Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain, PSG), who had been unstable in his team recently, played a full-time game for the first time in a long time. It has been about 80 days since December last year. There were no offensive points, but he also showed his presence by contributing to the team’s attack. The game was all the more meaningful because it was played in a Korean uniform.
Lee Kang-in started and played full time in the 25th round of the 2023-24 French League 1 home game against Stade Reims at Parc des Princes in Paris on the 10th (Korea time). This is the first time Lee Kang-in has played a full-time game since the 16th round of the French League 1 against LOSC Lille on December 18 last year.
Lee Kang-in, who played for only four minutes at one point since the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup match, shook off his disappointment by playing on the ground until the end of the game for the first time in a long time.
Following the assist to Kylian Mbappe four days ago, the attack point was unfortunately canceled for the second consecutive game, but Lee Kang-in made active movements, helping to a valuable come-from-behind goal situation and threatening the opponent’s goal twice.
Lee Kang-in, who was placed on the right side by forming an offensive team with Gonzalo Hamus and Bradley Barcola, helped his teammates with sharp passes and crosses. In the 19th minute of the first half, he delivered a sharp cross from the right side to the gate, and Hamus later finished the game in a mixed-up situation, setting the stage for a 2-1 reversal.
In the second half, he deceived two defenders and attempted a strong shot with his right foot, but he was blocked by the goalkeeper, and two minutes later, he aimed for the goal with a low shot with his left foot, but the goalkeeper again blocked it, swallowing the regret.
In the end, Lee Kang-in failed to add an attack point, but he was the only one among the strikers to play full-time on the day and played a key role in the attack for the first time in a long time. Both shots were connected with shots on goal, with a pass success rate of 83% and opportunity creation of 2 times, respectively. He dribbled once and succeeded with long passes and crosses twice.
In this performance, Lee Kang-in scored 7.3 points based on the sofa score, ranking second in the team after Hamus (7.7 points), who scored a come-from-behind goal. The pot mob rating was also ranked fourth with 7.3 points, following three others with 7.5 points. 밤알바
In particular, the performance was even more significant because all PSG players, including Lee Kang-in, played in uniforms marked in Hangeul to mark the opening of the PSG flagship store in Seoul. On the same day, PSG allowed the first goal in the first seven minutes and turned the game around with 17 and 19 consecutive minutes of the first half, but after losing the equalizer at the end of the first half, it failed to break the balance and drew 2-2.