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Kim Min-jae to miss Bayern’s Freiburg match with minor injury
Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae will miss the Freiburg match on Sunday because of a minor injury.
Assistant coach Aaron Danks said Kim has a muscle strain and is expected to return next week, though Bayern has not given a detailed injury assessment.
Kim was substituted at half-time against Arsenal on Wednesday after playing only the first half.
Bayern will also be without goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, while head coach Vincent Kompany is away from the team for health reasons.
The Freiburg game is important in the Bundesliga race: Bayern are second and Freiburg third, separated by one point.
Kim’s recovery also matters to South Korea, which plans to name its squad on October 29 for November friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
His return next week could put him in contention for those games, but his availability has not been confirmed.
Kim Min-jae will miss Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga match away to Freiburg because of a minor injury.
Assistant coach Aaron Danks said the club would not risk playing him and expected him to return next week.
The match is scheduled for 26 October at Europa-Park Stadion in Freiburg.
Bayern also announced that goalkeeper Manuel Neuer would miss the match, while head coach Vincent Kompany is absent for health reasons.
Kim’s recovery is being watched ahead of South Korea’s November friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
- Who
- Kim Min-jae, a Bayern Munich defender, will miss the match.
- What
- Bayern will play Freiburg in a Bundesliga match without Kim. Assistant coach Aaron Danks said the injury was not a major problem.
- When
- 26 October 2026, at 1:30 a.m. Korea time.
- Where
- Europa-Park Stadion in Freiburg, Germany.
- Why
- Kim has a minor injury, and Bayern decided not to risk playing him.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Kim started Bayern’s Bundesliga match against RB Leipzig but was substituted in the second half after feeling discomfort.
Kim started Bayern’s Champions League match against Arsenal but was substituted at half-time.
Aaron Danks said Kim could not play against Freiburg and that Bayern would not risk playing him.
Bayern are scheduled to face Freiburg in a Bundesliga away match.
- Player
- Kim Min-jae
- Club
- Bayern Munich
- Injury
- Minor muscle strain, according to MoneyToday
- Match
- Freiburg vs Bayern Munich, Bundesliga round 7
- Kick-off
- 26 October 2026, 1:30 a.m. Korea time
- Next international matches
- South Korea vs Saudi Arabia on 13 November and Qatar on 17 November, both in Doha
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What people are saying
Kim cannot play this weekend’s match against Freiburg
It is not a major problem, but we do not want to take the risk by pushing him
Kim will return next week