Paris Saint-Germain's Lee Kang-In (F) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal in the 44th minute of the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan (ITA) on June 26, 2023 in Paris, France. It was Lee's first goal in a PSG shirt since joining the club in July. Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0.
'Shot-stopper' Lee Kang-in has scored his first goal in the world's top club competition, the UEFA Champions League.
Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG-France) Lee scored the game-winning goal in the 44th minute of the third leg of their UEFA Champions League Group F match against AC Milan (Italy) on Saturday to make it 3-0 in the 2023-2024 season. Lee, who was substituted for Ousmane Dembele in the 26th minute, rattled the net with a powerful left-footed shot from the center of the penalty box, about 13 meters from goal. It was Lee's first goal in seven Champions League games. It was also his first goal in 12 official matches, including two Champions League games, since joining PSG in July from Mallorca (Spain). He will attempt to score his debut goal in Ligue 1 on Sept. 29 against Brestois.
Lee played five Champions League group stage games for Valencia (Spain) in the 2019-20 season, but did not record an offensive point. Lee made his Champions League debut in September 2019 against Chelsea (England). At the time, he was 18 years, 6 months and 30 days old, making him the youngest South Korean player ever to make a Champions League appearance. He did not play in the Champions League while playing for Mallorca. 카지노사이트랭크 With his goal, Lee became only the fourth South Korean player to score in the Champions League. Park Ji-sung retired with four goals, while Son Heung-min (Tottenham) has 19 and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) has three.
After the game, Lee celebrated his Champions League debut with a post on Instagram that read, "A magical night in Paris." The match was played at PSG's home ground, the Parc des Princes. French outlet Footmercato described Lee's move as "a cleaner, more daring attacking move than Dembele's". Lee completed 14 of his 15 passes on the day (93% success rate). Soccer stats site Sofascore gave Lee a 7.5 rating. This was the fourth-highest rating on the team despite his limited playing time.
PSG won the match 3-0, with Kylian Mbappe opening the scoring in the 32nd minute and adding a second in the 8th minute. With six points (two wins and one loss), PSG has taken the lead in Group F of the Group of Death. Dortmund (Germany) and Newcastle (England) join them on four points, while AC Milan are at the bottom of the group with two points. When the Champions League draw was made last month, European media outlets collectively labeled Group F as the "toughest group. "It's a nightmare draw for fans of the four teams in Group F," said ESPN, an American sports publication. 고스톱
