AG Wins → Ha Geuk-sang → League 1 Wins… Lee Kang-in Ends the Season with a Smile

Lee Kang-in, the ‘next-generation ace’ of Korean soccer, ends his turbulent debut season at the ‘big club’ Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) with a smile.

Lee Kang-in, who had established himself as a top attacking midfielder in Europe while playing on the Spanish stage, delivered the surprising news that he had joined PSG, the 'strongest team in France', in July of last year.

Although the color of the 'star team' has faded somewhat with the departure of Neymar and Lionel Messi, PSG is a 'big club among big clubs' with unrivaled goalscorer Kylian Mbappe and the best fullback of this era, Ashraf Hakimi.

Lee Kang-in's adaptation to PSG was not smooth. 온라인카지노

At the end of August, about a month after joining the team, he injured his left quadriceps muscle and had to leave the lineup after playing only the opening two games of Ligue 1.

He was then selected to the Asian Games national team led by coach Hwang Seon-hong to participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games, which involved military service.

There were concerns that he might not be able to play in the Asian Games due to his injury, but he played in the third group match against Bahrain and played in every game until the final, contributing to winning the gold medal.

Lee Kang-in, who returned to PSG with golden energy, was in full swing.

He scored his debut goal for PSG and his first goal on the UCL stage in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage match against AC Milan (Italy) last October.

After this goal, which sealed PSG's 3-0 victory, Lee Kang-in took his place as the team's 'main player'.

It didn't take long for his league debut goal to come through.

He scored the first winning goal in the 11th round of Ligue 1 against Montpellier in November, and previously provided his first assist in the league in the 10th round match against Brest.

In the Tropez des Champions (French Super Cup) held in early January this year, he led the way to PSG's 2-0 victory and championship with the first winning goal.

For Lee Kang-in, it was his first win since moving to PSG.

Lee Kang-in's 2023-2024 season, which seemed to be going smoothly, was once again shaken by the 'bottom-up scandal' that occurred at the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup held earlier this year.

Korea, which had been performing poorly in this competition, was eventually eliminated in the semifinals against Jordan with a score of 0-2, causing great disappointment to its fans.

In addition, the shocking fact was reported that Lee Kang-in had a physical confrontation with Son Heung-min (Tottenham) the day before the Jordan match.

Many fans were disappointed and angry at the fact that Lee Kang-in, who has an innocent image that they have seen on TV since he was young, made a big deal about Son Heung-min, who is nine years older than him.

As the scandal grew, Lee Kang-in personally went to London, England, where Son Heung-min was located, and publicly apologized.

However, he continued his consistent performance in the league and national team.

On March 17 (local time), he scored in the 26th round match against Montpellier in the league, and in the subsequent two-game series against Thailand for the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round, he scored with Son Heung-min in the second game (Korea won 3-0).

By collaborating, they put an end to the ‘low-end controversy’.

Son Heung-min, who received a pass from Lee Kang-in and scored a goal to make it 2-0, was happy as he hugged Lee Kang-in who ran toward him.

As AS Monaco, which was in second place after PSG, lost 2-3 in the 31st round of Ligue 1 against Olympique Lyonnais on the 28th, Lee Kang-in experienced winning Ligue 1 for the first time.

Lee Kang-in, who won the Copa del Rey (Spanish King's Cup) with Valencia in the 2018-2019 season, also lifted the Ligue 1 trophy following the French Super Cup this season.

Lee Kang-in is finishing this season, which was like a roller coaster, with a big smile.

Lee Kang-in's challenge to win this season is not over yet.

He can collect two more championship trophies.

PSG has the first and second legs of the UCL semifinals against Dortmund (Germany) remaining, and will advance to the finals of the French Cup to face Lyon on the 26th of next month.

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