Lee Kang-in UCL’s First Assist… PSG Defeated R Sociedad and Advanced to the Quarterfinals for the First Time in 3 Years
PSG wins a total of 4-1 in the first and second games… Lee Kang-in and Mbappe’s joint goal effectively netted.
Lee Kang-in’s first attack P since ‘Table Tennis Gate’… Mbappe is the top scorer with Kane with 6 goals.
Kang-in Lee delivered his team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) a ticket to the quarterfinals with his first assist in his career in the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
Lee Kang-in was substituted at the start of the second half of the 2023-2024 season UCL Round of 16 away game against Real Sociedad held at Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian, Spain on the 6th (Korean time), and the team was ahead 1-0 in the second half. 토토사이트
He assisted Kylian Mbappe’s additional goal in the 11th minute.
The last goal jointly scored by Lee Kang-in and Mbappe virtually stopped Real Sociedad, who were trying to turn the tables.
PSG won 2-1, and won 4-1 on aggregate in the first and second games, advancing to the quarterfinals of this competition for the first time in three seasons.
PSG’s next opponent will be decided in the quarterfinal draw held on the 15th.
Lee Kang-in, who scored his UCL debut goal in the group stage match against AC Milan on October 26 last year, recorded his debut assist in this tournament.
It is also the first offensive point that Lee Kang-in has raised for his team since the so-called ‘Table Tennis Gate’, which greatly disappointed fans by colliding with Son Heung-min (Tottenham) at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held earlier this year.
Lee Kang-in’s accumulated attack points this season increased to 3 goals and 3 assists in official games, including 1 goal and 2 assists in the league.
Mbappe, who was responsible for the first goal on this day and exploded with multiple goals, scored 6 goals in the tournament and moved up one step to joint first place with Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) in the scoring rankings.
Lee Kang-in has contributed to Mbappe’s race to become the UCL top scorer.
On this day at Real Sociedad, Takefusa Kubo, Lee Kang-in’s close friend and rival, led the attack.
While Kubo played the full time, Lee Kang-in was on the pitch throughout the second half, making the ‘Korea-Japan match’ a success on the UCL stage.
Lee Kang-in, who helped PSG win with an attack point, won the game completely at a canter that ended the game without any results.
In the 15th minute of the first half, Mbappe, who received a pass from Ousmane Dembele, scored the first goal with a right-footed curling shot that beat two defenders on the left side of the goal area.
Real Sociedad, on the verge of defeat, launched a counterattack, but the shots missed the goal each time.
PSG, who turned the tide with Lee Kang-in’s replacement, actually put a wedge in the game in the 180th minute with a joint goal by Lee Kang-in and Mbappe in the 11th minute of the second half.
Lee Kang-in attempted a penetrating pass that penetrated the space behind Real Sociedad and Mbappe on the left went in front of the goal and scored with a right-footed shot aimed at the near post.
Real Sociedad pulled one point back with Mikel Merino’s goal in the 44th minute of the second half, but it was too late to turn the game around.
