'Stop That Lee!'Five defense players joking → Lee Kang-in Magic, who was possessed by France, surprised League 1 SNS 'Summon'

Sep 05, 2024

'Stop That Lee!'Five defense players joking → Lee Kang-in Magic, who was possessed by France, surprised League 1 SNS 'Summon'
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'Stop That Lee!'Five defense players joking → Lee Kang-in Magic, who was possessed by France, surprised League 1 SNS 'Summon'
Photo =Capture French Ligue 1 official SNS
France fell in love with the magic of Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain).

On the 3rd (Korea time), the French League 1 called out the scene of Lee Kang-in beating five opposing defenders on its official SNS (social network service) channel. French Ligue 1 posted an emoji of the national flag with the words `Stop That Lee'.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), led by head coach Luis Enrique, won 3-1 in the third round of the French League 1 away match against Lille in the 2024-2025 season at Stade Pierre Morua in Lille, France on the 2nd. PSG previously caught Le Havre (4-1) and Montpellier (6-0) in a row. PSG is the only team among the 18 teams to win its opening three games in a row.

The highlight scene came out in the 44th minute of the second half. Lee Kang-in made an amazing move to beat the opponent's defense in a series of counterattacks. At first, three different players were attached, but they passed a threatening forward pass through the final five.

Lee Kang-in started the game on the bench. He was replaced by Bradley Barcola in the 29th minute of the second half when his team was leading 2-0. In 16 minutes, he recorded 11 ball touches, two successful dribbles, one key pass and two successful ground contests.

'Stop That Lee!'Five defense players joking → Lee Kang-in Magic, who was possessed by France, surprised League 1 SNS 'Summon'
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In his first game against Le Havre this season, Lee Kang-in opened the scoring two minutes and four seconds after kickoff. It was League 1 '1st goal' this season. In addition, the goal was selected by PSG fans as the 'PSG August Goal.' In the match against Montpellier, he scored a netting goal with a 5-0 lead. It was an unstoppable scoring shot even though the opposing goalkeeper knew it. However, in the third round match, he played only 16 minutes.

After the game, Enrique said "It is not easy to expect a result to play an away game against a team like Lille. We controlled the game for 60 to 70 minutes. Our rhythm was lacking for the last 20 minutes. I don't think we finished the game. Still, I think the outcome is fair. We played well. We are still in good shape. It is impossible to score more points. We conceded 13 goals and two runs (in the opening three games). It's not that bad. Of course we can be further improved. I think the level of our team is already high."

Meanwhile, Lee Kang-in joined the national team after the match against Lille. As a member of the South Korean national soccer A team led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, he is set to face the Palestinians.



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