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'Genius Midfielder'Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) was well-received in the Super Cup against Tottenham, which has the nature of the season's opening game.
Lee Kang-in replaced Warren Zaire-Emery in the 23rd minute of the second half when he lost consecutive runs to Mickey van der Penn and Christian Romero in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup final against Tottenham at Blue Energy Stadium in Udine, Italy, on the 14th (Korea time).
In the 40th minute of the second half, when he was losing, Lee Kang-in received Vitinha's pass from the front of the arc and scored a chase goal with a left-footed mid-range shot that stabbed the corner of the goal, laying the groundwork for the 'Great Reversal Drama'. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) brought the game back to square one with a header goal from Gonzalo Hamus in the third minute of extra time in the second half. "PSG began the season in a similar fashion in August 2024," said Alex Clementon, a reporter dedicated to PSG at UEFA. With 19 goals (Lee Kang-in). Hope is starting to build on PSG in real time comments. Lee Kang-in scored his team's season matriarch goal three minutes into the game in the opening match against Le Havre last season. Lee Kang-in was also responsible for the first goal of this season.
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The Super Cup goes straight into the penalty shootout without extra time. Lee Kang-in stepped up as the team's fourth kicker in a 2-2 tight situation and gave the team the lead with a shot that stabbed the bottom left of the goal. Vicario completely misread the direction and flung himself in the opposite direction. PSG won the Super Cup title for the first time in the club's history with the last kicker Nunu Mendes scoring and winning the penalty shootout score 4-3.
The official UEFA MVP went to fellow striker Usman Dembele, but Lee Kang-in's performance was enough to be well received. The British public broadcaster 『BBC" brought the team to life by a replacement player (Lee Kang-in)"It was a lovely finish when it came to scoring." Guglielo Vicario flung himself to block a low, sharp shot, but it wasn't enough" commented.
Statistics firm HuscoreDcom gave Lee Kang-in 7.9 points, the second highest rating in the team. The top scorer was Dembele, who assisted Hamus' equalizer, with a score of 8.0.
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It was a painful defeat for Tottenham. The match was the captain's debut for Christian Romero, whose former captain Son Heung-min (LAFC) left the team for the first time in 10 years and became a new captain, and Tottenham manager Thomas Frank's official debut.
Tottenham, which seemed certain to win until the 39th minute of the second half, collapsed without enduring 12 minutes, including the extra time. In the penalty shootout, Van der Penn and Matistel made a painful miss.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
