Career High at 33, Crazy! Multi-Help LEE Achieves Double-digit Attackpt → Stretches to Advance to First Champions
Mar 08, 2025
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Lee Jae-sung led his team to a 3-1 victory with his remarkable contribution to all three goals in the 25th round of the German Bundesliga in the 2024-2025 season against Borussia Mönchengladbach at Borussia Park in Mönchengladbach, Germany on the 8th (Korea time).
Lee Jae-sung, who helped Paul Nebel's first goal with a left cross in the 39th minute of the first half, indirectly contributed to Dominique Kochr's additional goal by earning a free kick foul in the opponent's dangerous area in the third minute of the second half. In the 28th minute of the second half, he allowed his opponent Stefan Reiner to score a chase goal, and in the 32nd minute of the second half, he assisted the net with a one-two pass against Nadhim Amiri. Lee Jae-sung was replaced by Armindo Jibe in the 42nd minute of the second half when his team was leading 3-1. Teammate Hong Hyun-seok was included in the replacement list, but he did not get a chance to play.
Lee Jae-sung achieved double-digit attack points (six goals and five assists in 24 games) in his 24th game in the Bundesliga, achieving the most attack points in his personal career in a single season. It is tied with the league's offensive points (7 goals and 4 assists in 34 games), which he wrote in the 2022-2023 season, his second season as a member of Mainz, but it is 12 (6 goals and 6 assists) when including the Cup tournament this season.
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Mainz (44 points), with Lee Jae-sung's multi-help, defeated Eintracht Frankfurt (42 points), who played one less game, and recaptured the third place with a remarkable rise in winning four consecutive league games. In the Bundesliga, the first to fourth teams in the final rankings will win the Champions League ticket next season. Lee Jae-sung has never played in the Champions League yet.
Lee Jae-sung, who received 7.8 points (Sofascore) on the day, remains in the third place (7.25 points) on average in the team. It has the highest average rating after midfielder Nadhim Amiri (7.31 points) and striker Yonatan Buchard (7.28 points).
Lee Jae-sung is recognized as an offensive midfielder representing the Bundesliga this season with his specialty of 'integrity' and 'vigorous activity', finishing sixth in this category with 1970 'intense runs and 21st in this category with 247.4km of activity.
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"Lee Jae-sung really shows great wit when making decisions," Mainz coach Bohenlixson told a pre-press conference against Mönchengladbach. He's good at pressuring, and he always plays hard for the team."
Lee Jae-sung will tie his personal European career goal (seven goals) if he adds one goal in the 26th round home game against Freiburg on the 15th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
