Lee Kang-in (PSG) rose after overcoming malicious undervaluation and scratch.
In front of Lee Kang-in, who is showing his increasingly solid skills, a glorious 'Flower Road' was unfolded for the first time in a long time. This is the result of silently playing `your own soccer' without complaining even amid numerous 'billion' and 'undervalued' French media.
Lee Kang-in was selected as the league's 12th round 'Best 11' following his 100th appearance at PSG.
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European soccer statistics media, Huscoordcom, announced the 12th round of the French League 1 in the 2025-2026 season 'Weekly Best 11' on its official page on the 10th (Korea Standard Time). In the 4-4-2 formation, which was selected based on the 12th round score, Lee Kang-in was listed as a right-side striker. Along with Lee Kang-in, PSG defender Emery was also selected for the squad.
Lee Kang-in entered the list thanks to his outstanding performance in the 12th round away game in Lyon, France, on the 10th. On this day, Lee Kang-in played as a starter and played full-time. In particular, he assisted Neves' 'final theater goal' in the extra time of the second half when the atmosphere of the draw was getting stronger by facing 2-2, leading the team to victory.
There was a corner kick situation at the end of the game. PSG's corner kicker Lee Kang-in stepped up. Lee Kang-in delivered the ball in front of Neves' head with a strong and sharp kick. Neves finished neatly with a header to complete his team's 3-2 victory. It is Lee Kang-in's second consecutive assist. Coincidentally, Neves took them all in. Lee Kang-in also helped Neves score in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League phase against Bayern Munich on the 5th.
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In particular, this game was Lee Kang-in's "100th game for PSG". Lee Kang-in played 163 league matches, 24 Champions League (UCL) matches, 4 FIFA Club World Cup matches, 6 Coupe de France (France Cup), 2 Trope de Champion (France Super Cup) matches and 1 UEFA Super Cup match at PSG. He scored 13 goals and 13 assists in 100 games. In his 100th game, Lee Kang-in celebrated his '100th game' by hitting a victory assist while recording a 90% pass success rate.
Of course, when the game ended in victory thanks to Lee Kang-in's performance, PSG gave generous congratulations. Luis Enrique congratulates him on playing his 100th game at PSG. Lee Kang-in is really good at kicking corner kicks. I can tell for sure that they are excellent. We know Lee Kang-in well. He is different from others. Like all other players, he always wants to improve."
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Campos also came to the locker room after the match against Lyon and gave Lee Kang-in '100-game commemorative medal and lavish congratulations. In addition, French media such as Le Parisien and Soput also broke the 'bad criticism atmosphere' against Lee Kang-in and began to give favorable reviews and praise. This is the flow of change that Lee Kang-in has brought about with his own power without complaining.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.