Even as rain fell, the victory celebration did not stop. Kim Min-jae also beamed amid Bayern Munich's tradition.
Bayern Munich rose to the top of the German Bundesliga in the 2025-2026 season. It is the club's 35th German league title. Bayern hoisted the Meisterschale in the final home match of the season and once again confirmed its status as Germany's top team in front of its home fans.
The scene that drew the most attention at the victory event was, as expected, the beer shower. Bayern has continued the tradition of celebrating by spraying wheat beer with partner Paulaner whenever it wins the title.
It is an image that symbolizes German football, especially Bayern's victories. Players enjoyed the end of a long season on the pitch, spraying beer on each other with family, teammates and staff.
Kim Min-jae was also at the center of it. Although it was raining, the atmosphere was electric. Kim Min-jae lifted the trophy with his teammates and, receiving the beer shower, left another championship moment as a Bayern player. It was not a simple ceremony. It was a moment to finish the season as a member of a world-class club and share the result together.
This title is meaningful for Kim Min-jae. After reaching the top of Italy's Serie A with Napoli, he also experienced a Bundesliga title with Bayern. It is rare for a Korean defender to taste consecutive titles in major European leagues in Italy and Germany.
Because of the positional characteristics of a center back, he is not remembered for flashy scoring moments like a forward, but being part of a title-winning defense carries different weight by itself.
Of course, evaluations were not smooth throughout the season. Kim Min-jae was sometimes harshly criticized and at times wavered amid competition for a starting spot.
But in the end Bayern stood at the top again, and Kim Min-jae was on that champions list. For a defender, the clearest proof is the team's result. More direct evaluation criteria than flashy individual records are goals conceded management, build-up play, physical battles and winning titles.
Bayern's beer shower is a scene that repeats every year. But it is different for each player who takes part. For Kim Min-jae this celebration is the reward for enduring a season as a top European-level defender. Rain or shifting evaluations aside, what remained at the end was the trophy.<
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