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Kim Min-jae's Munich Clashes with Arsenal.

Kim Min-jae's Munich Clashes with Arsenal in the UCL Quarterfinals... PSG Faces Barça

Real Madrid, the most winning team, vs. Manchester City, the defending champion, 'big match' concluded

German professional soccer team Bayern Munich, where national team defender Kim Min-jae belongs, will meet Arsenal, the leader in the English Premier League (EPL), in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League (UCL).

As a result of the 2023-2024 UCL quarter-final draw held in Nyon, Switzerland, where UEFA headquarters is located on the 15th, Arsenal was decided as Bayern Munich's opponent. 사설 토토사이트

The first match of the quarterfinals of this tournament will be held on April 10-11, Korean time, and the second match will be held on the 17th-18th.

Bayern Munich will play the away game first.

The two teams meet seven years after the last 16 round of the 2016-2017 season, when Arsenal last participated in the UCL before this season.

At that time, Munich defeated Arsenal 10-2 in the first and second games and advanced to the quarterfinals.

In this tournament, Bayern Munich took first place in Group A and defeated Lazio (Italy) 3-1 in the round of 16, while Arsenal finished first in Group B and defeated Porto (Portugal) in a penalty shootout in the round of 16.

He overcame the challenge and entered the quarterfinals.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the leading team in French Ligue 1 where national team midfielder Lee Kang-in plays, will compete with Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona to advance to the semifinals, and the 'Korean derby' with Kim Min-jae has been canceled.

PSG invites Barcelona to their home first and then goes on an away trip.

PSG and Barcelona will clash for the first time in three years in a UCL match after the round of 16 of the 2020-2021 season.

In the match three years ago, PSG won 5-2 on aggregate.

In addition, in the quarterfinals, a 'big match' was held between Real Madrid (Spain), the winner of the most UCL wins (14 times), and Manchester City (England, hereinafter referred to as Manchester City), last season's champion.

The two teams met one stage earlier this time, having met in the semifinals for the previous two seasons in a row.

In the 2022-2023 season semifinals, Manchester City won 5-1 on aggregate and advanced to the finals, reaching the top of the UCL for the first time.

In the 2021-2022 season, Real Madrid won 6-5 after overtime and advanced to the finals, winning their 14th championship there is.

The other quarterfinal match is between Atletico Madrid (Spain) and Borussia Dortmund (Germany).

At the draw event on this day, the semi-final match-up was also decided in advance.

The winner of the quarterfinals between Arsenal and Bayern Munich will meet the winner of Real Madrid and Manchester City in the semifinals, while the winner of PSG and Barcelona will compete with the winner of Atletico and Dortmund to advance to the final.

Meanwhile, in the Europa League, a European club competition one level below UCL, Liverpool (England)-Atalanta (Italy), Leverkusen (Germany)-West Ham (England), AC Milan-AS Roma (Italy), Benfica (Portugal)-Marseille (France)'s quarterfinal matchup was formed.

The Europa League Quarterfinals will be held home and away on April 12th and 19th.

Professional Basketball Changwon LG Defeats Goyang Sono.

Professional Basketball LG Defeats Sono by 31 Points and Wins 6 Games in a Row... 2nd Place Competition Reins

Korea Gas Corporation, a glimmer of hope toward the 6th round PO

Changwon LG, a professional basketball team, has taken a step forward in the race for second place by continuing its 6-game winning streak. 메이저사이트

LG defeated Goyang Sono 95-64 in the 2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball Regular League away game held at Goyang Sono Arena in Gyeonggi Province on the 15th.

LG, which had a 6-game winning streak, accumulated 31 wins and 17 losses and maintained second place to advance directly to the semifinal playoffs (PO).

The gap against 3rd place Suwon KT is 1 game, and the gap against 4th place Seoul SK is 1.5 games.

Sono stood still in 8th place with 16 wins and 33 losses.

In the first quarter, LG had Lee Kwan-hee and Yoo Yu-sang hit two 3-point shots each, but committed four turnovers and broke the flow.

