Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) received the highest rating as he transformed into a side defender.

The BBC released fan ratings after the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals of the 2023-2024 season between Bayern Munich and Arsenal at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, on the 18th.

According to the BBC, the player who received the highest score on the day was Kim Min-jae. Kim Min-jae received the highest score of 7.01 in both teams, making him the MVP of the match. The score was higher than Joshua Kimmich (7.99), who scored the finishing goal after 18 minutes as a substitute in the second half.

Kim played in the Champions League as a substitute for Nusai Mazrawi at the 31st minute of the second half. He played at a fullback position, which was not his main position, but easily blocked off attacks from the opponent team. He played for 18 minutes including extra time, supporting Bayern Munich's 1-0 win and advance to the semifinals of the UCL.

Kim Min-jae, who played for the first time in a long time, received positive reviews. Although he did not start, Kim certainly did his part.

Kim Min-jae, who led SSC Napoli to a league championship for the first time in 33 years last season and moved to Germany's "first-tier" Bayern Munich, was a solid main defender in the first half of the season, not a main competition.

Bayern Munich, which was cruising well at the beginning of the season, was shaken as time passed. Coach Thomas Tuchel's Munich lost its league title to Bayer 04 Leverkusen even before the end of the season. It sought to win the league title for 12 consecutive seasons, but failed.

They were eliminated early in the domestic cup tournament DFB-Pokal as well as in the league. Munich was eliminated in the DFL-Super Cup, losing 0-3 to RB Leipzig, and losing 1-2 to third tier club 1. FC Jarbrücken.

"I will be with Tuchel until this summer. The original contract runs until June 2025. However, I have reached an agreement with him to terminate the contract in June 2024," Munich said on its official website on Feb. 21.
The coach and the team hardly managed to calm down the atmosphere. Even against teams that were judged one step below, the team showed poor concentration. To say that it was none of the 11 players' fault, all of them lost concentration.

The player who faced the biggest change was Kim Min-jae. Tuchel began to give strength to the defense combination consisting of Eric Dier-Matthews the Licht. Kim Min-jae spent more time sitting on the bench.

In the UCL group match against SS Lazio on March 6, Tuchel left Kim Min-jae on the bench and left Dyer-Matthews the Licht with the central defense. In the end, Dyer and The Licht became the main players, and Kim Min-jae was pushed to the fourth option.
Of course, his performance on the day was not perfect. Notably, Kim has been sitting on the bench due to his absence from rotation. As he played as a defender on the side at UCL, which is highly burdensome, he naturally felt burdened. However, he demonstrated his capability once again by producing unexpected results.  안전놀이터