Following Lee Kang-in, Kim Min-jae failed… ‘3rd Korean in history’ to fail in UCL final

by times news cr

2024-05-09 10:15:09

The first Korean Derby UCL final will also be held at the next opportunity.

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Korean players will not be able to play in the finals of the 2023-2024 season of the UEFA Champions League (UCL). Following Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) was eliminated in the semifinals.

German professional soccer Bundesliga Munich lost 1-2 in the second leg of the semifinals of the 2023-2024 season UCL against Real held at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, on the 9th (Korean time).

Munich, who had only a 2-2 draw in the first leg on the 1st, failed to advance to the finals with a total score of 3-4.

Kim Min-jae stepped on the field in place of striker Leroy Jaune in the 31st minute of the second half when the team was ahead 1-0, but could not prevent the team from losing.

As a result, no Korean player will be able to play in the UCL final this season.

Earlier, on the 8th, midfielder Lee Kang-in, who plays for PSG in French professional soccer Ligue 1, also failed to advance to the finals.

PSG, which lost 0-1 in the first game against Dortmund (Germany), also lost 0-1 in the second game.

Lee Kang-in, who missed the first game, played as a substitute in the second game, but was unable to prevent the team from being eliminated.

Following Park Ji-sung (retired) and Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who previously advanced to the UCL finals with Manchester United in the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL), Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae appeared to be the third Koreans to reach the UCL finals, but they failed to do so.

If Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae had advanced to the final together, it could have been the first UCL final to be played in the Korean Derby, but it also fell through.

In the case of Kim Min-jae, military attaché was confirmed.

The league was lost to Leverkusen, and the German Football Association (DFB) Pokal (German Cup competition) was eliminated early. Kim Min-jae failed to win the UCL and did not win any trophies in his first season after moving to Munich.

Lee Kang-in achieved a double (two wins).

Following the league, they won the ‘2023 Tropez des Champions’ (French Super Cup).

Although he missed the UCL and failed to win 4 crowns, he still has a chance to win 3 crowns.

PSG will play the final of the Coupe de France (French Cup) against Lyon on the 26th.

The Coupe de France is an FA Cup soccer tournament in which French professionals, and probably all clubs, participate. It is a competition similar to the ‘Korea Cup’ on the domestic stage.

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