Minjae Kim is running again! Sortie against Cologne on the 13th

 Manager Thomas Tuchel, who leads Bayern Munich, hinted at the possibility of Kim Min-jae being selected ahead of the weekend league game.

Bayern Munich is preparing for a home game in the 29th round of the German Bundes League in the 2023-24 season against FC Cologne, which will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, at 10:30 pm on the 13th (Korean time).

Munich is in second place, having earned 60 points (19 wins, 3 draws, 6 losses) in the last 28 games. Conversely, Cologne, with 22 points (4 wins, 10 draws, 14 losses), is located in 17th place in the league, which is in the relegation zone.

Six more games, including the game against Cologne, must be played before the season ends, but Munich's chances of winning the Bundesliga are close to zero. Leader Bayer Leverkusen (76 points), who is undefeated this season, has widened the point gap with Munich to 16 points and will secure the championship with just one win in the remaining six games.

As the possibility of losing the Bundesliga title for 12 consecutive years increases, the results of the remaining schedule are not very important, and coach Tuchel, who attended the pre-press conference on the 12th ahead of the Cologne game, attracted attention by hinting at the possibility of Kim Min-jae being selected.

According to German media 'TZ', coach Tuchel, who was unable to lead the game due to accumulated warnings during the match against Cologne, was asked at a press conference, "Do Matthijs De Licht and Eric Dier need rhythm?"

De Ligt and Dier are currently Munich's starting center back duo. The two players took charge of the central defense line in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Arsenal held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on the 10th.

After playing against Cologne, Munich will immediately play the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals at home against Arsenal on the 18th. In the first game, the two teams drew 2-2, so the winner of the second game will advance to the Champions League semifinals.

Of course, Coach Tuchel plans to go all out against Arsenal. However, for this purpose, attention was focused on whether coach Tuchel would give some key players a break during the game against Cologne or appoint them as starters to maintain their game sense.

At the pre-press conference, Tuchel was asked about the need for De Ligt and Dier to maintain their game sense for the match against Arsenal. At this time, Coach Tuchel did not give a definite answer on whether to select Dier and De Ligt, saying, "I don't think so."

Regarding this, 'TZ' predicted the possibility of Kim Min-jae being selected. The media claimed, “It is still unclear which center back duo will play against Cologne,” and added, “According to Tuchel, there is a possibility that Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae will get another opportunity.”

Kim Min-jae, who entered the big league by transferring to Italy's prestigious SSC Napoli in the summer of 2022, showed amazing performance and helped Naples win Serie A and was selected as the best defender in the league. His performances for Naples earned him 22nd place in the 2023 Ballon d'Or voting.

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