Shocking! 19 minutes of last-minute replacement + penalty shootout opportunity X + 6.9 points, PSG Lee Kang-in without impact, why he can't laugh even if he goes to the quarterfinals of the Champions League
Mar 12, 2025
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However, it is a situation in which we cannot rejoice. This is because the proportion of the team has decreased significantly since the team pointed out Lee Kang-in as a target for release this summer. In the round of 16 UCL, he hardly showed his presence. At this rate, it will be difficult to avoid breaking up with PSG.
Lee Kang-in also sat on the bench until the end of the game without starting in the second round of the UCL round of 16 of the 2024-2025 season at Anfield in Liverpool, England, at 5 a.m. on the 12th (Korea time). Unlike the last first game, where he couldn't play at all, he was able to hit the ground for a short time this time.
PSG, which lost 0-1 in the first round of Jinna, made it 1-0 in the match by keeping Usman Dembele's winning goal in the 16th minute of the first half. The extra game was played as the combined score was 1-1. Lee Kang-in was put in here. Coach Luis Enrique put Lee Kang-in in the 11th minute of the first half of extra time without the main striker Khvitsa Kvaratshelia.
In the end, Lee Kang-in was able to record a total of 19 minutes of play in the second round of the UCL round of 16. It was better than not being able to play at all, but it is hard to say that Lee Kang-in's weight in the team has risen. In the context of the extended game, when the main player Hvicha's physical strength was exhausted, he only took out Lee Kang-in, one of the available players on the bench.
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The problem is that Lee Kang-in also did not perform well. If Lee Kang-in had performed well in such a chance, it was worth expecting the possibility of a slight increase in the proportion of his participation in the future. However, Lee Kang-in's performance was minimal.
According to soccer statistics company SofaScore, Lee Kang-in played 19 minutes in the second round of the UCL round of 16, recording 16 cheek touches, 92% of pass accuracy (12 successful attempts) and two effective shots.
It may be meaningful to make two effective shots, but from a cool perspective, it can be evaluated that it did not affect the game much. In fact, SofaScore gave Lee Kang-in a 6.9 rating. Only two players received a lower score than Lee Kang-in, including starters and replacement members. It was only Bradley Barcola (6.6) and Lucas Veraldu (6.8).
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Evidence that Lee Kang-in is being treated as an influential player in the team is confirmed once again when he enters the penalty shootout at the last minute. He was not selected as a penalty shootout kicker even though he had enough physical strength due to not having much time to play.
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In the end, PSG's victory decided to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, but Lee Kang-in proved again that he is in a position where he cannot rejoice. In this situation, it is likely that it will be difficult to see Lee Kang-in in the quarterfinals. Lee Kang-in's place at PSG is expected to gradually decrease unless the existing main players are out of power due to injuries at once or coach Enrique changes his tactical operation method entirely. In the summer transfer market, a transfer is likely to be a necessity, not an option.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
