfer market last summer and donned the Munich uniform, played as a starting player until the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup. However, due to the performance of Dier, who moved after the Asian Cup, he has recently started playing on the bench. On the 6th, he was left out of the selection for the second leg of the round of 16 (3-0 win) of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League (UCL) against Lazio (Italy) and the match against Mainz. And if he is excluded from the starting list until today's game, he will play as a substitute for three consecutive games. Meanwhile, after the Darmstadt game, the Bundesliga will enter its international break period in March. Kim Min-jae is also scheduled to leave the team for a while after being called up to the Korean national team, which will play against Thailand in the second round of the Asian region qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup. 고스톱사이트