In addition, Sono gave up 2 steals and 11 points to Lee Jeong-hyun, and ended the first quarter trailing 21-25.

LG, which had the opportunity to attack by taking the lead in rebounds, turned the tables in the second quarter by scoring 7 consecutive points, including Justin Goutan's score, Juan Tello's outside shot, and Yoo Yu-sang's score.

Afterwards, the outside guns of Yoo Yu-sang, Gu-tang, and Lee Kwan-hee continued to fire and ran away with a 12-point lead, ending the first half with a score of 44-35.

When Sono's Chinanu Onuaku was sent off for five fouls in the middle of the third quarter, LG completely took control of the goal, and after pushing Sono further, they entered the final quarter with a 23-point lead, 71-49.

In the 4th quarter, LG also attacked hard, and 5 minutes and 26 seconds before the end of the game, Yang Hong-seok's free throw created a 34-point lead and sealed the victory.

For LG, Yoo Yu-sang scored 17 points, including five 3-pointers, and Lee Kwan-hee and Assem Marey each scored 13 points.

For Sono, Lee Jeong-hyeon struggled with 26 points.

At the Daegu Gymnasium, the home team Daegu Korea Gas Corporation defeated Busan KCC 99-85 and succeeded in breaking away from a losing streak.

Korea Gas Corporation maintained 7th place with 20 wins and 29 losses, continuing its glimmer of hope toward advancing to the semifinals PO.

KCC, ranked 5th, recorded 25 wins and 22 losses, reducing its lead over Ulsan Hyundai Mobis, ranked 6th, to one game.

Korea Gas Corporation and KCC faced off tightly in the first quarter, and Korea Gas Corporation entered the second quarter with a one-point lead, 27-26.

In the second quarter, Korea Gas Corporation showed strength with two outside shots by Andrew Nicholson, and Shin Seung-min and Park Ji-hoon also added 3-pointers, defeating KCC, which had only zero outside points, by 51-42.

In the third quarter, Korea Gas Corporation, which had once widened the lead to 15 points thanks to consecutive 3-point shots by Nicholson and Chabawi, ended the third quarter with an 80-69 score thanks to Sam Joseph Belangel's quarter-ending buzzer beater.

Korea Gas Corporation took the win in the last quarter with consecutive goals from Duvan Maxwell and Shin Joo-young, and Belangel's score 1 minute and 9 seconds before the end gave them an 18-point lead, putting a wedge in the game.

As for Korea Gas Corporation, Nicholson soared with 32 points.

For KCC, Laguna struggled with 24 points.

Woori Card Ranked 2nd in the Rebuilding Season.

I Missed Out on First Place due to the Absence of a Solver... Woori Card Ranked 2nd in the Rebuilding Season

Even as key players left the team, the void was filled with exciting trades, and starting setter Han Tae-jun, who is in his second year after graduating from high school, achieved the biggest growth and hit the jackpot... Achieved 1st place in average attendance for the men's division with 2,954 people

Woori Card was short of 1 point and missed out on first place in the regular league.

The absence of a problem solver in the game was painful. 온라인카지노사이트

Woori Card lost to Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance with a set score of 2-3 (24-26 25-23 25-20 21-25 14-16) in the professional volleyball Dodram 2023-2024 V League men's visiting match held at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on the 16th.

Woori Card, which could have advanced directly to the championship game by finishing first in the regular league with a win on this day, was unable to overcome the final hurdle and will begin spring volleyball in the playoffs.

The point difference between 1st place Korean Air (71 points, 23 wins, 13 losses) and 2nd place Woori Card (70 points, 23 wins, 13 losses) was only 1.

Although they lost first place in the regular league due to consecutive losses against Hyundai Capital on the 12th and against Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance on the 16th, looking at Woori Card's team composition, second place is also a meaningful result.

Last spring was cruel for Woori Card.

It all started when the team's ace, Na Kyung-bok, who was about to enlist, was taken away by KB Insurance through a free agent (FA) contract.

In the Asia Quarter Tryout, Issei Otake (registered name Issei) was selected at the 7th and last place, and in the foreign player draft, Matei Kok (registered name Matei) was selected at 6th overall, which was all that strengthened the team's strength.

