'Please, just for 5 minutes...'
The time of fate is just around the corner. Lee Kang-in of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is preparing to play in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) finals for the first time in his career.
PSG, to which Lee Kang-in belongs, will play the final of the 2024-2025 Champions League against Italy's Serie A Inter Milan at 4 a.m. on June 1 (Korean time) at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. After a single game, the owner of 'Big Year' is decided.
Lee Kang-in, who was shunned by head coach Luis Enrique at the end of the season and had a significant reduction in playing time, fortunately made it into PSG's final entry of 22. The anticipation and excitement of Korean fans are growing as the scene of Lee Kang-in, who was included in the final entry, training at Allianz Arena with his teammates with a big smile was released.
This is because Lee Kang-in may make a new milestone in Korean soccer history. If PSG, which includes Lee Kang-in, wins, Lee Kang-in will become the first player in Korean soccer history to achieve the treble (UCL, League, FA Cup) in Europe. Cha Bum-kun, Cha Bum-keun, Park Ji-sung, and Son Heung-min did not achieve either.
In particular, Park Ji-sung became the first Korean to win the UCL (2007-2008 Manchester United), but he did not achieve the treble. At the time when Park Ji-sung belonged, Manchester United won the league and UCL, but did not win the FA Cup.
Therefore, expectations are high for Lee Kang-in. In addition, Lee Kang-in hopes to win the championship by playing directly on the final stage.
In fact, since they are already in the final entry, even if they don't play in the final at all, they can lift the UCL trophy together. It is also recorded as a winning member. However, the meaning of lifting a big year without playing and running and lifting a game is as great as between heaven and earth.
It's not very likely. Coach Enrique, who used Lee Kang-in in various positions in the first half of the season, is thoroughly ignoring Lee Kang-in in the second half of the season. He continued to exclude Lee Kang-in not only in the league but also in the European match. He has not already played in both the quarterfinals and the semifinals of the UCL. He was also excluded from the selection during the final of the coupe de prance against lance.
Therefore, it is not possible to predict in advance whether he will play in the second half of the game, let alone the starter. However, it is encouraging that Lee Kang-in is training with a bright smile in the training session that has already been released. It could mean that there is no problem with your condition at all. Attention is focusing on how much time Enrique will allow Lee Kang-in to play.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
