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| Lee Kang-in played a fake striker against Stade Ren and scored with a diving header. It was his third goal of the season. Paris Saint-Germain, led by Lee Kang-in's strong performance, won 3-1. Photo = PSG |
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| Lee Kang-in played a fake striker against Stade Ren and scored with a diving header. It was his third goal of the season. Paris Saint-Germain, led by Lee Kang-in's strong performance, won 3-1. |
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Lee Kang-in flew up again. He is already poised to break the record of last season.
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), where Lee Kang-in belongs, won 3-1 in the sixth round of the 2024-2025 French League 1 match against Stade Ren at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, at 4 a.m. on the 28th (Korea time). With this victory, PSG is expected to remain at the top of the league. Lee Kang-in, who played as a starter, contributed greatly to the team's victory by scoring his third goal of the season.
PSG coach Luis Enrique had two concerns. With key midfielder Vitinya yet to return from injury, he had to think about who to put in Vitinya's place. Marco Asensio, who was playing as a fake striker even after taking the striker position, had to choose whether to put forward Randal Colo Moani or continue the zero-top tactic as another player because he could not recover from his injury.
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| Lee Kang-in played a fake striker against Stade Ren and scored with a diving header. It was his third goal of the season. Paris Saint-Germain, led by Lee Kang-in's strong performance, won 3-1. |
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Coach Enrique's answers were Fabien Ruiz in the Vitinya position and Lee Kang-in in the Asensio position. Even if Lee Kang-in showed a good performance at the beginning of the season, there was a lot of concern because the playing time decreased in each round, but Lee Kang-in is again growing in the main competition.
With Lee Kang-in at the forefront, Bradley Barcola and Usman Dembele were placed on the left and right sides of PSG. Ruiz, João Neves and Warren Zaire Emery were in the midfield. Lucas Veraldu, Willian Pacho, Marquignos and Ashraf Hakimi made up the defense. The goal was defended by Partbay Saponov.
PSG scored the first goal from the start of the game. Lee Kang-in, who handled the corner kick in the third minute of the first half, took over the ball again. Lee Kang-in passed the pass to Hakimi. Hakimi boldly crossed. Veraldu handled Hakimi's cross with a back header. Marquis finished as the direction was deflected. However, after VAR reading, the score was canceled as it was treated as offside.
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| Lee Kang-in played a fake striker against Stade Ren and scored with a diving header. It was his third goal of the season. Paris Saint-Germain, led by Lee Kang-in's strong performance, won 3-1. |
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Lee Kang-in continued to show his presence in the set piece. In the 14th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in took over the ball again after he scored a corner kick. Lee Kang-in broke through with instantaneous speed on the right side and then scored a sharp cross, but the defense blocked it first. Lee Kang-in's body looked light.
Lee Kang-in came out as a striker, but he helped the midfield fight as he went down to the midfield. When Lee Kang-in came down to the third line, another central midfielder penetrated into Lee Kang-in's position and occupied the space.
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| Lee Kang-in played a fake striker against Stade Ren and scored with a diving header. It was his third goal of the season. Paris Saint-Germain, led by Lee Kang-in's strong performance, won 3-1. |
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The power of fake striker Lee Kang-in came out in the 18th minute of the first half. As Lee Kang-in was involved in the build-up, he came down to the right midfielder position. At this time, Ren's defense line was brought as a whole, and Lee Kang-in pushed a fantastic pass to Dembele, who penetrated into the back space. Dembele had a perfect opportunity, but he hit the side net with a ridiculous shot.
PSG was unlucky to score in a row. In the 19th minute of the first half, Barcola showed a fantastic dribble from the left and delivered a cross to the front of the gate. Hakimi came into the penalty box and shot, but it hit the post.
PSG scored the first goal. PSG released the pass well from the center in the 30th minute of the first half. Dembele sent a pass to Barcola. Barcola scored the first goal with a calm curl.
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| Lee Kang-in played a fake striker against Stade Ren and scored with a diving header. It was his third goal of the season. Paris Saint-Germain, led by Lee Kang-in's strong performance, won 3-1. |
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When Lee Kang-in came down to the center in the 32nd minute of the first half, he even showed a gesture to penetrate Barcola, connecting the long-distance pass. It was a scene where Lee Kang-in's smart soccer intelligence shone. Lee Kang-in tried to create a momentary shooting space when he fell to the left in the 33rd minute of the first half, but his right foot shot missed. In the 35th minute of the first half, he received Barcola's pass and created a shot opportunity for Fabien, but the defense blocked it with his body.
In the 45th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in came back to the ball he lost and put a fantastic pass on Dembele, but Dembele was offside. In the first half, Lee Kang-in played the role of a fake striker perfectly.
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| Lee Kang-in played a fake striker against Stade Ren and scored with a diving header. It was his third goal of the season. Paris Saint-Germain, led by Lee Kang-in's strong performance, won 3-1. |
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As soon as the second half began, Hakimi received Dembele's pass and scored, but it was offside. In the 13th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in opened the scoring. Lee Kang-in, who took over Dembele's pass, handed the ball over to Barcola and entered the penalty box. Barcola's shot bounced off the post. Lee Kang-in finished with a diving header. It was a rare header goal by Lee Kang-in. Lee Kang-in scored three goals in six league games.
Lee Kang-in, who scored three goals and four assists in 23 league games last season. It tied last season's league score in six league games. At the current pace, more than 10 goals in the league seem possible.
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| Lee Kang-in played a fake striker against Stade Ren and scored with a diving header. It was his third goal of the season. Paris Saint-Germain, led by Lee Kang-in's strong performance, won 3-1. |
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Lee Kang-in's crazy performance continued. As soon as he scored, Barcola started attacking again. He passed the pass to Lee Kang-in in the penalty box. At this time, Lee Kang-in confirmed that the defense was focused on him and passed the pass to Fabien, who was coming in behind. Fabien's shot was blocked, but it was a scene that showed Lee Kang-in's genius sense.
PSG finished the game in the 24th minute of the second half. Hakimi scored a good cross to Barcola in the counterattack that began with Lee Kang-in. Barcola finished lightly. When the score was 3-0, Enrique put in Colomuani. Lee Kang-in moved to the midfield.
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| Lee Kang-in played a fake striker against Stade Ren and scored with a diving header. It was his third goal of the season. Paris Saint-Germain, led by Lee Kang-in's strong performance, won 3-1. |
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PSG allowed a comeback goal in the 25th minute of the second half by conceding a penalty kick with Veraldu's handball, but did not allow any further pursuit. Ren scored a chasing goal in the 41st minute of the second half, but the score was canceled when handball was declared. The game ended as it was.
Lee Kang-in showed his best performance on the day. He recorded a 91% pass success rate, 7 chances creation, 3 shots, 100% dribbling success rate, 4 passes in attack areas, and 3 accurate crosses (five attempts). What's surprising is that he only lost the ball once while playing full-time for 90 minutes. It was great to contribute defensively as well. However, he showed some tiredness at the end.
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| Lee Kang-in played a fake striker against Stade Ren and scored with a diving header. It was his third goal of the season. Paris Saint-Germain, led by Lee Kang-in's strong performance, won 3-1. |
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After the game, Enrique said "Lee Kang-in is really versatile. I have a really important ability in our way of playing. Lee Kang-in does not lose the ball even if there is a defender behind him. Played more in the centre as a fake striker. It was really outstanding. I really liked Lee Kang-in's performance. He maintained consistency and defended the ball well when needed. It was a perfect match."
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