Fortunately, Woori Card was able to breathe through trade.

Setter Hwang Seung-bin, who had been retained through FA renewal, was sent to KB Insurance through a trade, and outside hitter Han Seong-jeong was brought in as compensation.

In addition, Song Hee-chae, who lost her place due to the recruitment of Han Seong-jeong, was sent to OK Financial Group and Song Myeong-geun was received.

Since there was no starting setter in sight and the team was unable to properly strengthen its strength in the free agent market, it was difficult to avoid Woori Card's season outlook being in the bottom tier.

Woori Card coach Shin Young-cheol, a master who has experienced many hardships, had no choice but to say at Media Day, “It is still unfinished, but I will show you a better performance as time goes by.”

Woori Card, which everyone thought was a 'rebuilding season' to rebuild its power, ran a race that was almost a turnaround and finished the regular league in second place.

KBSN Sports commentator Bong-woo Yoon, who played an active part as a player in the 2019-2020 season when Woori Card took first place in the regular league, analyzed that it was a result of a strong domestic player base.

Commissioner Yoon said, “Woori Card's strength was not inferior to Korean Air.

When there were no foreign players for a while, the power of domestic players ultimately created the current situation.”

He also added, “We replaced everyone with young players.

Woori Card was evaluated as having started the season as a sprout, but this was not a sprout but a sapling.”

In this way, Woori Card settled in second place, higher than originally expected, thanks to the strength of its young players.

Kim Ji-han, the successor who took over the 'ace' position after Na Kyung-bok left the team, showed not only his athletic ability but also his sense of responsibility both on and off the court with his improved skills.

Song Myung-geun showed his presence in both offense and defense, and Han Seong-jeong, also a transfer, also showed himself as a team player.

Middle blocker Park Jin-woo, who was brought in as a compensatory player for Na Kyung-bok, led Woori Card's 'league's strongest blocking corps' along with Issei and Lee Sang-hyun.

The player who deserves more attention than anyone else is starting setter Han Tae-jun.

Taejun Han, a second-year pro, was selected as a starting player from the opening game of the regular season and kept that position.

Han Tae-jun, who was tenaciously pushed by coach Shin Young-cheol, a former setter, grew into a top setter in the league as he gained more experience as the season progressed.

Woori Card achieved great results and was a huge hit at the box office.

The average number of spectators for Woori Card's home games at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul this season was 2,954, an increase of about 14% from 2,589 last year.

This is about 900 more than the average audience for the entire men's division in the 2023-2024 season (2,162 people).

Woori Card achieved the number of spectators and profits through a premium strategy and star marketing with Kim Ji-han at the forefront.

99 units of the ‘Kim Ji-Han 99 Membership’ (KRW 99,000), which provides pre-sale of the ‘Kim Ji-Han Box’ and 1 free reserved seat advance ticket, were sold out, and all 300 units of the basic membership worth KRW 60,000 were also sold.

Woori Card aims to advance to the championship game in the best-of-three playoffs that will be held starting on the 23rd.

Ryu Hyun-jin, Hanwha Comeback After 12 Years is Imminent.

Ryu Hyun-jin, Hanwha Comeback After 12 Years is Imminent... The Parent Group is also “Discussing a Return”

“I can’t get an offer worth more than $10 million from MLB”… Procedures such as identity verification are required.

‘Korean Monster’ Ryu Hyun-jin (36)’s return to Korean professional baseball is imminent.

According to the Yonhap News coverage on the 19th, all Ryu Hyun-jin's officials familiar with the contract negotiations with Hanwha Group, the parent company of the KBO League's Hanwha Eagles, Ryu Hyun-jin's original team, indirectly acknowledged Ryu Hyun-jin's comeback in Korea.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who played in the American Major League Baseball (MLB), became a free agent (FA) after his team, the Toronto Blue Jays, was eliminated from the postseason in October last year.

