Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel was not happy with Kim Min-jae's performance after the team's 2-2 Champions League draw with Bayern Munich.
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Bayern draw with Real in semi-final first leg
Tuchel blames Kim for both of Madrid's goals
Defender filled in for injured Matthijs De LigtWHAT HAPPENED?
Tuchel laid the blame for both of Real Madrid's goals at Kim's door after seeing his team held to a draw against Carlo Ancelotti's side. Kim was beaten for pace by Vinicius Jr for the opening goal and then conceded a penalty late on for a foul on Rodrygo. Vinicius stepped up again to equalise for the visitors in the 83rd minute and ensure Los Blancos head back to Madrid for the second leg of the semi-final with the tie all square.
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Kim joined Bayern in the summer in a big-money move from Napoli but certainly didn't live up to his lofty €50 million (£43m/$55m) price tag against Madrid. The South Korea interational came into the starting XI after Matthijs de Ligt was ruled out through injury and had a game to forget at the Allianz Arena. Tuchel blamed the defender for both of his team's goals after the game and will be sweating on De Ligt's fitness ahead of the return.
WHAT TUCHEL SAID
The Bayern boss told reporters: “He was too ‘greedy’ twice. He made the first move too early against Vinicius in the first goal and got caught by Toni Kroos’ pass. He speculated and was too aggressive. In the second goal, unfortunately it was another mistake. We were five against two, we had the numbers. There was no need to defend that aggressively against Rodrygo. The moment Eric was about to help, he [Kim] brought him [Rodrygo] down. Unfortunately with their quality, these mistakes get punished. But well, it happens. We have to move on.”
DID YOU KNOW?
Real Madrid have not lost any of their last 11 games in the Champions League, their best unbeaten run in the competition since May 2017.
