Lee Kang-in, who 'tastes the bitterness of UCL defeat', challenges '4th league goal' against Nice on the 7th
Lee Kang-in, who 'tastes the bitterness of UCL defeat', challenges '4th league goal' against Nice on the 7th
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Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), the 'key attacking resource' of the national soccer team, will leave behind the regret of defeat in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) and challenge for 'his 4th league goal + 2 consecutive goals in the regular league stage this weekend.
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), where Lee Kang-in plays, will play an away match against OGC Nice in the 7th round of the 2024-2025 Ligue 1 at Allianz Riviera in Nice, France at 3:45 am on the 7th (Korean time).
PSG is undefeated in the first six games of this season's Ligue 1 (5 wins, 1 draw, 16 points, +15 goal difference), and is tied with AS Monaco (16 points, +9 goal difference) in points but ahead on goal difference.
In particular, PSG has shown a formidable finishing ability by scoring 20 goals in the first six games, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
Lee Kang-in's outstanding performance also played a part in PSG's strong start to the season.
Lee Kang-in scored the first goal of the season in the opening match of Ligue 1 against Le Havre after just 3 minutes of the first half, and then scored again in the second round against Montpellier, scoring in two consecutive matches.
Lee Kang-in, who caught his breath in rounds 3 to 5, scored his third league goal with a header in round 6 against Stade Renne, helping the team win 3-1.
Since his debut on the French stage last season, Lee Kang-in has played in 36 official matches, scoring 5 goals and 5 assists (including 3 goals and 4 assists in the regular league). This season, he has scored 3 goals in 8 official matches (3 goals in 6 regular league matches).
Lee Kang-in, who equaled his regular season scoring record last season, will break his own record for most goals in a regular season (3 goals) if he scores a goal in the match against Nice on the 7th. He will also score in two consecutive games for the second time this season.
However, Lee Kang-in and his teammates, who are facing the Nice match, are faced with the task of turning the mood around.
PSG, which had been undefeated in the regular league and UCL matches, suffered its first defeat of the season on the 2nd day when it lost 0-2 to Arsenal (England) in the second match of the 2024-2025 UCL league phase.
After suffering their first defeat of the season, PSG must regain momentum with a win over Nice in the 7th round of Ligue 1.
Lee Kang-in's role is also important.
Lee Kang-in played as a 'false 9' (fake number 9) in the 6th round of the regular league against Stade Rennais.
Lee Kang-in, who played as an attacking midfielder or winger, performed the difficult task of playing in the forward striker position while also dropping down to the center and taking on the role of a midfielder, and even scored a goal.
Lee Kang-in is upgrading his skills in his second season in Ligue 1 토토 by playing full-time as a false nine in the match against Arsenal on the 2nd.
Lee Kang-in played one regular league game (2-1 win) and one cup game (3-1 win) against Nice last season, and although he did not score, he has good memories of winning both games.
Meanwhile, the European Taegeuk Warriors who will play in the 3rd and 4th matches of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asian region 3rd qualifying round (away to Jordan on the 10th and home to Iraq on the 15th) for the national soccer team in October are scheduled to join Hong Myung-bo immediately after finishing their team matches over the weekend.