As Ryu Hyun-jin failed to find a new team even after 30 MLB teams began spring camp training this year, the possibility of a return to his former team, Hanwha, was gradually emerging. 파워볼사이트 추천

On the 19th, the baseball world announced that Ryu Hyun-jin had signed a contract with Hanwha for a four-year period worth 17 billion to 180 billion won.

An unconfirmed leaflet was circulated claiming that an agreement had been reached for hundreds of millions of won.

In addition, KBS, citing Korean-Canadians, reported that Ryu Hyun-jin had sent luggage stored in Toronto to Korea, raising rumors about Ryu Hyun-jin's return to Korea.

Ryu Hyun-jin, who entered the big league wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform through posting (private competitive bidding) as a Hanwha player and not a KBO League free agent in 2013, must wear a Hanwha uniform if he returns to Korean baseball.

A Hanwha Group official acknowledged the negotiations for the first time, saying, “We are discussing a return to Hanwha with Ryu Hyun-jin,” and “However, the negotiations have not been finalized.”

An official from Ryu Hyun-jin's side, who is familiar with the negotiations, also said, “This winter, we did not receive contract proposals worth more than $10 million per year on average from major league clubs, and during this process, Ryu Hyun-jin considered returning to the KBO League.”

He added, “Ryu Hyun-jin's pride must have been hurt.

People around him recommended that he play in the United States for one to two more years, but returning to Korea served as an opportunity to put more weight into it.”

It is reported that the Hanwha Eagles club delivered a specific contract amount to Ryu Hyun-jin that took into account the club's salary cap (total annual salary cap) situation.

In the end, only Ryu Hyun-jin's final decision remains until his return.

However, keeping in mind the slow-moving MLB free agent contract market, Ryu Hyun-jin appears to be weighing at the last minute whether to stay in the big league or return to the KBO league.

Hanwha's position is that Ryu Hyun-jin's return is clearly good news for the club, so they can wait until March.

An official from the Hanwha club explained, “Even if a contract is agreed upon, it is not a situation in which (the contract) can be carried out within a day or two because there are still administrative procedures such as identity verification by the MLB Secretariat and lifting of arbitrary termination.”

According to the Korea-U.S. Player Contract Agreement in the KBO League Rules, if a Korean professional baseball team wants to sign a player who is or has been active as a professional or amateur player in the U.S. or Canada, or is currently under contract with 30 big league teams or is on the pending list, the KBO must do so.

You must go through the secretariat and check your identity with the MLB Secretariat.

The MLB Secretariat will deliver the results to the KBO Secretariat within four business days after receiving the identity check request, and the KBO Secretariat will keep the identity of the club requesting the identity check confidential.

Lee Hyun-joong in Australian Professional Basketball.

Lee Hyun-joong Recorded 40% 3 Points in the Regular League in his First Season in Australian Professional Basketball

Average 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds... 5th in scoring and 3rd in rebounds on the team

Lee Hyun-joong (Illawarra), a promising Korean basketball star who advanced to the National Basketball Association (NBL), averaged 7.4 points and had a 3-point success rate of 40% in the regular league in his first season.

Lee Hyun-joong, who plays for the Illawarra Hawks, concluded his first regular season in Australia with the away game against the 2023-2024 NBL Melbourne United held at the John Kane Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on the 18th.

In this game, which Illawarra lost 87-92 in a close game, Lee Hyun-joong played about 17 minutes and recorded 9 points and 4 rebounds. 사설 토토사이트

His specialty, the 3-pointer, was three-shot.

Lee Hyun-joong, who played a total of 27 games until the match against Melbourne, played an average of 17 minutes in the regular season and recorded 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds.

Ranks 5th on the team in scoring and 3rd in rebounds.

The field goal success rate was 45%.

He also recorded a 3-point success rate of 40%, making him a top shooter.

Excluding Kyle Adnam, who played only one game, and big man Sam Froling, who has an extremely low number of 3-point attempts, his 3-point success rate is the highest on the team.

The game in which he scored the most goals was against the Adelaide Thirty-Sixers (89-96 Illawarra loss) held on the 20th of last month, where Lee Hyun-joong played only 26 minutes and scored 24 points.

