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Bayern win 2-0 away at Atlético…Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in overlap for 11 regulation-time minutes

Bayern won 2-0 away at Atlético in Matchday 4 of the UCL. Lee Kang-in came on in the 14th minute of the second half and Kim Min-jae in the 34th minute, so the two played together for 11 regulation-time minutes.

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Bayern win 2-0 away at Atlético…Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in overlap for 11 regulation-time minutes

The night of November 3 (local time) at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid. When the kickoff whistle sounded, neither side's starting XI included a Korean player. According to Interfootball, this match, Matchday 4 of the 2026-27 UCL league phase, kicked off at 5 a.m. Korea time on the 4th. The Korean derby started on the bench and ended with a combined 11 minutes of regulation-time play at the very end.

Bayern vs Atlético 2-0, Karl and Laimer goals in the 9th and 29th minutes

The first half ended 0-0. Bayern's official match report shows the deadlock was broken in the 9th minute of the second half. The opener came from Lennart Karl, born in February 2008. A youth product who turned 18 this February, his professional contract was automatically extended through June 2029, and this one goal proved decisive.

The second goal came 20 minutes later, when Konrad Laimer found the net in the 29th minute to set the final score at 2-0. Atlético failed to score.

TimeEventScore (Atlético–Bayern)
Second half, 9th minuteLennart Karl scores the opener0-1
Second half, 14th minuteLee Kang-in comes on (for Alex Baena)0-1
Second half, 29th minuteKonrad Laimer scores the second goal0-2
Second half, 34th minuteKim Min-jae comes on (for Alphonso Davies)0-2

Lee Kang-in playing time 31 min · Kim Min-jae 11 min, combined regulation-time overlap 11 min

Newsis reports that Lee Kang-in came on for Alex Baena in the 14th minute of the second half, while Atlético trailed 0-1. Regulation-time playing time is31 minutes. Laimer's goal came 15 minutes after he entered. Atlético did not pull a goal back while he was on the pitch.

Kim Min-jae was substituted for Alphonso Davies in the 34th minute of the second half, with Bayern leading 2-0. Regulation-time playing time is11 minutes. The time both players were on the pitch together is these 11 minutes plus stoppage time. Actual playing time including stoppage time differs from the figures in the table.

PlayerClubTime of substitutionPlayer replacedScore at time of substitutionRegulation-time minutes played
Lee Kang-inAtléticoSecond half, 14th minuteAlex Baena0-1 (trailing)31
Kim Min-jaeBayernSecond half, 34th minuteAlphonso Davies2-0 (leading)11

Bayern 8 points, 8th place · Atlético 4 points, 22nd place

With this win, Bayern have 2 wins and 2 draws, 8 points, and are reportedly 8th in the league phase (as of 07:00 on November 4, 2026, per a Newsis report). Atlético sit 22nd with 4 points. After four matches, Bayern have averaged 2 points per match and Atlético 1 point per match. This is a provisional table, with other teams' Matchday 4 games still to be played, and it has not been cross-checked against UEFA's official standings.

Kim Min-jae's salary of 12 million euros, joint 10th on Bayern

Kim Min-jae, who started on the bench, can also be ranked by salary within the team. According to FBref data drawing on Capology, his estimated fixed pre-tax salary for 2026-27 is 12 million euros. This excludes bonuses, and it ties with Jonathan Tah, placing him joint 10th on the team. This is an estimate, not an amount officially announced by the club.

RankPlayerEstimated salary (euros)Notes
8Michael Olise13.51 millionEstimate
9Serge Gnabry13 millionEstimate
Joint 10Kim Min-jae12 millionEstimate
Joint 10Jonathan Tah12 millionEstimate
12Ismael Saibari10 millionUnverified estimate in source data

Lee Kang-in's estimated fixed pre-tax salary per Capology is 7.29 million euros, 4.71 million euros less than Kim Min-jae's. Karl, who scored the winner, is estimated by Capology at 2 million euros, one-sixth of Kim Min-jae's salary.

Bayern secured a clean-sheet away win, and the two Korean players logged 11 minutes together on the pitch in regulation time. Atlético Madrid published a video of Simeone's post-match press conference on November 3 (local time) and titled it with his one remark. The full interview was not obtained. The remark was: "We have to keep working (Tenemos que seguir trabajando)."

Frequently asked questions

Q. How much time did Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in each play?

Calculated from substitution times, regulation-time playing time is 31 minutes for Lee Kang-in (came on in the 14th minute of the second half) and 11 minutes for Kim Min-jae (came on in the 34th minute). This calculation excludes stoppage time, so actual playing time is longer.

Q. Who scored for Bayern against Atlético?

According to Bayern's official match report, Lennart Karl scored the opener in the 9th minute of the second half, and Konrad Laimer added a second goal in the 29th minute. Atlético failed to score.

Q. What is Bayern's UCL ranking?

As of 07:00 on November 4, 2026, per a Newsis report, 8th (8 points, 2 wins and 2 draws). This is a provisional ranking, with other teams' Matchday 4 games still to be played.

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Representative image · archive photo · not an on-site photo of the match covered in this article · Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Fernandopascullo), CC BY-SA 4.0

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