‘Kim Min-jae as starter’ Munich wins 6-1 over Leipzig… Undefeated in opening 6 games

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-ho = In the German Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, with central defender Kim Min-jae of the national soccer team as a starter, scored a storm against RB Leipzig and regained the lead with an undefeated streak of six consecutive games in the opening game.

Munich won 6-1 in the 2026-2027 Bundesliga 6th round home game against Leipzig held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 18th (Korean time), led by Luis Dias' hat trick and Harry Kane's performance of 1 goal and 2 assists.

Munich, who went undefeated through the opening six games (4 wins, 2 draws, 14 points), had the same points as Borussia Dortmund (14 points), but rose back to first place ahead of them in goal difference.

Kim Min-jae, who started as Munich's center back, played 77 minutes until being replaced by Sasha Boy in the 32nd minute of the second half, contributing 5 times to defense, making 2 interceptions, and recording a 97% pass success rate, receiving a rating of 7.3 from SofaScore.

Munich took the lead with Dias' first goal in the 12th minute of the first half, but Aleksandar Pavlovic, assisted by Dias, scored an additional goal during a fast break in the 26th minute, and Michael Olise scored after receiving a pass from Kane in the 34th minute, ending the first half with a score of 3-0.

Munich continued to attack their opponents in the second half.

In the second minute of the second half, Diaz, who received a pass from Kane in the midfield, completed the multi-goal with a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area to make it 4-0. Kane recorded multiple assists.

Munich's fifth goal came from Kane's foot in the 8th minute of the second half, and Kim Min-jae served as the starting point.

Kim Min-jae, who effortlessly caught the opponent's penetration pass, immediately passed an accurate pass to Olise, who was in the opponent's midfield, and the ball passed through Dias and Nathaniel Brown to the toe of Kane, who rushed in front of the goal.

In the 24th minute of the second half of the second half, Munich's Dias completed a hat trick with a right-footed shot from in front of the penalty arc, putting on a one-man show with 3 goals and 1 assist on the day.

Kim Min-jae returned to the bench in the 32nd minute of the second half, and Munich finished the game 6-1, conceding a goal to Leipzig in extra time in the second half.

Meanwhile, Hwang Hee-chan (Schalke) and Lee Jae-seong (Mainz), the attacking resources of the German Bundesliga national team, played the 'Korean Derby', and although neither of them scored an attack point, Mainz won 1-0, with Lee Jae-seong winning by decision.

Mainz won 1-0 in the 6th round of the Bundesliga against Schalke held at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Mainz was ranked 5th with 10 points, and Schalke (5 points) was pushed to 14th place.

In this game, Mainz's Lee Jae-sung started as a central midfielder, and Hwang Hee-chan waited on the bench.

In the first minute of the first half, Lee Jae-seong's left-footed shot, which he attempted while cutting into the left side of the penalty area, was blocked by the goalkeeper and failed to score.

Mainz, who continued the offensive, scored a goal in the 24th minute of the first half when Philippe Tietz deflected a cross from the right side with his right foot from the right side of the goal area, and this goal became the winning goal.

Schalke, who were down 0-1 in the first half, attempted to turn things around by bringing in Hwang Hee-chan in the 15th minute of the second half.

With Hwang Hee-chan taking the field, Lee Jae-seong's 'Korean Derby' was completed.

However, as Lee Jae-seong retired as a substitute in the 31st minute of the second half, the two competed on the pitch for only about 11 minutes.

Hwang Hee-chan's header attempt from right in front of the goal area in the 40th minute of the second half did not result in a goal as it went directly in front of the goalkeeper, and Schalke also suffered defeat by failing to hunt for an equalizer.

In addition, striker Jung Woo-young, who plays for Union Berlin, started as a right winger in the 6th round home game against Dortmund, and recorded two shots and a key pass, but was unable to score an attack point.

Jung Woo-young was substituted in the 45th minute of the second half, and the two teams drew 0-0.