In the game against the Tasmanian Jack Jumpers on the 12th of last month, he also earned double-digit rebounds (10) for the first time.

Lee Hyun-joong attempted to enter the 2022 draft when he was a third year at Davidson University in the United States, aiming to advance to the National Basketball Association (NBA), but was not selected in the rookie draft.

When entering the NBA through the draft failed, he planned to sign with a G League (lower league of the NBA) team and try to get a 'call-up' or play in the summer league and make a mark on NBA teams.

However, he eventually decided to run in Australia in July of last year in search of an opportunity to compete.

The Australian professional league, in which 10 teams compete, has a higher overall level than Asian leagues such as Korea, China, Japan, and the Philippines.

Asia's best big man Zhou Qi, who also played in the NBA as a center for the Chinese national team, played in the 2022-2023 season in the Australian league, but averaged only 6.2 points and 4.4 rebounds.

Illawarra, who finished the regular season with 14 wins and 14 losses, will enter the play-in tournament in 4th place.

Australian professional basketball conducts the postseason in a unique way, with only the 1st and 2nd places in the regular league going directly to the semifinal playoff series, and the 3rd to 6th places playing a play-in tournament.

If the Illawarra win against third-place Tasmania, they will advance to the semifinals against the second-place Perth Wildcats.

In case of a loss, the team must play one more game against the winner of the 5th and 6th place teams.

If they win here, they will advance to the semifinals against number one Melbourne, and if they lose, they will be eliminated.

Korean Swimming Golden Generation Returns Home.

Korean Swimming's Golden Generation Returns Home After Completing the Doha World Championships

Kim Woo-min and Hwang Sun-woo, a 'golden chorus' in the 400m and 200m freestyle, and the men's 800m relay also won the first silver medal in World Championship history

At the 2024 Doha International Aquatics Federation World Championships, the Korean swimming team, which recorded the best performance in history, made a golden return.

Representative athletes who opened a new path for Korean swimming in Doha, Qatar, including Kim Woo-min (22, Gangwon Provincial Office) and Hwang Seon-woo (20, Gangwon Provincial Office), returned through Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 19th.

The Doha World Championships were held from the 2nd to the 19th of this month, and the management event began on the 11th.

Diving and artistic swimming athletes who completed their schedules earlier have already returned home. 메이저사이트

The most brilliant achievement was the ‘golden duo’ that won the gold medal.

Kim Woo-min won a surprise gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle final, giving Korean swimming its first World Championships gold medal in 13 years since Park Tae-hwan in the same event at the 2011 Shanghai Games.

Although many of the world's top athletes did not participate in this competition in preparation for the Paris Olympics, Kim Woo-min was the first to touch the pad in the 400m freestyle, where most of the strong athletes participated.

Sun-Woo Hwang won the men's 200m freestyle and finally collected a gold medal in this event, following a silver medal at the 2022 Budapest Games and a bronze medal at the 2023 Fukuoka Games.

Kim Woo-min, Hwang Sun-woo, Lee Ho-jun (23, Jeju City Hall), Yang Jae-hoon (25, Gangwon Provincial Office), and Lee Yu-yeon (23, Goyang City Hall) combined their efforts to win a silver medal, the first team medal in Korean swimming history, in the men's 800m relay.

Last month, the relay team, which completed four weeks of intensive training in Gold Coast, Australia, achieved the result of winning a medal together.

At the Doha World Championships, the Korean management team achieved its best performance ever by winning two gold medals and one silver medal.

Korea, which previously won two bronze medals in diving, finished the competition in 8th place overall with two gold, one silver, and two bronze medals.

Korean swimming, which had never even ranked 10th overall, entered the 'quarterfinals' of the World Championships.

There were quite a few athletes who did not stand on the podium, but achieved valuable achievements that will remain in Korean swimming history.

Sunwoo Hwang became the first Korean athlete to advance to the finals of the 100m freestyle finals and finished in 5th place, his highest ranking.

Hangzhou Asian Games gold medalist Baek In-cheol (23, Busan Jung-gu Office) became the first Korean athlete to reach the finals in the men's 50m butterfly and finished 7th.

