Korean fans were denied a Bundesliga matchup between national team players Kim Min-jae and Hwang Hee-chan as neither appeared in Bayern Munich's scoreless draw with Schalke 04.
Kim remained an unused substitute for Bayern, while Hwang was not included in Schalke's matchday squad for the Sept. 6 game at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
The two players, both born in 1996, had been in line to face each other in the second round of the 2026-27 Bundesliga season.
The fixture came only four days after Hwang completed a deadline-day loan move to Schalke from Wolverhampton Wanderers of England's second-tier Championship. It was Schalke's first match since the forward joined the club.
Kim, meanwhile, was left out of Bayern's starting lineup for the first time this season after starting each of the club's previous competitive matches.
Bayern dominated possession with 83% and put five attempts on target, compared with one for Schalke, but neither team found a breakthrough.
The draw left Bayern fourth with four points from one win and one draw. Schalke is 14th with one point after a draw and a loss.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
