Paris Saint-Germain’s Lee Kang-in played in the 31st round of the French Ligue 1 against Le Havre on the 28th. EPA = Yonhap News Lee Kang-in enters the stadium just before the first leg of the UCL 2023-24 quarter-final against Barcelona held at the Parc des Princes on the 11th. Photo = PSG SNS
Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) provided a great assist, leading a losing team to a dramatic draw. In particular, the cross, which has a sharp path, receives rave reviews locally.
Lee Kang-in appeared as a substitute in the home match against Le Havre in the 31st round of the 2023-24 French Ligue 1 held at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 28th (Korea time), and saved the team from the risk of defeat with a thousand assists in extra time in the second half.
Lee Kang-in, who was banned from the starting line-up along with Kylian Mbappe ahead of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg against Borussia Dortmund on the 2nd of next month, started the second half as the trial team 1-2 in the first half He came on as a substitute along with Baffe.
Lee Kang-in, who was stationed on the side, continued to add strength to the attack with agile dribbling and passing. And that came at the end of extra time in the second half when the team was trailing 2-3. Lee Kang-in, who held the ball on the right side, evaded the defense with exquisite individual skills and then fired a sharp left footed cross towards goal. Gonzalo Hamus connected this with a header that only changed direction, leading to the equaliser. The official scoring time is 90+5 minutes. It was indeed a theater goal.
PSG, who almost lost to a team competing for relegation at home, drew 3-3 thanks to a dramatic joint goal from Lee Kang-in and Hamus. PSG, who accumulated 1 precious point, reached 70 points (20 wins, 10 draws, 1 loss), widening the gap with Monaco 2nd (58 points), who had played one game less, to 12 points. Even if second-place Monaco wins the remaining four games, PSG need to add just one point from the remaining three games to secure the championship.
Paris Saint-Germain Lee Kang-in. AFP = Yonhap News
In particular, Lee Kang-in’s cross, which saved the team, received local praise. PSG France report posted a video of Lee Kang-in and Hamus’ joint goal, saying, “Lee Kang-in’s first-class cross assisted Hamus’ goal.” Football Report also highlighted that “a great assist from Lee Kang-in, born in 2001, and a superb header from Hamus, born in 2002, tied the score.”
Even after playing only the second half, Lee Kang-in was 4th on the team with a PotMob score of 7.2 points, and 3rd on the team with a WhoScored.com score of 7 points. The couch score was also 7 points, coming 5th in the team. This means that the flow of the game changed after he was brought on as a substitute in the second half. On this day, Lee Kang-in’s pass success rate reached 89%, and in particular, he attempted 4 crosses and one successful cross resulted in a golden assist.
With extra help on this day, Lee Kang-in left only two double-digit attack points with 4 goals and 4 assists for the season, including 2 goals and 3 assists in France’s Ligue 1. Lee Kang-in is preparing for the Champions League semi-final two-match series against Dortmund, which will be away on the 2nd and home on the 8th of next month. Since he was excluded from selection against Le Havre along with Mbappe and has built up stamina, and also racked up assists with sharp crosses, his chances of being selected for the Champions League are higher than ever.
Reporter Kim Myeong-seok clear@edaily.co.kr
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