PSG Excited About Lee Kang-in's Safe Return

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is waiting with open arms for Lee Kang-in (22)'s return. It is also interesting to compete with Usman Dembele (26), who took the main role while Lee Kang-in was absent.

France's "Foot Mercato" said on the 19th, "Lee Kang-in, who had been away from PSG for more than a month, played an active role in the Korean national team. It bodes well for PSG, he said. "Lee Kang-in made an impressive comeback."

The media said, "Lee Kang-in, who wore a PSG uniform this season, is showing great performance. The debut was satisfying and made PSG fans happy. "I came to PSG from Mallorca at a relatively low price, but I am perfectly playing my role in Luis Enrique's luxury squad," he explained.

Lee Kang-in, who joined PSG this season, started well in two consecutive games as a side striker in the opening and second round of the Ligue 1. In particular, he was selected as "The Player" by the League 1 Secretariat, playing an active role in the league's opening game against Lorient. At the time, Lee Kang-in led the PSG attack with several shots and threatening movements, even though he failed to raise his attack point. Not only was he in charge of corner kicks, but he also showed off a good sense of kick by making several sharp crosses. His unique dribbling and de-pressure were also outstanding.

However, he suffered a left thigh injury in the second round with Toulouse. While Lee Kang-in left due to injury, rival Usman Dembele played as a side striker and took over the starting line. Dembele has played in seven league games and has two assists since Lee Kang-in's injury.

Lee Kang-in played as a substitute for Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage on the 20th of last month and played about 10 minutes before heading to China to play in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

Lee Kang-in, who joined during the tournament's group stage, energized the national team by starting and replacing Bahrain from the third round of the group stage to the final match between Korea and Japan. He won the gold medal by beating Japan 2-1 in the final. Lee Kang-in, who won his first international championship with the Taegeuk mark, also received a valuable gift of military service exemption. Now, he can play for a long time in the world's prestigious PSG and the European stage without any obstacles to military service.

At that time, when Lee Kang-in posted a photo of him smiling brightly with a gold medal on his social network service (SNS), congratulatory messages from PSG colleagues continued to draw attention. First, Mbappe congratulated him with applause and fireworks-shaped emojis. Ashraf Hakimi, Fabian Lewis and Gonzalo Hamus left a gold medal emoji. Usman Dembele and Marco Asensio also celebrated Lee Kang-in's gold medal by pressing "Like".

The media said, "I won a gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and was exempted from military service, but I did not show much performance personally. However, he shone in the October A match."

Lee Kang-in scored a total of three goals and one assist in two consecutive A matches in October. He showed great performance by scoring as many as four offensive points. First, he scored his A-match debut goal with a multi-goal performance against Tunisia on the 13th. In the 10th minute of the second half, he scored the first goal with a "Fantastic" left-footed free kick. Two minutes later, he shook the net with a low and fast left-footed shot to complete a multi-goal.

Lee Kang-in then scored one goal and one assist against Vietnam on the 17th. Kim Min-jae's goal was helped by an elaborate corner kick in the fifth minute of the first half. In the 5th minute of the first half, Kim Min-jae jumped up and connected Lee Kang-in's cross from the left corner with a header to shake the net. In the 25th minute of the second half with a 4-0 lead, he scored Korea's fifth goal with his left foot. After receiving Son Heung-min's pass in the box, he peeled off the defense with his personal skills and cut the net with a clean left-footed kick.

"Parisien player (Lee Kang-in) played well on the left side of coach Jurgen Klinsman's 4-4-2 formation," the media said. "Lee Kang-in's return can help PSG a lot." One netizen said in a comment on the article, "Lee Kang-in can pull out Dembele. "I've been waiting for Lee Kang-in's return a lot," he wrote.

In an interview shortly after the match against Vietnam, Lee Kang-in said, "The physical condition is always similar. I can go back (to PSG) and play a lot, or I can't play, and I don't know what will happen yet. However, I always try my best and maintain my good physical condition to show the best performance," he said.

Regarding his many offensive points in the two consecutive A matches, he said, "I'm not a goal scorer, but I always try and score goals in every game. "I'm also an aggressive position, so I'm very happy to try to score goals and help," he said. He stressed, "The most important thing than scoring is the team's victory."

I also look forward to working with Kylian Mbappe. Lee Kang-in is the only player to play with Mbappe against UCL Dortmund. Mbappe, who has been playing since Lee Kang-in's injury, has already scored seven league goals and is ranked first in scoring. Fans have high expectations and interest in what synergy will be created with Lee Kang-in. 스포츠토토