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Lee Kang-in (24, Paris Saint-Germain) built an offensive point in more than two months. He found his place and crawled and scored an attack point. Lee Kang-in started in the 2024-2025 away match against Nantes at Stade de la Bozoire in Nantes, France on the 23rd (Korea time). He helped Vitinha score the first goal in the 33rd minute of the first half when the game was 0-0. It was the first offensive point in two months since the 23rd round away match (3-2 win) against Lyon on February 24. As a result, Lee Kang-in recorded his sixth help, increasing his league performance to six goals and six assists this season. In the 2022-2023 season, he matched his professional career high (6 goals-6 assists) when he was in Real Mallorca (Spain).
Lee Kang-in's situation has not been good recently. Ahead of the match, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Luis Enrique predicted a change in Lee Kang-in's position. According to French media Lekif, Enrique responded to a question about Lee Kang-in's deployment of defensive midfielders, saying, "Yes. I'm sure we'll see Lee Kang-in playing in that position again." Lee Kang-in started as a defensive midfielder against Le Havre on the 20th. Coach Enrique said, `Lee Kang-in is a player with outstanding skills who can do both short and long passes. Of course, it is not an ideal position for Lee Kang-in. If Lee Kang-in wants to play in that position, he needs to complement defensively. I think it's my idea to make sure that all players, including Lee Kang-in, are out of the (existing) area they are familiar with. I want players to explore many areas mentally, even if it's a position I hate. If you do that, you get a lot."
This season, Lee Kang-in has played various positions depending on the team's situation. However, after the winter transfer market, even he seemed to lose his chance. He was losing ground in the position competition. Moreover, due to an ankle injury last month, he was immersed in rehabilitation for a while and did not have a proper opportunity.
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Lee Kang-in did not miss the opportunity he was given. He showed off his talent as the right wing of the 4-3-3 formation. Lee Kang-in connected the pass given by Usman Dembele from the right side of the penalty arc to the side even from a very good position. Vitinya rushed in and finished with a left-footed non-stop shot. He stayed on the ground until he was replaced by Gonzalo Hamus in the 18th minute of the second half. According to the statistics company Footmob after the game, Lee Kang-in recorded one assist, two chances created, and a 100% dribbling success rate (2/2) in 63 minutes. The media gave Lee Kang-in 7.8 points, the third highest rating in the team.
Meanwhile, the match ended 1-1 on the day. PSG allowed Douglas Augusto to equalize in the 38th minute of the second half. PSG had to settle for an unbeaten record (24 wins and 6 draws) in its opening 30 games. PSG is looking for its first unbeaten win in League 1 history in the remaining four games.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
