'Mbappe's successor, Race, is in the lead!'...'PSG Prince'Lee Kang-in scored one goal for the opening game + showed great performance → even selected the best 11 in Ligue 1
Aug 20, 2024
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France's L'Equipe announced on the 19th (Korea Standard Time) the first round of the French Ligue 1 team in the 2024-2025 season. Lee Kang-in was included in a total of 11 players selected based on the opening round performance award.
Lee Kang-in was selected as a central attacking midfielder in the best 11 of L'Equipe's 4-2-3-1 formation. In addition to Lee Kang-in, Willian Pacho and Vitinha were listed at PSG, while Mason Greenwood and Lille striker Jonathan David, who were active in Marseille, were also listed. Robert Dezerbi, who leads Marseille, was selected as the coach.
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On this day, PSG played a 4-3-3 formation. Ibrahim Mbaye, Marco Asensio and Gonzalo Hamus formed the three-top, while Vitinya, Warren Zaire-Emery and Lee Kang-in worked together in the midfield. The four backs were located in Ashraf Hakimi, Veraldu, Willian Pacho and Yorang Zaguae. Gianluigi Donnarumma wore goalkeeper gloves.
PSG went ahead with an early goal. It was Lee Kang-in who scored. In the third minute of the first half, PSG launched a counterattack by stealing the ball through strong pressure from the half-line, and the ball through Asensio and Hamus continued to Lee Kang-in, who was rushing from the right side. Lee Kang-in grabbed the ball and entered the box, beat the defense slightly, and aimed at the corner of the net with a sensational left-footed shot, and the lightly kicked ball penetrated the defense and goalkeeper and shook the Le Havre net. It was a shot that even had a deflection, so the goalkeeper was sucked into the net without even reacting, and PSG took the lead.
However, after Lee Kang-in's first goal, Le Havre took the lead and pressured the game. Toure's shot was blocked by the defense in the 39th minute of the first half, and Toure's shot that continued again did not lose a point as Donnarumma caught it. In the 41st minute of the first half, Ju-ju's shot was blocked just before breaking through the defense.
PSG also aimed for the bottom corner of the net in the 45th minute of the first half, but Desmas caught it and missed the opportunity to widen the gap, and Mbaye's shot in the extra time of the first half also did not exceed Desmas. The first half ended with PSG's 1-0 lead.
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PSG also gradually launched a counterattack. Lee Kang-in flashed again. In the 15th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in attempted a left-footed shot after breaking through the box, which hit the post and had to swallow the disappointment. The failure to score was even more regrettable because it was possible to impress with multiple goals in the first game of the season. Lee Kang-in was later replaced with Asensio and Zazae in the 26th minute of the second half. PSG put Usman Dembele, Marquinoz and Bradley Barcola in.
PSG took the lead by scoring at the end of the second half. In the 40th minute of the second half, Dembele finished Neves' cross with a header and succeeded in turning the tables again. In the 41st minute of the second half, Barcola surprised everyone by scoring with a fantastic curl after the dribble breakthrough. After that, PSG scored its fourth goal in the 45th minute of the second half when Colomuani, who won a penalty, finished it himself and shook the net. In the end, the game ended with PSG's 4-1 victory.
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The French media also gave him a high rating on his performance. France's Foot Mercato and Le Parisien both gave Lee Kang-in a 6.5-point rating, the highest rating among the starters except for Vitinha, who received seven points.
However, coach Luis Enrique also claimed that Lee Kang-in's early first goal rather shook the team. Enrique said "It wasn't easy at all"We started calmly. And very quickly, Lee Kang-in's goal was scored. But it has let us loose too much. So we suffered a little bit. There were more chances in the second half, and we were able to finish the game. But it was difficult"He stressed that Lee Kang-in's score was so fast that the entire team's performance was relaxed."
Lee Kang-in started and played in the league's opening game, approaching the PSG ace position, which became vacant after Kylian Mbappe's transfer. Since then, Lee Kang-in's position in the team is expected to change rapidly depending on his performance in the game.
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