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| Paris Saint-Germain Open Training was held at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium on the 2nd. Neymar is playing a joke on Lee Kang-in. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2023.08.02/ |
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'Brazilian superstar' Neymar (32, Al Hilal) did not forget Lee Kang-in (24, PSG), who built a short and thick friendship with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
Neymar visited Lee Kang-in's personal social network service (SNS) on the 17th (Korea time) after the first round of the 2024-2025 French League between PSG and Le Havre at Stade Oscean in Le Havre, France.
Lee Kang-in, who scored the first goal in the first three minutes of the first half and contributed to a 4-1 victory, posted three pictures of the match against Le Havre. Neymar congratulated him by expressing his own likes here.
Neymar directly commented on a photo post of Lee Kang-in enjoying a vacation in Mallorca on July 20, saying 'Hijo♥'. 'Hijo' means 'son' in Spanish. You can feel the affection for Lee Kang-in, who is the youngest brother.
Neymar overcame a long-term injury and recently began training in earnest. While focusing all his attention on improving his condition, he checked the situation of his former team, PSG, and Lee Kang-in's recent status.
Lee Kang-in recently appeared on a YouTube broadcast and said, "(Neymar and Kylian Mbappe) really liked me and took better care of me than other players. Thank you. It's really special to play with good players." Neymar was described as a 'cool adult' and Mbappe as a 'three-year-old brother who is really good at soccer'. Neymar received advice on football, life, and Mbappe learned shooting skills, he added.
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Lee Kang-in raised expectations for the new season by scoring PSG's first goal and first of the Ligue 1 season in the first game since the departure of 'Ace'Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid).
Lee Kang-in, who started on the right wing, received a pass from Gonzalo Hamus from the right side of the opponent's penalty box at 2:04 of the first half and cut the net with a picturesque left-footed curl shot.
Statistics company 'Opta' introduced Lee Kang-in's 2:04 second goal as the shortest score in 15 years since Mamadou Niang scored 1:42 on August 8, 2009 in Ligue 1.
This goal is also the shortest individual score for the national team and its team since Lee Kang-in made his professional debut. The previous shortest score in his personal career was 2:34 at the Cup with Toulouse in January.
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Lee Kang-in played 71 minutes until the 26th minute of the second half, recording 63 cheek touches, 96% pass success rate, and one key pass. In the 16th minute of the second half, he hit the post once. Based on the statistics company 'Sofascore', it received a rating of 7.6. It ranks third in the ratings after midfielders Vitinha (8.3 points) and Joao Neves (8.0 points). Neves recorded two assists in his official debut.
After Lee Kang-in stepped down to the bench, Usman Dembele, Bradley Barcola and Randal Colomouani scored consecutive goals, and Gauthier Lloris defeated Le Havre 4-1 in the third minute of the second half.
Lee Kang-in aims to score consecutive goals in the second round of Montpellier and Ligue 1 on the 24th. Lee Kang-in showed a strong side by scoring one goal each in two league games with Montpellier in 2023-2024, his first season joining PSG.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
