Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-Jae have a strong bond at Bayern ...

Bayern Munich center-back pairing Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-Jae kept their third clean sheet of the current Bundesliga season in a 4-0 win over visitors VfB Stuttgart.

Both Upamecano and Kim have received their fair share of criticism for mistakes and poor performances in the past, but the duo looks keen to overcome their detractors. Identified by Bayern board member for sport Max Eberl as the ideal players for the playstyle the Bavarians look to achieve coming into the season, head coach Vincent Kompany has found a promising system that plays to his defender's strengths.

Following Bayern’s match against Stuttgart, Upamecano was captured by Az journalist Kilian Kreitmair (via @iMiaSanMia) speaking about playing alongside his South Korean counterpart, saying, “It’s a great fit with him. He also has more self-confidence [now]. Like myself, he’s received a lot of criticism. But that’s football. We have to keep our heads up and always give it our all.”

Intent on proving any doubters wrong and cementing themselves as one of the best center-back pairings in Europe following their previous struggles, this is a make-or-break season for Upamecano and Kim.

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