Lee Joo-ho (29, Seogwipo City Hall), the eldest member of the Korean management team, took 5th place in the 200m backstroke final, recording the highest ranking in Korean backstroke history.

Park Soo-jin (24, Gyeongbuk Provincial Office) became the first Korean athlete to advance to the finals in the women's 200m butterfly since Ahn Se-hyun at the 2017 Budapest Games and placed 8th.

The players who returned to Korea on this day will rest for a while and then begin preparations for the 2024 National Management Team selection match, which will open at the Gimcheon Indoor Swimming Pool on the 22nd of next month.

This competition, which also serves as the KB Financial Korea Swimming Championship, will determine the athletes who will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics to be held in July.

Basketball Coach Ahn Jun-ho One Team Korea Spirit.

Basketball Team Coach Ahn Jun-ho “One Team Korea Spirit... Ra Gun-ah is the Captain”

Departing on the afternoon of the 19th ahead of the away game in Australia on the 22nd

The Korean men's basketball team, led by Coach Ahn Jun-ho, will depart for Australia on the 19th to participate in the 2025 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup qualifying match.

Our national team, organized in Group A of the preliminary round, will play against Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia home and away until February 2025, and if it places in the top two of the group, it will earn the right to participate in the 2025 Asia Cup finals. 온라인카지노사이트

In the FIBA ​​rankings, Korea is 51st, Australia is 4th, Indonesia is 74th, and Thailand is 91st.

Korea will first play an away game against Australia on the 22nd, and then play a home game against Thailand on the 25th at the Wonju Sports Complex in Gangwon-do.

Coach Ahn Jun-ho, who took the helm of the men's national basketball team in December of last year, said before leaving the country on the 19th, “In pursuit of a new national team compared to before, we have set the slogan as 'One Team Korea'” and “As a national team player, I will be cautious.”

“I asked the players to have a strong sense of duty and responsibility,” he said, expressing his determination ahead of the first game.

Korean men's basketball attempted to enter the medal zone at last year's Hangzhou Asian Games, but was caught by Japan, which had a second team in the finals, and ended up failing to advance to the semifinals after meeting China in the quarterfinals.

This Asia Cup preliminaries are the first step toward regaining pride after failing to advance to the semifinals of the Asian Games.

The first opponent, Australia, is ranked 4th in the world, but it is not expected that their best member will appear in this match.

However, even so, they will definitely be a difficult opponent for us as they have the home advantage and also have the advantage of being tall.

Coach Ahn Jun-ho said, “We need to play basketball with speed through quick offense and defense transitions.

However, the practice period was short at 3 days, and the players were exhausted after playing in the league, which is unfortunate.”

It is also a burden for our national team that a forced march is scheduled, including having to transfer to Hong Kong and then land in Melbourne, Australia, for another two hours to get to Bendigo, Australia, where the game will be held.

In particular, in response to a question about the recent controversy related to the national soccer team, Coach Ahn said, “I am cautious (since it is a different sport), but that should be taken as a rule of thumb.

If teamwork breaks down in the national team, the performance will be worse than that of a single (professional) team.”

“I have no choice but to come out,” he replied.

At the same time, he emphasized, “No matter how good the players are, teamwork is not an option, but a necessity.”

Coach Ahn also announced that he had appointed Ra Gun-ah (KCC) as the captain of this team.

Coach Ahn explained, “Ra Gun-ah is a key member of our national team and has the right experience and age, so I offered her the captaincy through a meeting,” and added, “Then she willingly accepted, saying that she would work hard and not hesitate.”

Ra Gun-ah, from the United States, is a player who acquired Korean nationality through special naturalization in 2018 and has since played with the Taegeuk symbol in the Asian Games and Basketball World Cup.

Coach Ahn said, “Ra Gun-ah is good at communicating with other players,” and added, “It seems like the team atmosphere is changing with the help of other players, including Kim Jong-gyu.”

The men's basketball team is scheduled to return home on the 23rd after the game against Australia and prepare for the game against Thailand on the 25th.