2024-02-15 01:57:00
Korean soccer not united
Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain, PSG), who faced criticism due to the violence at the Qatar Asian Cup, missed his first opportunity to participate in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) tournament.
PSG won 2-0 against Real Sociedad (Spain) in the home game of the first leg of the round of 16 of the ‘2023-2024 UCL’ held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 15th (Korean time).
As a result, PSG can advance to the quarterfinals even if they draw or lose by 1 point in the second away game.
Lee Kang-in, who was expected to play that day, was absent. French media reported that Lee Kang-in was infected with a virus and was excluded from the player list.
Prior to the game on this day, Lee Kang-in was criticized for the violence at the Asian Cup. Criticism is pouring in toward Lee Kang-in after it was revealed that he had a physical collision with captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham) a day before the Asian Cup semi-final match against Jordan.
By missing this game, Lee Kang-in lost the opportunity to participate in his first Champions League tournament. He played in the Champions League group stage match during the 2019-2020 season when he was with Valencia in Spain, but did not play in the tournament match. In March 2020, his team Valencia advanced to the round of 16 and faced Atalanta (Italy), but Lee Kang-in sat on the bench without getting a chance to play.
Although Lee Kang-in was missing, PSG won an easy victory that day.
In the 13th minute of the second half of the game tied 0-0, Kylian Mbappe scored the first goal from a corner kick attack. The ball bounced off the body of teammate Marquinhos and went to Mbappe, who kicked the ball. Japanese national team player Takefusa Kubo missed Mbappe.
PSG scored an additional goal in the 25th minute of the second half. Bradley Barcola hit the net after dribbling.
PSG, who blocked Real Sociedad’s offensive, won 2-0 and laid the foundation for advancing to the quarterfinals.
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